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1. 11. C-charge consultation last day

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 10 October 2008 TODAY marks the last chance for people to have their say on plans for a congestion charge in return for billions of pounds investment in public transport.

2. 12. Kelly backs c-charge

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 18 May 2008 TRANSPORT secretary and Bolton West MP Ruth Kelly believes the introduction of £5 a day congestion charge is one of the keys to Manchester becoming a world-class city.

3. 13. C-charge 'good for us'

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 04 August 2008 CONGESTION charging has been good for the economy and had positive social effects everywhere it has been introduced, an academic claimed today.

4. 14. 'C-charge is highway robbery'

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 24 November 2008 THEY call it the congestion charge. I choose to refer to it as the 'con' charge.

5. 15. C-charge: The yes campaign

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 03 November 2008 DAN Hodges puts an earnest case for the people of Greater Manchester to vote Yes to a public transport revolution and a congestion charge.

6. 16. Heated debate on the C-charge

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 26 November 2008 HEATED exchanges fuelled the MEN's congestion charge debate as leaders of the two camps made a last-ditch bid for victory.

7. 17. Why Edinburgh said No to C-charge

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 05 December 2008 AS Greater Manchester votes on whether to accept a congestion charge in return for huge investment in public transport, chief reporter David Ottewell visited Edinburgh - which rejected a similar scheme in 2005 - to see whether people in the city regret saying 'no'.

8. 18. C-charge 'intolerable' for NHS

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 20 November 2008 THE NHS will end up bearing costs of red tape caused by a congestion charge in Greater Manchester, MPs warned last night.

9. 19. C-charge ballot revealed

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 29 October 2008 THIS is the propsed ballot paper that is likely to be used in Greater Manchester's crunch congestion-charge referendum.

10. 20. C-charge: A resounding 'NO'

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 12 December 2008 THE PEOPLE have spoken – and Greater Manchester will NOT be getting a congestion charge. Voters have overwhelmingly rejected the scheme by a majority of almost four to one in a region-wide referendum.

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