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    • Jul 8, 2020
    • 2 min

    Press Release: Natural England Warns LCC that LBA’s Expansion Plans Put Local Countryside at Risk

    Commenting on plans to expand Leeds Bradford Airport, the countryside watchdog Natural England has told Leeds City Council that “there is...
    • Jul 6, 2020
    • 4 min

    Press Release: LBA CEO ‘Economical with the Facts’ about Noise from from Proposed Airport Expansion

    Airport campaigners have accused LBA’s chief executive of being selective with the facts in a letter he sent to local councillors and...
    Mission Against Emissions Song and Video
    • Jul 2, 2020
    • 2 min

    Mission Against Emissions Song and Video

    Hazel Thompson has created this fantastic little song and video detailing the reasons why we should reject the airport expansion. Super...
    • Jul 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    Press Release: GALBA Calls on Government & LCC to Help Airport Workers Move into Sustainable Jobs

    The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport has written to all Leeds MPs and Leeds City Council asking them to help local people find...
    North Leeds Transport Forum Flyer- More Night Flights, More Noise at Night
    • Jun 12, 2020
    • 1 min

    North Leeds Transport Forum Flyer- More Night Flights, More Noise at Night

    North West Leeds Transport Forum have produced another flyer highlighting the noise implications of LBA's proposals.
    Aviation and Air Pollution - a Quick Guide to the General Issues
    • Jun 10, 2020
    • 5 min

    Aviation and Air Pollution - a Quick Guide to the General Issues

    Polluted air is a public health hazard that cannot be evaded. It is widely known that long-term exposure to air pollution enhances the...
    • Jun 9, 2020
    • 4 min

    Press Release: Airport Campaigners Welcome Support from a Third Leeds MP, Hilary Benn

    The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) has welcomed support for their campaign to stop airport expansion from a third...
    Press Release: Stop Airport Campaign Posters Around Leeds & Outside LBA
    • May 28, 2020
    • 3 min

    Press Release: Stop Airport Campaign Posters Around Leeds & Outside LBA

    Posters funded by campaigners against the proposed expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport went up at prominent sites around Leeds today. One...
    • May 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    Press Release: Cookridge Resident Says Airport Expansion Would Make Noise Unbearable

    Cookridge resident says airport expansion would make noise unbearable Gina Yelland recently moved to Cookridge from Horsforth, where she...
    • May 25, 2020
    • 1 min

    Leeds City Council: "Resist Temptation to Resume Past Behaviours with Environmental Consequences"

    Leeds City Council have released their Executive Report 2020-05-19. In it, it says climate change is one of the three pillars of Leeds...
    Extinction Rebellion Leeds Subvertising LBA Expansion
    • May 25, 2020
    • 1 min

    Extinction Rebellion Leeds Subvertising LBA Expansion

    Extinction Rebellion Leeds have been busy putting up posters in bus stops against the LBA expansion.
    North West Leeds Transport Forum Flyer
    • May 22, 2020
    • 1 min

    North West Leeds Transport Forum Flyer

    NWLTF have released a flyer on rejecting the airport expansion, succinctly covering some great points. Particularly interesting is the...
    • May 21, 2020
    • 1 min

    Aircraft Noise in North West Leeds Survey

    North West Leeds Transport Forum is doing a survey on Aircraft noise. If you live in north west Leeds & are impacted by the noise...
    • May 21, 2020
    • 4 min

    Press Release: Airport Campaigners Expose 'Deeply Flawed Claims' in LBA Email

    Airport campaigners expose ‘deeply flawed claims’ in Leeds Bradford Airport email to its customers Campaigners against expansion of Leeds...
    • May 21, 2020
    • 1 min

    Yorkshire Bylines: LBA's Expansion Plans Were a Bad Idea Before. Now They’re Ridiculous

    Yorkshire Bylines has published a great article which highlights some of the many problems with the airport expansion. So when a planning...
    • May 13, 2020
    • 4 min

    Press Release: Protesters Slam Airport Expansion Plans as Unsustainable and Unnecessary

    Campaigners have criticised Leeds Bradford Airport’s expansion plans, set out in a planning application published by Leeds City Council...
    Tens of Thousands of People in the UK Will Die This Year, from Causes Linked to Polluted Air
    • Apr 30, 2020
    • 1 min

    Tens of Thousands of People in the UK Will Die This Year, from Causes Linked to Polluted Air

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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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