Controlled Explosion for UXO Found on Lancashire Farm
07/05/2020
An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team carried out a controlled explosion after suspected Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) was found on a Lancashire farm. The farmer called the Police to his property in the Shawforth area of Rossendale after discovering the item. An EOD team was duly mobilised an...
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Suspected UXO Causes Train Delays Near Hartlepool
05/05/2020
A suspected unexploded device from World War Two caused suspension to railway services between Hartlepool and Seaham in County Durham. The device was found near the railway line near Blackhall and prompted the mobilisation of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team. The incident was resolve...
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Third UXB Find at Former RAF West Malling Site
05/05/2020
For the third time in less than a year, an Unexploded Bomb (UXB) from World War Two has been found at a planned residential development in Kings Hill near Maidstone, Kent. The site is part of the former Royal Air Force (RAF) West Malling airfield, which was heavily-bombed during the Battle of...
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Weymouth Resident Inadvertently Throws UXO to Dog After Back Garden Find
04/05/2020
There was a rather alarming weekend for a Weymouth resident after they discovered that the interesting item they had dug up in their back garden and thrown to their dog to play with was actually an unexploded shell. The shell was found at a depth of approximately 10 inches in the garden in th...
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