A SHOCK report revealed that the amount of syringes dumped in Blackburn had risen by 147 per cent in the last year. Council workers were revealed to have recovered 2,683 abandoned needles or 'sharps' between March 1995 and the following spring.
A SHOCK report revealed that the amount of syringes dumped in Blackburn had risen by 147 per cent in the last year. Council workers were revealed to have recovered 2,683 abandoned needles or 'sharps' between March 1995 and the following spring.
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