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    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: LBA Expansion Deadline Announced & GALBA Welcomes Imran Hussain's Support
    • Feb 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    Press Release: LBA Expansion Deadline Announced & GALBA Welcomes Imran Hussain's Support

    Leeds Bradford Airport expansion decision date announced as campaigners welcome support from Imran Hussain, MP Bradford East. With a...
    Press Release: New Report Warns LBA Expansion Would Be 'Poor Value for Money'
    • Dec 16, 2020
    • 4 min

    Press Release: New Report Warns LBA Expansion Would Be 'Poor Value for Money'

    New report warns that Leeds Bradford Airport expansion would be ‘poor value for money’ and could take £1 billion out of the local economy...
    Press Release: GALBA Welcomes New Advice from Government Climate Experts
    • Dec 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    Press Release: GALBA Welcomes New Advice from Government Climate Experts

    The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) has welcomed the latest advice to government from the Committee on Climate Change...
    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 17, 2020
    • 4 min

    Press Release: LBA Expansion Could See Up to £3.1bn Leave the Local Economy in Economic Recession

    New analysis shows that plans for the airport’s expansion also overestimated the number of new jobs by over a third. The proposed Leeds...
    Press Release: GALBA Highlights Call for End to Night Time Flying
    • Nov 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    Press Release: GALBA Highlights Call for End to Night Time Flying

    The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) has added its voice to national calls for an end to night time flying. In a letter...
    • 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...
    Press Release: Campaigners Against Airport Expansion Welcome Support from Bradford MP, Naz Shah
    • Nov 10, 2020
    • 2 min

    Press Release: Campaigners Against Airport Expansion Welcome Support from Bradford MP, Naz Shah

    The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) has welcomed support for their campaign to stop airport expansion from the MP for...
    • Oct 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    Press Release: GALBA Calls on Gov and Council to Help Airport Workers Move into Sustainable Jobs

    The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport has called on the government and Leeds City Council to help local people find jobs outside...
    Press Release: GALBA Publishes Legal Advice to Councillors - You Can Choose to Protect Our Climate
    • Oct 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    Press Release: GALBA Publishes Legal Advice to Councillors - You Can Choose to Protect Our Climate

    A leading planning barrister has told Leeds councillors that they are under a legal obligation to consider the climate impact of LBA’s...
    • 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: Twice as Many Leeds Residents Object to LBA's Plans than Support
    • Sep 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    Press Release: Twice as Many Leeds Residents Object to LBA's Plans than Support

    On deadline day, twice as many Leeds residents object to Leeds Bradford Airport's expansion plans as support them. On 17th September...
    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...
    • Aug 17, 2020
    • 3 min

    Press Release: Bradford Council ‘Ignored Its Own Climate Emergency Declaration’ in Response to LBA

    Bradford Council has ‘ignored its own Climate Emergency declaration’ in its response to the proposed expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport,...
    • Aug 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    Press Release: If LBA Can't Look After A Pond, Can They Be Trusted with Our Climate?

    Commenting on Leeds Bradford Airport’s expansion proposals, Leeds City Council’s Nature Team say they don’t have confidence in the...
    • Aug 6, 2020
    • 3 min

    Press Release: LBA's New Economic Report Effectively Claims Airport is 'Immune' from COVID-19 Impact

    Campaigners against the proposed expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) have criticised a new report issued by AMP Capital, the...
    • Aug 3, 2020
    • 4 min

    Press Release: Leeds City Council Fails to Answer Legal Letter from GALBA on Pre-COVID Jobs Claims

    Leeds City Council fails to answer legal letter from airport campaigners warning it would be ‘unlawful’ to approve Leeds Bradford...
    • 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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      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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