The announcement follows the success of a pilot scheme in Harrogate where over 500 knives and bladed articles have been deposited since the start of the year.
North Yorkshire Council has decided to install knife drop bins across the county after being awarded £15,000 of funding from the Office of the North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner’s Serious Violence Duty Prevention and Early Intervention fund.
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A man is under arrest following a collision that led to the death of an 80-year-old woman.
More than half of the assaults, public order offences and other violent crimes recorded in York city centre in 2023-4 were thought to involve alcohol, according to police data.
