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1. 21. OPINION: Yes to the congestion charge

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 29 November 2005 GRAEME Sherrif from Friends of the Earth explains why he supports congestion charging.

2. 22. Transport chiefs back congestion charge move

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 03 February 2007 CONGESTION charging came another step closer after transport chiefs approved the move to draw up detailed plans.

3. 23. OPINION: No to the congestion charge

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 29 November 2005 BUSINESS leader Miranda Allan explains why she is against congestion charging.

4. 24. Petition hits congestion charge plan

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 12 February 2007 CONGESTION charging will not go ahead across the country unless drivers accept it as the answer to jams, Transport Secretary Douglas Alexander said. He was speaking after signatures on a national petition to Downing Street against the idea topped one million over the weekend.

5. 25. Congestion charge warning to fund Metrolink

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 27 September 2006 CONGESTION charging will be the price of extra money for the Metrolink tram system, the Transport Secretary insists. Douglas Alexander told a fringe meeting: "There are significant sums of money available, but what I need to impress on people in Manchester is the linkage between public transport improvements and the ability to deliver demand management."

6. 26. C-charge ads create 'stars'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 04 November 2008 THEY are Manchester's newest familiar faces. Now the stars of the larger-than-life posters for the congestion charge Yes Campaign are discovering the advantages of their celebrity status.

7. 27. Bid to salvage C-charge cash

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 22 January 2009 THE government will be asked to consider new transport proposals for Greater Manchester as the region fights to salvage cash from the failed congestion charge plans.

8. 28. C-charge: The great debate

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 17 July 2007 SUPPORTERS and opponents of the Greater Manchester congestion charge slugged it out to a standstill in a highly-charged debate last night.

9. 29. C-charge: Low income discounts

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 06 July 2007 LOW income workers may pay 20 per cent less for travelling into Manchester centre, congestion charge bosses have said.

10. 30. £1m bonus as congestion falls

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 24 February 2009 GREATER Manchester has secured a £1m bonus for cutting traffic levels while the congestion charge debate raged.

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