UXO found by a fellrunner
EOD officers were called to carry out a controlled explosion on UXO found by a fellrunner. https://www.grough.co.uk/magazine/2020/05/26/bomb-squad-called-after-peak-district-runner-finds-unexploded-shell#
Dorking controlled explosion
Surrey Police has released a picture of the UXO that closed part of Dorking. The UXO was found in the River Mole, close to the A24 at Old London Road, on Tuesday (May 26). The A24 was closed in both directions while a bomb disposal team safely detonated the...
Police dispose of bomb found in Botley Road, Oxford
BOTLEY Road in Oxford was closed for over an hour this morning after a bomb was discovered near Osney Bridge. A spokesperson for Thames Valley Police said: “Officers were called today at about 8.40am following reports that an item, believed to be Second World War era ordnance, had been...
Bomb squad called to Scots beach twice in just 48 hours as warning issued to walkers
The Coastguard says stormy weather leads to a high amount of potential ordnance being washed ashore. A bomb squad have carried out a controlled explosion after unexploded ordnance was found on a Scots beach. Emergency services were called to the scene at Barry Buddon in Angus on Saturday after a large metal item was...
World War One bomb found under A1101 road bridge
A World War One bomb found under a road bridge has been detonated in a controlled explosion, police have said. The 1ft (0.3m) long device was found by a member of the public on the A1101 at Tydd Gote at about 10:00 BST on Sunday, Cambridgeshire Police said. Officers...
Bomb squad blows up ancient device discovered at north-east nature reserve
Explosives experts were scrambled to a north-east beauty spot this afternoon to detonate a device dating back to the Second World War. The Royal Navy’s bomb disposal team was called to a stretch of the Forvie National Nature Reserve at Collieston in Aberdeenshire. Police had been called at 10.55am...
Bomb squad called as mortar shell found in Quorn garden.
A man said he and his family “could have been vaporised” after discovering a rusty “bottle” pulled from a garden shelter was a live World War Two bomb. Peter Cawdell, who lives in Quorn, Leicestershire, had been clearing out the mysterious concrete structure with his daughter when they found...
Meet the military team who safely detonated Second World War bomb in Kings Hill
The British Army have shared footage of a German World War Two bomb being safely detonated after it was discovered in a Kings Hill building site. The bomb, which was dropped by the enemy airforce, was found last week in Warwick Way, the site of a former wartime airfield, called RAF...
Controlled explosion carried out on Lancing seafront: “There was a massive blast”
A bomb disposal team carried out a controlled explosion on Lancing seafront this morning. Police confirmed officers were notified of a suspected ordnance device being found on the beach near Western Road, Lancing, around 10am today. A cordon was set up as a precaution and the Explosive Ordnance Disposal...
Findings from historic First World War training site unearthed during Welsh Water pipe renewal work at Bodelwyddan Castle site
Historic artefacts dating back to the First World War have been unearthed in castle grounds, as part of a £6.9 million investment project by Welsh Water to upgrade the drinking water pipes. https://www.rhyljournal.co.uk/news/18440437.findings-historic-first-world-war-training-site-unearthed-welsh-water-pipe-renewal-work-bodelwyddan-castle-site/
