As Greater Manchester's Clean Air Zone is delayed we ask Mancunians how they feel about the controversial scheme

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

The introduction of Greater Manchester's Clean Air Zone is being delayed, the government has announced. The scheme was due to come into force in May, but the GMCA has now been given until July to submit a revised plan.

The announcement came a day after hundreds of taxi drivers protested against the proposals, while Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham urged the government to 'take the politics out' of the situation and work together on a solution.

We asked Mancunians how they feel about the controversial scheme: Andrew, 48, lives in the city centre but isn't a motorist.

He says: "I want clean air, but I don't want it to be harmful to the economy. "It doesn't affect me as a motorist, but obviously the air and the economy affects me. "It could mean less people going in to the city centre." READ MORE: Police release images of man they want to speak to following armed robbery in Bolton Liz Faith, 50, from Littleborough is a riding instructor and says her take on the Clean Air Zone is that is "horrendous." She says: "There's going to be issues getting horses to vets. "A lot of people on horse sites are saying it is going to make people have to get rid of animals. "They are not going to be able to transport them anywhere. "Transporting to vets is an issue and will have a negative effect on animal welfare. "Equestrian centres will have to close. "The farming community will be affected. "It's horrendous." Lyndsey Fitzimmons, 34, a travel agent and says she doesn't feel enough has been done to let people know what it is all about.