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1. 1. 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."

2. 2. Drivers' fee 'the price of Big Bang'

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 21 August 2006 GREATER Manchester is "almost certain" to reject a London-style congestion-charge zone as it looks at how to pay for the Metrolink Big Bang.

3. 3. Pay-to-drive deal over trams OK 'in principle'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 09 November 2006 TRANSPORT chiefs say there is a case - "in principle" - for congestion charging to fund the Metrolink tram expansion. A report drawn up by Sir Howard Bernstein, chief executive of Manchester council says up to 30,000 new jobs could be at risk through jammed roads in the next decade.

4. 4. Tories may charge for household pollution

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 26 March 2006 HOUSEHOLDERS may face charges for polluting similar to those currently imposed on industry under Conservative plans to tackle global warming, the party's shadow environment secretary indicated today.

5. 5. 9 out of 10 bosses support road pricing

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 27 November 2006 TRANSPORT Nearly nine out of 10 bosses now support tolls or other charges to beat traffic congestion, says a new report.

6. 6. Works in progress - where you live

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 14 December 2006 MANCHESTER has 22,000 notices of intent a year. The city website gives details of 24, major works which officials believe will cause the worst congestion.

7. 7. Government bid for more toll roads

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 06 August 2006 TRANSPORT Secretary Douglas Alexander is seeking powers to impose toll roads across the UK, it has been reported.

8. 8. 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.

9. 9. Leese: 'City's buses are in chaos'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 14 November 2006 MANCHESTER'S bus service is in chaos, the city council leader has admitted. Sir Richard Leese said buses were failing commuters and had been ever since Margaret Thatcher's government brought about deregulation 20 years ago.

10. 10. Sinclair reveals 'bike-in-a-bag'

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 11 July 2006 TRANSPORT pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair has come up with a new idea - the bike in a bag. The man who introduced the C5 electric tricycle in the mid-1980s is launching a é200 A-bike which can fold up and be carried in a bag.

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