AN explosive device believed to date back to the Second World War was safely detonated by bomb disposal experts after being found in a field at Grappenhall, Warrington.
An army explosive ordnance disposal team attended at the scene after the device was discovered on Stockton Lane by a member of the public on Wednesday afternoon.
The road was closed while a controlled explosion took place at around 6.45pm yesterday evening.
A Cheshire Police spokesperson said: “Shortly before 3.30pm on Wednesday, April 29, police received a report of a suspected explosive device being found in the Stockton Lane area.
“Officers and an army explosive ordnance disposal team attended the scene. After assessing the device, the EOD team carried out a controlled explosion on a nearby field.”
