Two teenagers were killed on the streets of Northamptonshire in the summer of 2021. Both died from a stab wound.
This podcast, which has been produced by independent news provider NN Journal, looks at the issue of knife crime in Northamptonshire against a backdrop of a decade of austerity, cuts to police and youth services and focuses in on the county's five left behind communities.
We’d like to thank the young people from Kings Heath Primary School, The Youngers United group from Off the Streets in Wellingborough and the Kingswood Youth Club who have generously shared their views and experiences. Also thank you to Jack Richman from East Midlands Knife Amnesty, superintendent Adam Ward from Northamptonshire Police and Northamptonshire's police and crime commissioner Stephen Mold.
The series was devised and created by Natalie Bloomer and Sarah Ward of NN Journal and produced by Natalie Govier in association with NLive Radio.
It was funded by from Northamptonshire charity C2C Social Action.