Police issue 80 Covid fines in Greater Manchester over the weekend

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hereWhen police managed to get inside after opening a number of locked doors they found a crowd of people.A total of 17 fixed penalty notices were issued to those at the gathering.

The force is now working with licensing officers to get the premises shut down.Hours later, just after 1am on Sunday morning, officers were called to a party on Butterton Drive in Gorton.A number of people had spilled out onto the street by the time police arrived.GMP say an officer was bitten on the arm while trying to break up the party.Shirena Depasois, 48, of Reilly Street in Hulme, has been charged with assaulting an emergency worker.More fines were issued at other gatherings across the Greater Manchester over the weekend, including breaches of Covid rules.