Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit (EOD)

Sharnbrook explosion investigation handed over to major crime unit as locals return home

After the explosion at a house in Loring Road, Sharnbrook, locals who were evacuated from their homes have now been allowed to return. The specialist explosive ordnance...

Bedford town bridge closed as another ‘unexploded bomb’ found in River Great Ouse

St Peter Square, the High Street, St Mary’s bridge and pedestrian areas near Mercury Hotel have been closed after a suspected unexploded mortar was found in the River Great Ouse. People are...

Cordon in Pavenham as suspected unexploded grenade found

Bedfordshire Police have erected a 100 meter cordon along the River Great Ouse in Pavenham after what’s though to be an unexploded WWII grenade was found…

Police ‘blow up’ Queen’s Park grenade

Bedfordshire Police carried out a controlled explosion of an historic hand grenade found in Queen's Park at the weekend, which was heard cross the town on Saturday night. Bedfordshire Police...

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