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20 August 2026

Fewer needles being found on streets, council says

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Fewer needles being found on streets, council says

Several wards including North, East and Fletton and Woodston have seen a fall in the number of discarded needles, with none found in the Barnack area, where more than 200 had been collected in the...

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