Good Afternoon Residents.

We are in a position to update you about the  road  closures due to an incident at the market square yesterday.

At around 1.40pm (Saturday, 27th April) a member of the public approached an officer on duty to make them aware of an item they were concerned about.  The item - a suspected World War 11 grenade detonator, had been in the family for a number of years and the informant had been advised to seek police advice on its safety.

Officers, accompanied by the Explosive Ordinance Disposal team attended, assessed the item and removed it to ensure there was no wider threat to the public.

We have now lifted the cordons we had in place whilst we investigated and want to thank the public for their cooperation.  These instances can be potentially dangerous, as well as resource intensive for our response officers so whilst we appreciate the inconvenience it causes, we want to make sure it's handled safely and efficiently.  

Kind regards 

PCSO Debbie Macfarlane