Roads closed after magnet fisher finds suspected ordnance device

manor farm road towards nursery road by school 27 12 23 600pxSurrounding roads were closed off on Sunday afternoon (March 2) as suspected unexploded ordnance at a property on Manor Farm Road was dealt with. 

 

 

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The item had been discovered “while magnet fishing at Woodmill”, and brought back to a Manor Farm Road address.

An Explosives Ordnance Disposal team attended to assess the device and make the area safe, and took it away, a police spokesperson said.

Police put road closures in place at various local junctions, including:

- Manor Farm Road with Woodmill Lane
- Manor Farm Road at the junction with Nursery Road
- Oak Tree Road at the junction with Wellington Road
- Oaktree Road at the junction with Woodmill Lane

Roads were reopened by 4.30pm.

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