New CCTV image and major update issued in 'desperate' search for missing girl, 16

NewsGreater Manchester NewsTamesideJessica was last seen 17 days ago11:44, 02 Aug 2026A Tameside girl who went missing from a park 17 days ago travelled to Piccadilly Gardens by bus, police have confirmed. Loved ones of Jessica, 16, are growing ever more concerned after her disappearance on Thursday, July 16.‌Greater Manchester Police previously said Jessica had been seen at Granada Park, in Denton, at 7.15pm that evening. But in a major update issued today (August 2), GMP said Jessica was seen getting off a bus at Piccadilly Gardens at 8.25pm that night.‌She had boarded the bus from the Windsor Road area of Denton, GMP said. A new CCTV image, showing Jessica on a bus, has also been shared this morning.‌Click here to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily NewsletterPol