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Breaking news: Riverside Square evacuated after unexploded device pulled from river

Bedfordshire Police have evacuated a number of buildings on Riverside Square, Bedford and cordoned off the area after what's thought to be an old unexploded hand grenade was discovered in the river...
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“Controlled detonation funded by tax-payers” confirms council

Bedford Borough Council has confirmed that the cost of the controlled detonation of a device pulled from the River Great Ouse yesterday (Sunday) would be covered by local tax-payers...
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Police close roads and perform “controlled explosion” of device found in River Great Ouse

Bedfordshire Police has confirmed that on Sunday evening (26 November) it performed a controlled explosion of a device found on Bedford Embankment. In a statement on its social media...
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Council confirm that ‘magnet fishing’ is not permitted in Bedford’s rivers and lakes

Bedford Borough Council has confirmed that magnet fishing is not permitted in any of the Borough's rivers or lakes, after two unexploded devices have been dredged from the river since the...
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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...
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