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    • Jan 28
    • 4 min

    Public Would Pick Up £693 Million Bill for Cleaning Up Climate Damage if LBA Expansion Goes Ahead

    One week after the government announced a public inquiry into Leeds Bradford Airport’s controversial expansion plans, a new report has...
    • Nov 6, 2021
    • 5 min

    Press Release: GALBA Joins Campaigners to Call for Immediate Halt on All Airport Expansions

    GALBA joins airport campaigners across the country to call for an immediate halt on all airport expansions and to warn against...
    • Sep 14, 2021
    • 1 min

    All Noise - No Action

    The government is closing down the Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise (ICCAN) and move its responsibilities to the Civil...
    Letter in The Times from University of Leeds Expert: Include Demand Control Measures in Jet Zero
    • Sep 10, 2021
    • 1 min

    Letter in The Times from University of Leeds Expert: Include Demand Control Measures in Jet Zero

    Letter in The Times from University of Leeds experts calls on government to include demand control measures in Jet Zero strategy.
    • Sep 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    Open Letter to Grant Shapps About the Government's Jet Zero Strategy

    Dear Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport, We write this open letter on a matter of national and global importance: Jet Zero....
    • Sep 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    GALBA's Jet Zero Consultation Response

    Attached is GALBA's response to the government's Jet Zero consultation response.
    • Jun 24, 2021
    • 2 min

    GALBA Welcomes Climate Change Committee's Latest Advice to Government

    The Climate Change Committee’s 2021 progress report to parliament, published today, is critical of delays to key Government plans and...
    • Jun 2, 2021
    • 3 min

    Press Release: GALBA Asks West Yorkshire Mayor to Support the Call for a Public Inquiry on LBA Plans

    Campaigners against airport expansion ask Tracy Brabin, West Yorkshire Mayor, to support the call for a public inquiry into LBA’s plans...
    More than 50,000 people call for Public Inquiry on Leeds Bradford Airport expansion.
    • May 21, 2021
    • 4 min

    More than 50,000 people call for Public Inquiry on Leeds Bradford Airport expansion.

    Today, three West Yorkshire teenagers will hand-deliver a petition signed by more than 54,000 people to the Communities Secretary Robert...
    • May 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    Press Release: GALBA Supports Call for Immediate Halt on Expansion of All UK Airports

    The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) has joined 15 other national and community campaign groups calling for an...
    Press Release: GALBA Calls on Director of the Northern Powerhouse to Retract Misleading Claims
    • Apr 27, 2021
    • 4 min

    Press Release: GALBA Calls on Director of the Northern Powerhouse to Retract Misleading Claims

    GALBA calls on Henri Murison, Director of the Northern Powerhouse, to retract misleading claims about Leeds Bradford Airport expansion in...
    Press Release: GALBA Calls on New Council Leader to Prove He is 'Passionate About Climate Change'
    • Mar 10, 2021
    • 3 min

    Press Release: GALBA Calls on New Council Leader to Prove He is 'Passionate About Climate Change'

    On Thursday 11 March, Leeds councillors will meet again to consider Leeds Bradford Airport’s planning application. Campaigners from the...
    Press Release: Leeds Bradford Airport - The Next Cumbria Coal Mine Case
    • Feb 19, 2021
    • 5 min

    Press Release: Leeds Bradford Airport - The Next Cumbria Coal Mine Case

    On 11 February, Leeds City Council (LCC) provisionally approved a planning application to expand Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), despite...
    Press Release: Leader of Leeds Lib Dems & Three Conservative Councillors Oppose LBA Expansion
    • Feb 10, 2021
    • 3 min

    Press Release: Leader of Leeds Lib Dems & Three Conservative Councillors Oppose LBA Expansion

    The day before Leeds City Council decides on controversial proposals to expand Leeds Bradford airport, Stewart Golton (leader of Leeds...
    Press Release: GALBA Asks Information Commissioner to Make LCC Publish its Legal Advice
    • Dec 7, 2020
    • 2 min

    Press Release: GALBA Asks Information Commissioner to Make LCC Publish its Legal Advice

    The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) is demanding that Leeds City Council makes public legal advice it has received...
    • Nov 12, 2020
    • 3 min

    Press Release: GALBA Airport Expansion Expose ‘Fundamental Mistake’ in LBA's Planning App

    The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport has revealed that the airport’s controversial expansion plans contain a fundamental...
    • Oct 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    Press Release: Campaigners call on Leeds Councillors to Say Yes to Clean Air and No to LBA Expansion

    The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport has called on Leeds councillors to make the air we breathe cleaner and safer by rejecting...
    Press Release: Ride the Noise - Riding LBA's Map to Highlight Areas Affected by Increased Noise
    • Sep 2, 2020
    • 3 min

    Press Release: Ride the Noise - Riding LBA's Map to Highlight Areas Affected by Increased Noise

    Ride the Noise: campaigners cycle the outline of LBA’s ‘noise map’ to highlight areas affected by increased noise if airport expansion...
    • Jul 27, 2020
    • 4 min

    Press Release: New Report Tells Councils LBA Expansion is Inconsistent with Climate Efforts

    New report tells West Yorkshire council leaders that Leeds Bradford Airport expansion is inconsistent with efforts to create a net zero...
    • Jul 20, 2020
    • 4 min

    Press Release: Leeds University Climate Scientists Object to Leeds Bradford Airport Expansion

    Leeds University climate scientists object to Leeds Bradford Airport expansion, warning that the airport would produce more greenhouse...
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      Latest News

      GALBA Calls on LBA Owners to Invest £125m in West Yorkshire to Create Jobs that Cut Fuel Bills

      • Mar 18
      GALBA Calls on LBA Owners to Invest £125m in West Yorkshire to Create Jobs that Cut Fuel Bills

      Campaigners Against Airport Expansion Celebrate Success as LBA Withdraws its Planning Application

      • Mar 10

      GALBA Condemns Leeds City Council Decision to Back LBA at Public Inquiry

      • Mar 4

      GALBA Calls on Leeds City Council to Remain Neutral at LBA Public Inquiry

      • Feb 22

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