Hand your knives in at police station

Knives will not be tolerated on Burnley’s streets – and now police are appealing directly to residents to hand in their weapons.
As part of a national operation to tackle knife crime, the constabulary has launched a knife surrender, with members of the public being given the chance to anonymously dispose of weapons and to consider the potentially life-threatening consequences of carrying a knife.
There is a special bin at Burnley Police Station where anyone can anonymously dispose of a weapon.
Chief Inspector Mark Baines, force co-ordinator for the surrender, said: “A knife is a lethal... read more