Knife Amnesty van for county

A team of former armed services personnel have created a knife amnesty van which they will tour across Staffordshire in a bid to tackle knife crime.

Veteran-led training provider Black Onyx Academy, based in Stoke-on-Trent, will be running workshops from the vehicle, which has been equipped with an amnesty bin.

As well as letting people surrender their blades, the group said it would allow the team to have "meaningful conversations with young people, families and communities".

Stefan Northfield, strategic lead and former Royal Marine, said veterans had a "duty of care" and wanted to share his own experiences.