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1. 51. Bid in for £3bn 'c-charge' cash

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 01 August 2007 THE bid for £3bn in return for congestion charging has been submitted to government. Greater Manchester's ten councils voted last week to join the race for huge sums of cash from a fund called the transport innovation fund (TIF).

2. 52. C-charge: mixed messages

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 21 June 2007 THE Manchester Evening News' exclusive poll on road pricing highlighted a key tension at the centre of the debate.

3. 53. C-charge 'will fund transport revolution'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 01 May 2007 PLANS for a £3 billion public transport revolution are revealed today. They involve a massive upgrade of tram, train and bus networks.

4. 54. Traffic levels NOT soaring

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 17 July 2008 TRAFFIC levels in Greater Manchester are not soaring - despite warnings the region's economy could be crippled without a congestion charge.

5. 55. U-turn over council car park

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 15 July 2008 PRO-CONGESTION charge councillors have put the brakes on plans to build themselves an underground car park next to Manchester town hall.

6. 56. £600 a day for vote chief

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 20 November 2008 THE man in charge of Greater Manchester's congestion charge referendum is being paid up to £600 a day, the M.E.N. can reveal.

7. 57. Brown defends Kelly decision

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 25 September 2008 GORDON Brown has signalled that Ruth Kelly's shock resignation will not affect Greater Manchester's congestion-charge bid.

8. 58. Four to one, a resounding majority

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 13 December 2008 THE most striking figure in the congestion-charge referendum was also the most important. For every one person who voted Yes, nearly four said No.

9. 59. Chiefs will listen to private-hire drivers

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 24 June 2008 TRANSPORT chiefs will `listen carefully' to private-hire taxi drivers after they were not included on a list of exemptions to the congestion charge.

10. 60. Ads fuel transport row

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 07 October 2008 ANTI-congestion charge adverts are to be shown on a giant screen - in the shadow of Greater Manchester's passenger transport headquarters.

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