Halton Youth Council and Power in Partnerships have both been awarded a £5,000 grant to help reduce knife crime PROJECTS aiming to reduce knife crime in Halton are set to be launched thanks to funding from Cheshire’s police and crime commissioner (PCC). Halton Youth Council and Power in Partnerships have both been awarded a £5,000 grant from David Keane s Safer Communities Fund. The grant awarded to Halton Youth Council will see a multi-agency project, involving Cheshire Police and other partners, install knife amnesty bins across Runcorn and Widnes. The funding will be used to purchase the bins and to promote their safe usage within schools and colleges.