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1. 1. Manchester will go to the polls on May 3 to vote in elected mayor referendum

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 09 February 2012 The people of Manchester will be asked to decide whether or not they want an elected mayor on May 3, the government has confirmed.

2. 2. Vote for a Salford mayor moves a step closer

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 24 November 2011 A vote to choose an elected mayor in Salford will take place in May – if the public give it the go-ahead. Before the ballot can happen, however, a referendum will be held in January to see if people want it.

3. 3. Who polices the police? Names in the hat to become Greater Manchester's first elected crime commissioner

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 11 November 2011 Next year, the people of Greater Manchester will be asked to vote for a new police and crime commissioner. He or she will have the power to hire and fire the chief constable, and supervise the police budget.

4. 4. Salford boundary changes risk ‘thirty years’ work’

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 13 October 2011 Planned changes to Greater Manchester’s electoral map will ‘wipe out 30 years of hard work’, according to a town hall boss. Barbara Spicer, chief executive of Salford council, argued against altering the region’s parliamentary boundaries during a public hearing into the plans.

5. 5. Labour MPs Andy Burnham and Ivan Lewis given new roles in shadow cabinet reshuffle

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 07 October 2011 Andy Burnham, MP for Leigh, moves from education to resume the health brief he held in the last government and Ivan Lewis, who is MP for Bury South, moves from culture to international development in a reshuffle of the shadow cabinet.

6. 6. New transport chiefs pledge to improve bus services in Greater Manchester

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 26 July 2011 Greater Manchester's new transport leaders have pledged to make the region's bus services more efficient and get better value for millions of pounds they spend on subsidising routes.

7. 7. Replay: Transport for Greater Manchester Committee meeting

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 24 June 2011 Members of the Transport for Greater Manchester Committee, the body that oversees the region's transport policy, are gathering at Manchester town hall for their annual meeting.

8. 8. PZ Cussons prices increase to cover raw materials

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 09 June 2011 Shampoo and soap maker PZ Cussons said it plans to increase its prices to help offset rising raw material costs.

9. 9. Return ticket: Congestion charge mastermind Roger Jones set to return to transport committee

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 02 June 2011 Transport supremo Roger Jones is set to make a triumphant return to the body which decides travel policy in Greater Manchester.

10. 10. Trafford Council chief off for 2 months from £170k job

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 25 May 2011 Janet Callender, chief executive of Trafford town hall, has not been at her desk since March due to ill health.

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