A £50,000 reward is being offered in return for information that leads to the successful conviction of those responsible for a drive-by shooting in Moss Side last year.
A year after the distressing incident occurred, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is once again appealing to the Greater Manchester to come forward with any information they may have in relation to a drive-by shooting which took place on Quinney Crescent in Moss Side shortly before 10:30pm on Friday 29 July 2022.
The shooting occurred outside a property where a party was being held, according to GMP, and sadly resulted in two teenage girls being injured.
A 16-year-old was taken to hospital with “serious injuries” following the incident, while another 13-year-old girl also sustained injuries that GMP says were believed to be the result of shrapnel from the firearm – but thankfully, both girls have since made a full recovery.
But with still being nowhere near close to finding out exactly what happened and who is responsible, and no relevant arrests and convictions, this is why GMP is now renewing its appeal and urging anyone with information to come forward.
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Detectives are offering a £50,000 reward for any “key information” that leads to a successful conviction.
#APPEAL | GMP investigators offer £50,000 reward for key information that leads to the conviction of those responsible for the drive-by-shooting on Quinney Crescent last year.
— Greater Manchester Police (@gmpolice) July 29, 2023
“The reckless and dangerous actions of those firing a gun that night could easily have had tragic consequences,” warned DI Madeline Kelly of GMP’s Major Crime Review Team as she issued the appeal to the public.
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“We do not believe the two girls were the intended targets that night and were instead simply at the address enjoying a party [but] the actions of those responsible demonstrate that they have zero regard for who they could have hurt. They are dangerous and GMP is determined to find them and hold them to account for such a callous and cowardly attack.
“I am appealing to anyone who was in the Moss Side area on Friday 29 July 2022 between 10pm and 11pm and who may have seen something [and] I am likewise appealing to anyone in the local or wider community who has any information about this incident to report it to police.
“We now have a £50,000 reward available for anyone who has key information that can lead to the successful conviction of those responsible for this horrific attack.”
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Earlier CCTV footage released from the night of the incident / Credit: GMP
Can you help? Do you have any relevant information on this incident?
Anyone with information should head to the Major Incident Public Portal where you can submit information, images, or video footage here.
You can also contact police by calling 101 quoting the crime number 3388 of 29/07/22 and the operation name ‘Meppen’, or using the Live Chat service on GMP’s website, or alternatively, report to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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New data estimates that 7.3m Oasis fans are set to miss out on 2027 tour tickets
Emily Sergeant
New data has revealed that as many as 7.3 million Oasis fans could be set to miss out on tickets to the band’s 2027 tour.
In case you need bringing up to speed a little, it was announced earlier this week that, following the unprecedented success of the reunion tour, Oasis Live ’25, last year, including five nostalgia-drenched gigs at Manchester’s Heaton Park, Oasis would be hitting the road once again in 2027, and this time around, they’re going BIG.
We’re talking 11 nights at the Etihad Stadium and a return to the iconic grounds of Knebworth for four special shows there too, kind of ‘big’.
The iconic Manchester band will also be taking to a range of other world-famous stages across the globe, including five nights at Glasgow’s Celtic Park, and major cities like Barcelona, Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, and Las Vegas.
But despite the elevated number of dates the Gallaghers and co will be performing, some new data has unfortunately revealed that millions of fans may still not be lucky enough to snag a ticket.
The ticketing system for Oasis Live ’27 is not what it was for the last tour, nor will it be similar to many other tours of a similar scale in the past either, as this time, the band and their promotors are taking necessary measures to ensure ‘genuine fans’ get their hands on the tickets and that dynamic pricing doesn’t creep in.
Instead of going into detail on that now though, you can read our full guide on how to get tickets for the Manchester and Knebworth shows here.
Experts at online ticketing platform TicketSource have analysed the scale of demand for Oasis tickets by comparing the 10 million fans worldwide who queued for the initial release of 1.4 million tickets for their 2025 tour, with the newly announced 2027 tour dates and stadium capacities.
With an estimated 2.67 million tickets available across 38 dates and 11 locations between 21 May and 19 September 2027, Oasis could still face huge demand from fans hoping to see them live.
But research reveals the band would need to play 112 Wembley-sized shows to accommodate everyone who tried to get a ticket in 2025.
The 2027 tour would accommodate just 26.7% of those who tried to get tickets last time, meaning almost three-quarters (73%) of them could miss out, leaving a shortfall of more than 7.3 million fans.
Fingers crossed you’re among the lucky lot that secure tickets, though.
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Former GMP officer jailed after being found guilty of several online child sex offences
Emily Sergeant
A former police officer from Salford has been sentenced after being found guilty of a string of online child sex offences.
Following a trial back in July, 35-year-old Michael Aspinall was sentenced at Preston Crown Court earlier this week (Monday 14 September) after being found guilty of three counts of attempting sexual communication with a child.
It comes after Aspinall – who was employed by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) at the time of the offences – was arrested in October 2024 by detectives from the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU), and was immediately suspended from duty following his arrest.
The investigation began after evidence was obtained that Aspinall had been communicating online with individuals that he believed to be children, but he was in fact communicating with a police officer.
Following this series of interactions, he was charged with various offences.
In addition to his eight-month sentence – which has been suspended for two years – Aspinall will also be placed on the sex offender’s register for 10 years, subject to a five-year serious crime prevention order, and have undertake 20 days of rehabilitation, GMP has confirmed.
He has additionally been added to the College of Policing’s barred list.
An application to request forfeiture of Aspinall’s police pension has also been made to the Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester.
“Aspinall’s offending was clearly unacceptable for any right-minded member of society and particularly inappropriate for a serving police officer,” commented Detective Chief Inspector Gareth Humphreys, from GMP’s Professional Standards Directorate.
“His actions put the whole police service under scrutiny, but thanks to the hard work and diligence of undercover officers, he was arrested, found guilty, and has now received his punishment.”
DCI Humphreys concluded: “[Aspinall’s] actions take away from the hard work of the men and women who work so hard for their communities every day, and it is only right that anyone committing these sort of offences are rooted out.”
Emily Sergeant -
31st July 2023 
