A great spot here from Press Gazette and a late contender for worst press release of the year:
The University of York, City of York Council chiefs and representatives from Safer York Partnership have joined forces to tackle alcohol related disorder in York.
A worthwhile initiative, so what's the news?
Key figures from each of the organisations got together for an 'ideas sandpit' to develop innovative solutions to the issues associated with alcohol disorder.
Excuse me? An "ideas sandpit"? What in the name of all that's holy is an "ideas sandpit"?
The ideas sandpit – essentially a brain storming exercise...
Oh right, why didn't you just say?
...was led by Professor Kiran Fernandes, of the University's York Management School, who was part of a team that modelled gun crime in Manchester and tested approaches that could be used by police to significantly reduce the number of incidents.
OK, so what's the news?
Professor Fernandes said: "The goal of the ideas sandpit was to bring this highly diverse team of stakeholders together to develop models that can be used to handle alcohol-related disorder in York. The ideas sandpit has improved understanding of the issue between social scientists, crime analysis and operational policing."
OK, so what's the news?
Participants heard first hand from local residents the impact that alcohol related disorder was having on their lives and on their local communities, before discussing what could be done to improve the situation by all the agencies involved.
Don't make me ask again. You've sent out a press release, there must be some news...
Tracey Carter, Assistant Director, City of York Council, said: "It was really moving to hear how much this issue is impacting people's lives. But by working together, we did come up with some potential solutions, which I hope we will be able to develop and implement over the coming months."
Got you. But what's the news?
The outcomes and ideas from the session will be evaluated and developed before being rolled out to key areas across the city.
Oh.
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