Bomb squad called and more than 100 homes evacuated after 'suspicious items' found by police as two arrested

More than 100 homes have been evacuated in a former pit village after an Army bomb squad was deployed following reports of 'suspicious items' being found by police. South Yorkshire Police established a 100-metre cordon around a property in Grimethorpe, Barnsley, on Wednesday morning after found as police executed a warrant on Brierley Road. Around 130 homes were evacuated as police warned affected residents they may be out of their properties for at least 48 hours.

People said the police activity was focused on a nearby disused church building and adjoining house, which has been in the process of being renovated for a number of years. Chelsey Woollard, who lives just outside the cordon, said: "Never in Grimethorpe. Even from being a young child. It was a beautiful village and this has come as a shock - not just to me but the whole village as well.

Source: Real Estate Daily Report (realestatedailyreport.net)

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