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Press Releases

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NB: This is an archive of press releases in their original format. Therefore not all contact details are up-to-date. Please refer to the Contacts page on this website for current contact details.

2008

Manchester MP to be put through his paces at 'Climate Gym' 24th May (pdf)
Manchester groups urge Gordon Brown and Tony Lloyd MP to stop ignoring aviation 1st April (pdf)
It's Official: Manchester Says 'Love Your Bike' 28th March (pdf)
Commuters Demand that "Cycling Matters" 29th February (pdf)
Campaigners tell city council: Cycling Matters 29th February (pdf)

2007

Airport is hiding behind smokescreen 15th November (pdf)
Polar bear migrates to Middleton in search of new home 27th October (pdf)
Polar bear migrates to Bolton in search of new home 20th October (pdf)
Urbis under water 10th October (pdf)
People of Ashton take action to save polar bear 1st October (pdf)
Penguins migrate to Ashton in search of new home 30th September (pdf)
Manchester's transport - campaigners lead debate 17th September
People of Eccles take action to save penguin 17th September (pdf)
Penguins migrate to Eccles in search of new home 15th September (pdf)
Manchester shoppers unite against excessive packaging 23rd June (pdf)
Brompton bikers in sync for Bike Week 14th June (pdf)

2006

Green group scoops gold 1st November (pdf)
Local MP shows royal support for climate bill 30th October (pdf)
School run 4x4 drivers learn their lesson 17th October (pdf)
Planning for the Money not the Many 29th September (pdf)
Destination Climate Chaos for Airport 28th September (pdf)
Say No to Tesco and Yes to Local Shops 24th August (pdf)
Five perform live for climate action 7th June (pdf)
Public meeting calls for people before profits 7th June (pdf)
Cheadle MP signs climate pledge 31st May (pdf)
Local traders strangled as Tesco makes a killing 28th April (pdf)
Two wheels are better than four 13th March (pdf)
Manchester MP speaks out against incineration 7th March (pdf)
MP supports campaign to change company law 1st March (pdf)
Stop the "oil for ape" scandal 22nd February (pdf)
Local traders squeezed by superstore 20th February (pdf)

2005

Top tips for a green Christmas 13th December (pdf)
Back the Buses! 5 Priorities for 5 Years 22nd November (pdf)
Tesco named and shamed in "oil for ape" scandal 29th October (pdf)
Stop the "oil for ape" scandal 27th October (pdf)
Shop local and save the planet 22nd July (pdf)
Free Mudwash for Urban 4x4s 16th July (pdf)
Mancunians vote to double parking charges for gas-guzzling 4x4s 12th July (pdf)
Food for the Future 14th June (pdf)
Mancunians call for action on climate change 13th June (pdf)
Manchester's Big Ask 10th June (pdf)
Mancunians Give Their Vote for Green Trade Justice 14th April (pdf)
Campaign for Trade Justice Aims to Turn EU Trade Commissioner Green 6th April (pdf)
Double Trouble for 4x4 Drivers 12th March (pdf)
Food for the Future 24th January

2004

4x4s Face Ticketing Blitz 18th December (pdf)
Manchester - A Home Of Real Food? 2nd September (pdf)
Environmental Campaigners Strongly Support More Wind Farms in the North-West 19th June (pdf)
Green Campaigners Call for Best Practice Doorstep Recycling 2nd June (pdf)
Vegetables Take Action on Local Food 11th March (pdf)

2003 (html and pdf)

Manchester to be the next Heathrow 17th December (pdf)
Jumbo Week for Aviation 15th December (pdf)
Flight Path Poet Slams Airport's Centenary Celebration 8th December (pdf)
Esso Gets Globally Warm Welcome from Campaigners 27th November (pdf)
MPs Share Greens' Jumbo Tax Concerns 23rd November (pdf)
Public Services Lose Out in Plane Insanity 14th November (pdf)
Early Day Motion not Early Morning Congestion 29th October
Gerald Kaufman MP opens exhibition of award winning transport project 17th October (pdf)
Better buses and safer streets for Longsight: launch of community project 10th October (pdf)
Car Free Streets for Manchester 19th September (pdf)
New Bands Party for the Planet 18th September (pdf)
Stay Cool in a Changing Climate 7th August (pdf)
GM Nation Too Risky for Us 17th July (pdf)
GM Nation? Manchester Decides This Week 14th July (pdf)
GM Nation - Manchester's Debate 7th July (pdf)
Last Chance to Stop Plane Insanity 26th June (pdf)
Better Buses and Safer Streets for Longsight 9th June (pdf) (high resolution photos for press use)
Longsight Votes on Transport 27th May (pdf)
Plane Talking Public 7th May (pdf) (high resolution photos for press use)
165,000 jobs a year flying away, warns leading professor 1st May (pdf)
Hyprocrite Government Flies into the Sun 29th April (pdf)
Going... Going... Gone! Manchester Public Services Sold to Big Business 13th March (pdf)

2002 (pdf only)

Manchester Rail Commuters Asked: What do you want for Xmas? 16th December
Bigger Isn't Better 27th November
CBI Told to Stopping Lobbying Against the Planet 25th November
Greens condemn flawed airport consultation: Government pushes to make Manchester the size of Heathrow 17th October
Only One Week Left to Demand Cheaper Train Fares 3rd October
Demand Fairer Fares, Demand Campaigners 25th September
Deansgate Closed to Cars: The Future For Manchester? 17th September
Greens Welcome Grand Plans for Car Free City 6th August
No Money for Manchester Rail 6th July
Greens Say it's Time to Get Real about Food 11th June (post-event)
Greens Say it's Time to Get Real about Food 10th June (pre-event)
Manchester Campaigners look the Tiger in the Eye (Stop Esso) 18th May
North West Rail Users Urged to Text Their Frustration 16th April

2001 (pdf only)

Manchester Campaigners say 'Don't Put a Tiger in Your Tank' 1st December
Manchester Celebrates Car Free Day with Festival and Free Bus Passes 22nd September
Manchester FoE Call for Shoppers to Face up to Climate Change 14th July
Real Food For Free! 23rd June
Greens Offer Shoppers Free 'Real Food' 18th June
Kids Go Green (Green Transport Week) 15th June
Give the Planet a Lift (Green Transport Week) 14th June
From Frying to Fuel (Green Transport Week) 13th June
Green Messenger on the Buses (Green Transport Week) 12th June
Bike Beats Car! (Green Transport Week) 11th June
Can Bike Beat Car? (Green Transport Week) 11th June
Manchester Friends of the Earth calls on Commuters to go Green (Green Transport Week) 4th June