The Airport

[tommy toes]

Ros Jones and her cabinet have worked on opening the airport for the last 4 years. Several million pounds have already been spent and at least 50 people are currently employed getting it ready.
Various logistical and expensive hoops have been jumped through to get it almost ready.

Now, Reform councillors plan to block the final piece by refusing to sanction a £57million loan that was previously agreed.
They claim they have been left in the dark, but in fact they have had every opportunity to attend meetings to scrutinise the deal but have not attended any of them.

The only bit of power Reform have in Doncaster is on budgets, so, as they did with council tax, they are opposing this just because they can, simply to flex their muscles.

They are not doing it to save money for the people, as by opposing the Airport the money that has already been spent (and it’s a LOT) will be lost, gone forever, and will have to be found somewhere, ie savage cuts in services.
But letting the Airport open would provide the jobs, infrastructure and growth our community needs, along with the prospect of recouping the outlay over time.
A £20million deal with a cargo customer has already been secured.
So when you hear Reform banging on about saving money by ditching the Airport, take it with a huge pinch of salt.

[BobG]

Another example of the brain dead in action. w**kers

BobG

[SydneyRover]

It's their enablers that do the damage, aimless and vengeful, as with trump.

You know who to thank if Donny loses the airport.

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

The lease is pretty bad, they have a real point there and I don't think the council keeping things from councillors was the right way to go.  But it's too far down the road to stop now so doesn't make a huge amount of sense.

What they do need to do is get a private company in to run it.  I looked at the job spec for the head of finance role but the key thing was they wanted someone with aviation experience. They gave it to someone without any but was internal to the council.  Very surprising.

[DonnyOsmond]

This is probably Doncaster’s big opportunity to grow and evolve as a city. Right now, places like Rotherham and Barnsley are ahead of us in terms of growth and regeneration.

The airport is the main driver for Doncaster. It brings quality jobs, attracts investment, and gives people a reason to stay, instead of our brightest having to look elsewhere.

If Reform block the funding, then the airport is done. Simple as that, and the responsibility will sit with them.

If it goes ahead in its current (or similar) form, Labour will have done well to get it over the line despite the interference.

And if Reform somehow manage to secure a better deal, then fair enough they would deserve the credit.

But based on where things stand right now, the most likely outcome doesn’t look good.

[Filo]

Too many thick people in Doncaster that vote reform, you can give them all the facts you like, they just ignore them

[BobG]

They didn't keep anything from anybody. ALL the papers were offered, presented and available.

BobG
The lease is pretty bad, they have a real point there and I don't think the council keeping things from councillors was the right way to go.  But it's too far down the road to stop now so doesn't make a huge amount of sense.

What they do need to do is get a private company in to run it.  I looked at the job spec for the head of finance role but the key thing was they wanted someone with aviation experience. They gave it to someone without any but was internal to the council.  Very surprising.

[Bentley Bullet]

Too many thick people in Doncaster that vote reform, you can give them all the facts you like, they just ignore them

Is that because there's a shortage of clever people who vote Labour?

[Sprotyrover]

I been following this on Facebook, LIEBOUR struggle with honesty and seem less than transparent. They also seem to like to use the Airport as a political weapon. They turned down a private consortium who wanted to invest £400 million because it was Tory money.
This squabble can be easily sorted Stabber can chuck in the contested £57 million.
It’s simple.
But no it’s all about Politics!

[SydneyRover]

Police Report:

Police are asking for people to be on the look out for a lost child.

[Sprotyrover]

The issue seems to be Labour Didnt give them access to the lease agreement and there has been plenty of Gaslighting and plenty of threats , it’s a £57 million milestone for the ratepayers of Doncaster. We also had a private investor prepared to take it on but it’s Tory money and Ollie and Ros and Co weren’t happy. So they have decided to run it as some sort of public utility, it’s a regional Airport that would benefit 6/7 authorities in the region but it seems only Doncaster Rate payers are being asked to put their shoulders to the Cart. They have recruited a bunch of Labour lackeys, with no knowledge or experience in Aviation.
They have kept everything  under wraps so Reform and Tory Councillors have every reason to
Raise concerns. They have only just this week announced that they have a freight operator willing to commit to 20 flights a week. They really need to be a bit more open about what is going on!

