Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing Bomb disposal teams were scrambled after a 'WWII mortar bomb' was found in a field.
Police were called to an area of farmland in Warrington, Cheshire yesterday afternoon (Monday 26) following the discovery, the ECHO reports.
Stockton Lane was sealed off for a number of hours and people were urged to avoid the area as the item was assessed. Read more:Wetherspoons customers 'started fight when refused service' The item is believed to have been a WW2 artillery shell cone.
A spokesperson for Warrington Police posted on their Facebook page: "Stockton Lane was closed as a result of the incident and people were asked to avoid the area as a precaution. "Stockton
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