A large sharp knife was among the items recovered by a borough councillor during a litter pick.

The blade was found close to Maidstone's high level rail bridge in the centre of town.

Cllr Tony Harwood said: "This popular pedestrian route is used by hundreds of children on their walk to and from school.

"To dispose of such a dangerous implement in such a location is criminally reckless."

The blade was recovered alongside nitrous oxide (laughing gas) cylinder.

Cllr Harwood added: "The quantity and variety of litter I retrieve on my daily clean-ups is becoming grimmer and more sinister every time – it's emblematic of our broken County Town."