Charlotte Cox
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Serious questions over Metrolink's future as bosses warn Manchester 'is being held to ransom'
While the Government has found extra cash for the bus network and £1.2bn funding for Transport for London, Metrolink is travelling toward a funding 'cliff edge' → Read More
Greater Manchester and Andy Burnham's fight for bus reform faces a bumpy road ahead
"I’m really supportive of what Andy is trying to do, but at the moment passenger levels are not where they were and we are going to need more subsidy to keep this thing on the road.” → Read More
Manchester Airport's plan to stop taxi drivers waiting on Wythenshawe streets: Charge them £1 to park on their land
"If the car park was free then taxi drivers would have no need to scatter around Wythenshawe, disturbing the people who live there." → Read More
The cowboy parking firms plaguing the streets near Manchester Airport
"We see these dodgy firms all the time and it doesn't feel like the airport is actually doing anything at all. Ringway is so congested - and after lockdown it's even more noticeable." → Read More
Transport Secretary sticks it to Andy Burnham for supporting rail strikes and the mayor is NOT happy
"The North’s economy has an eye to the future; it cannot be served by a railway, nor elected Mayors, stuck in the past." → Read More
Mum calls for schools to be closed on days when pollution levels are high
"We did all this work for Covid, protecting people's lives and this is just as bad and it feels like very little action is happening and the impact on children's health and future health is being ignored." → Read More
Mum's warning after baby suffers horrific burns when teapot spilled on him in café
'You just don't think it's going to happen to you but these things can happen in a split second' → Read More
The bus services in Trafford, Wigan, Bolton, Salford and Manchester to be completely cancelled by driver strikes
“Unfortunately, due to current conditions and staff absences, we have not been able to secure replacements for all routes." → Read More
Hundreds of Manchester bus drivers to strike tomorrow as 'pay rise vital for families to survive'
'There's nothing we can do, this is the way we put pressure on Arriva to come back to the table and make an improved offer' → Read More
"We've got 150 patients waiting"..."There aren't enough staff, beds or nursing home places": The two sides of Manchester's ambulance queue crisis
"The solutions to this aren't simple, if they were we'd have done them already" → Read More
"People will have to lug cases on to a shuttle bus": Government's plan for HS2 at Manchester Airport
"It's hardly the slick and seamless experience which passengers have every right to expect and we say it is not acceptable." → Read More
A legacy of broken promises: What Boris Johnson's tenure meant for Greater Manchester
'What we've had in this country over the last three years is populist rhetoric that has furthered the divide of communities across the UK' → Read More
Andy Burnham's transport commissioner received £600,000 payout weeks before starting new role
TfL said removing Mr Everitt's position from the management team would save 'thousands of pounds each year' → Read More
'Is it going to be like how it was in 2019? No': Manchester Airport's new boss speaks out for first time over huge queues and delays
Chris Woodroofe was recently appointed as Manchester Airport's new managing director → Read More
Council leader queries HS2 report behind decision to scrap underground station at Piccadilly
"We remain convinced that an optimised design could deliver an underground station for considerably less." → Read More
Andy Burnham says he "can't believe" the Government is still trying to charge drivers in Clean Air Zone scheme
“I can’t believe it. The Conservative government, with everything they have said about this issue, are still trying to impose charges. Let’s come to an agreement here, look at the evidence, let’s get a way forward that helps people to change vehicles but doesn’t punish them.” → Read More
Drivers will have to 'sprint' full length of train to get away on time in 'short-sighted' plan for Piccadilly station
'This is a 21st century high-tech train service reliant on a bloke from Stoke running the length of a train' → Read More
Manchester Airport is the 'second best in the UK', claims number-crunching travel firm
"As we emerge from the pandemic, we are working tirelessly to recover both the international connections we offer, and the service levels we deliver, to what they were previously.” → Read More
Ugly concrete stilts could soon tower over Manchester, kill 14,000 jobs and wreck city's 'once-in-a-lifetime' chance
Manchester council leader and others have made an urgent call to change the government's HS2 plans → Read More
Bus passenger fares to be capped at £2 a journey or £5 a day from September as Greater Manchester reform is fast-tracked
Andy Burnham has brought forward the planned changes by a year → Read More