GALBA Annual General Meeting 2021
The GALBA committee has been re-elected at our first AGM. Minutes of GALBA AGM July 5th, via Zoom Present: 19 members: Ian C, Nick H,...
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- 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 8, 2021
- 3 min
Press Release: GALBA Agrees to Meet Airport's New Chief Exec - With Conditions on Explanations
Campaigners against Leeds Bradford Airport expansion agree to meet airport’s new Chief Exec - on condition that he explains why he thinks...
- 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...
- May 27, 2021
- 2 min
Press Release: GALBA Asks Stuart Andrew MP For a Simple Answer - Should There Be a Public Inquiry?
Campaigners against Leeds Bradford Airport expansion ask Stuart Andrew MP for a straightforward answer: should there be a public inquiry?...
- May 21, 2021
- 5 min
LBA Will Cause Climate Damage Up To Six Times Worse Than Airport Claims
Climate impact of Leeds Bradford Airport expansion will be up to six times worse than previously claimed Expansion proposal from Leeds...
- 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...
- May 5, 2021
- 3 min
GALBA Writes to Sec of State About Misleading Northern Powerhouse Letter
To: PCU@communities.gov.uk Cc: jenrickr@parliament.uk Re: Leeds Bradford Airport, application ref no: 20/02559/FU Dear Mr Jenrick, I...
- May 1, 2021
- 4 min
Press Release: GALBA Responds to Northern Powerhouse's LBA Survey
The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) has responded to media reports of a Northern Powerhouse survey on airport...
- 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...
- Apr 20, 2021
- 2 min
Press Release: GALBA Welcomes Government's Commitment to Make Big Cuts in Greenhouse Gases by 2035
The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) has cautiously welcomed reports that the government will announce a new commitment...
- Apr 12, 2021
- 3 min
Press Release: YouGov Poll Shows UK Business Air Travel Will Not Recover to Pre-Covid Levels
New research by the polling organisation YouGov has found that most UK business travellers will fly less often than before the Covid...
- Apr 7, 2021
- 2 min
Press Release: Decision on Whether to Hold Public Inquiry into LBA Expansion Delayed
A decision by Secretary of State Robert Jenrick on whether to ‘call in’ the proposed expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport was expected...
- Mar 26, 2021
- 3 min
Press Release: GALBA Welcomes Rejection of Southhampton Airport Expansion
Campaigners welcome rejection of Southampton airport expansion and call for a public inquiry into Leeds Bradford Airport, as petition...
- Mar 19, 2021
- 2 min
79 West Yorkshire Orgs & Cllrs Write to Gov Asking for Public Inquiry on LBA Expansion
79 West Yorkshire community groups, environmental organisations and councillors from all parties have written to Robert Jenrick...
- Mar 12, 2021
- 1 min
GALBA Welcomes Alex Sobel MP's Support in Calling-In the LBA Expansion Application
Alex Sobel, the MP for Leeds North West, has written to Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local...
- Mar 11, 2021
- 1 min
GALBA's Response to Leeds City Council Plans Panel's Confirmation of LBA Expansion Approval
Despite councillor after councillor expressing unhappiness at the conditions offered by LBA, it looks like threat of an appeal by the...
- 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...
- Mar 4, 2021
- 1 min
Friends of the Earth's Legal Letter to Leeds City Council Plans Panel
Solicitors of Friends of the Earth have sent the following legal letter to Leeds City Council's Plans panel outlining some legal issues...
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