Police have been visiting schools in Bolton as part of a bid to tackle knife crime.

Officers from GMP Bolton North say they have been to a number of secondary school as part of Operation Spectre.

School visited include Turton School in Bromley Cross, Thornleigh Salesian College and Bolton St Catherine's Academy in Harwood

A spokesman said: "Officers were at Bolton St Catherines Academy raising awareness around knife crime

"There is no reason to carry a knife, and there is no place for knife crime.

"When you carry a knife, you are risking everything - prison, being a victim of crime and even ending up in hospital with a serious, or even worse, a fatal injury."

He added "We hope that people will make the right decision and not carry a knife.

"By making the right choice we can save lives and help keep our streets safe."

Operation Sceptre is the national anti-knife crime campaign which takes place twice a year. Throughout the week-long campaign, activity is focused on taking knives off the streets and, ultimately, reducing the number of people involved in knife crime. Key to that is talks in schools and colleges, stop and search activity - where appropriate - knife sweeps, high visibility patrols and other measures.