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Last updated: 28th April 2008

Newsletters

• Issue #9 (Nov 2006) Towards a genuinely 'balanced approach' to airport development
• Issue #8 (Sept 2005) Countdown to the Master Plan
• Issue #7 (Sept 2004) Left out in the cold on the compensation fault line
• Issue #6 (Jan 2004) Darling dumps on Brum
• Issue #5 (Feb 2003) Noise Protest from Solihull to Sutton Coldfield
• Issue #4 (Nov 2002) Deadline 30th Nov '02 - Your last chance to comment . . . or is it?
• Issue #3 (Sept 2002) Bye, Bye BIA? Implications of the DfT Air Transport Consultation
• Issue #2 (May 2002) The Big BANG - Birmingham airport residents find a voice
• Issue #1 (Jan 2002) Inaugral Issue

• Airport expansion: do not swallow! 15 Feb 08
• Time running out to stop runway extension 15 Jan 08
• New anti-runway campaign aims to 'keep it up' 7 Jan 08
  
  
• Runway is cancelled, but residents can't sleep easy yet 26 Sept 2007
• Airport challenged to confirm second runway is cancelled 30 Apr 2007

• White-wash: Government report commends airport but residents' concerns ignored, says BANG 14 Dec 06
• Airport campaigners warn of 'calm before the storm' 28 Sept 06
• Government urged to ground airport expansion 26 Jun 06
• Public Meeting: What will airport expansion mean for YOU? 27 Feb 06

• BIA Master Plan: Residents told 'noise, pollution, traffic will get worse - but be thankful for small mercies' 31 Oct 05
• BANG responds to BIA's High Level Statement of Intent 1 Feb 05

• Residents march on BIA 26 Oct 04
• Public meeting: Blighted - but will we be compensated? 18 Oct 04
• BANG not taking airport's buy-out bait 30 Jul 04
• BANG quizzes candidates at Hodge Hill hustings 9 Jul 04
• BANG slams Euro politicians' "abysmal" complacency on night flight noise 27 Apr 04
• Public meeting: airport fight must go on 19 Jan 04

• Birmingham "collateral damage" of air industry's quick win 16 Dec 03
• BANG cleared of "trouble" smear 8 Sept 03
• BANG slams EC night flights decision 8 Jul 03
• How many valentines did you get this year, Minister? 11 Feb 03

• Aircraft noise: it takes the peace! 20 Nov 02
• Sutton residents denied airport meeting 13 Nov 02
• Thirty days left to stop airport plans 29 Oct 02
• Education, Education, Education or Aviation, Aviation, Aviation? 21 Oct 02
• Public meeting: No to airport expansion! 7 Oct 02
• BANG responds to DfT Consultation on the Future of Air Transport 23 Jul 02
• Residents' fury over airport expansion plans 22 Jul 02
• New daytime noise limit will be "useless" - residents 10 Jul 02
• Council election candidates "sounded out" on airport noise 30 Apr 02
• Fight or flight? BANG! is launched 4 Apr 02

• Objection to Runway Extension Planning Application (pdf) Feb 2008

• Submission to BIA Draft Master Plan consultation Mar 2006
• Representation to Solihull Council's Regeneration and Community Safety Scrutiny Board meeting Jan 2006

• Response to the DfT's consultation on night flights at the South East airports Oct 2004
• Write to your MEP: support an EU-wide ban on night flights Jun 2004
• The case for an EU-wide ban on commercial night flights Mar 2004

AIRCRAFT NOISE

• Extracts from an 'Aircraft Noise Diary' Apr 2004
• Consequences of aircraft noise on children's learning Jul 2003

GOVERNMENT POLICY

• BANG's response to the West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy Phase II Revision (Spatial Options) Mar 2007
• Response to the DfT's Consultation, 'The Future of Air Transport in the UK' Nov 2002

• Birmingham Hodge Hill by-election: candidates quizzed Jul 200

Press coverage and other items mentioning BANG

• Airport's second runway plans grounded Birmingham Post 2 May 2007
• Happy landings for victorious airport protesters Birmingham Mail 2 May 2007

• Runway report slammed Solihull Times 20 Dec 2006
• Call to expand airport before Olympics Birmingham Post 15 Dec 2006
• Blow in fight on second runway Birmingham Mail 15 Dec 2006
• Airport - must do better Solihull Times 6 Oct 2006
• Airport set for quiet revolution Birmingham Post 29 Sept 2006
• MP backs airport protest group Birmingham Mail 8 May 2006
  

• Birmingham airport campaigners give cool response to masterplan Birmingham-Airport.info 1 Nov 2005
• Campaign leaders still fear for future Birmingham Post 31 Oct 2005
• Airport claims cut in air pollution Birmingham Post 10 Oct 2005
• Runway blight deepens Solihull News 4 Feb 2005
• Runway is grounded Birmingham Post 1 Feb 2005

• Runway campaigners voice fears icSolihull 29 Oct 2004
• Second runway protest at airport icBirmingham 27 Oct 2004
• Airport noise warning Birmingham Post 31 Jul 2004
• No support for night flight ban icSolihull 7 May 2004
• Sack Darling over runway Birmingham Evening Mail 22 Jan 2004
• Airport protesters warn fight must go on Birmingham Post 21 Jan 2004

• Second runway proposal inflames airport protest icBirmingham 17 Dec 2003
• Government backs second runway icBirmingham 16 Dec 2003
• Setback over runway fight Birmingham Evening Mail 17 Jul 2003
• BANG shock over verdict icSolihull 11 Jul 2003
• Anti-noise campaigners outraged Birmingham Post 9 Jul 2003
• Nightmare of noise to stop Birmingham Evening Mail 28 Apr 2003
• Not love letters Solihull News 14 Feb 2003
• Big Business in the Midlands Friends of the Earth Jan 2003
• Middle England fights airport Birmingham Post 1 Jan 2003

• Airport battle set to continue BBC News Online 30 Nov 2002
• Campaigners march to oppose airport Birmingham Post 23 Nov 2002
• Protest over airport noise hots up Birmingham Evening Mail 23 Nov 2002
• Planning to make a big noise icSolihull 22 Nov 2002
• Campaigners want cap on growth icSolihull 25 Oct 2002
• Hard-hitters back airport campaign icSolihull 11 Oct 2002
• Airport noise focus of meeting Birmingham Post 9 Oct 2002
• Second runway anger icSolihull 26 Jul 2002
• The big lift-off Birmingham Evening Mail 23 Jul 2002
• Airport growth plans face attack BBC News Online 22 Jul 2002
• Airport noise group finds a voice Solihull Times 5 Apr 2002