UPDATED: West Mercia Police – The cordon and road closures on Belmont Avenue, #Hereford, have been lifted following the discovery of a suspected historic ordnance device inside a property, which has now been safely removed by #EOD. Thank you all for your patience while this was dealt with.

Officers were called to Belmont Avenue, Hereford, following the discovery of a suspected historic ordnance device inside a property yesterday afternoon.

A cordon was put in place affecting Belmont Avenue and surrounding areas, including part of the car park at Asda.

Police later confirmed that a suspected historic ordnance device was discovered inside a property, which was then safely removed by #EOD.

PHOTO – Lewis Hughes