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1. 1. £3bn TIF cash `gone for good'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 19 March 2009 MINISTERS say Greater Manchester cannot bid again for £3bn to improve transport and that the rejection of the congestion charge scheme has permanently pulled the plug on money from the Transport Innovation Fund.

2. 2. Double whammy for drivers

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 01 July 2008 THE government has rejected charges that they are "bullying and bribing" councils in Greater Manchester into introducing a congestion charge.

3. 3. Referendum: Council to decide

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 01 July 2008 THE Government will leave it to Greater Manchester to decide whether to have a referendum on plans for congestion charging.

4. 4. Darling backs c-charge

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 24 June 2008 CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling has backed Manchester's pay-as-you-drive plan - but predicted it is unlikely to be extended nationally in the near future.

5. 5. C-charge: £1.5m boost for bid

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 16 January 2008 AN extra £1.5m has been given to Greater Manchester to help pay for its congestion-charge bid.

6. 6. C-charge 'blackmail' warning

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 03 August 2007 THE government risks blackmailing places like Greater Manchester into congestion charging with the promise of cash for public transport, an influential committee of MPs claims today.

7. 7. Five-year plan for 'pay to drive'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 22 May 2007 CONTROVERSIAL congestion charging schemes could come to Greater Manchester within five years under new laws published today.

8. 8. Scandal of the parking lottery

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 24 June 2006 THE cost of parking in Greater Manchester has become a multi-million pound lottery for motorists - and MPs say the system is "a mess".

9. 9. Why we miss out in the bus boom

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 23 May 2006 TOUGH action is being urged to persuade drivers in the north west to switch from cars to buses.

10. 10. Congestion charge trial to hit city

    Manchester Evening News, Monday 28 November 2005 DRIVERS could be forced to fork out £1 per mile as part of a congestion charging trial scheme in Greater Manchester which has just been announced.

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