[SydneyRover]

Have you got a name or a company or dates stuff like that spotty?

[SydneyRover]

Here's some information spotty ...

''Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Richard Tice rejects Ros Jones's offer to accelerate search for private investors''

''An offer by Mayor of Doncaster Ros Jones to speed up the search for private investors in Doncaster Sheffield Airport in an attempt to head off a £57m loan for the project being cancelled has been rejected by Reform''

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/doncaster-sheffield-airport-richard-tice-rejects-ros-joness-offer-to-accelerate-search-for-private-investors-8311891

[tommy toes]

Yeah. Tice said they should use a CPO.
That was the first thing Ros Jones tried and it was a complete non starter mainly due to the years it would take and the certainty of Peel continuously objecting.

[Sprotyrover]

Have you got a name or a company or dates stuff like that spotty?

No Syd that’s why Reform are concerned

[BobG]

And I read that the lease WAS documented, referred to and made available in the formal proposal put to the Council prior to the vote that approved that gave the go ahead. Standard procedure.

If Reform councillors are too lazy to actually do.their job it ill becomes them to mouth off from ignorance.

BobG

[SydneyRover]

Police Report:

Update, police say members of the public have reported a screaming child appears to be making his way to the council chambers ...

police recommend to avoid confrontation because he has broad shoulders because his nappy was so full its blown his trousers off, be careful where you tread.

 

[Sprotyrover]

Police Report:

Update, police say members of the public have reported a screaming child appears to be making his way to the council chambers ...

police recommend to avoid confrontation because he has broad shoulders because his nappy was so full its blown his trousers off, be careful where you tread.

 

Sorry to disappoint but I am all for the Airport re opening . I don’t think Liebour are!

[Bentley Bullet]

Based on reporting from early 2026, the 125-year lease for the Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) was not fully made public prior to key council votes, leading to significant controversy. While officers authorized the lease in March 2024, the full details—specifically concerning housing development clauses and termination rights—were only leaked to the public in January 2026.Key findings regarding the documentation and availability of the lease:Limited Access and Confidentiality: The lease was a private, commercially confidential agreement. Councillors were offered the opportunity to view the lease before the November 2025 loan vote, but under strict confidentiality, with individual watermarks, and they had to sign for it, which opponents labeled a "gag order".Missing Information Claims: Opposition councillors (Reform UK) argued they were not equipped with the full facts or the full, finalized details of the lease before approving the £57m loan in November 2025.Controversial Clauses: The 96-page lease (signed March 2024) included clauses that allowed the landowner, Peel, to terminate the lease if the council did not approve planning applications for housing on parts of the site.Re-negotiation Requirement: Because the specific terms were not fully transparent and had "restricted private sector appetite," the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) only backed the funding in September 2025 on the condition that some terms of the lease were renegotiated.Background Papers: The lease was referenced in background papers to the decision to proceed with the lease, which was delegated to the Director of Corporate Resources in September 2023.In summary, while the lease was referenced, it was not fully disclosed to all council members or the public in the formal, public-facing proposals before the initial go-ahead, leading to accusations that councillors were not fully informed of the contentious terms.

(Copied from Google)

[SydneyRover]

Just to be on the safe side let's see the full doc credits and dates, aye bullet.

type by Syd.

[Sprotyrover]

Just to be on the safe side let's see the full doc credits and dates, aye bullet.

type by Syd.

Judging by your remarks on this thread all you need to be seeing is a psychiatrist!

[SydneyRover]

Just to be on the safe side let's see the full doc credits and dates, aye bullet.

type by Syd.

Judging by your remarks on this thread all you need to be seeing is a psychiatrist!

It's not that difficult is it spotty, to support what you said in post #8, then you'll be king for a day, a couple of days is possible if you clean up the mess you left on the Malkinson topic too aye?

[DonnyOsmond]

Is this thread still about the airport?

[SydneyRover]

One expects posts about serious subjects to be accurate, quoting something seen on fb or google may not be. Still awaiting confirmation.