Homes evacuated after grenade found in village

By The Newsroom
Published 14th May 2013, 10:03 BST
HOMES were evacuated yesterday evening after a grenade was found in a village near Doncaster.

Explosives experts were called to Newbigg at Westwoodside, North Lincolnshire, at 5pm after the potentially live device was found during renovations to a property.

Humberside Police put up a cordon around the home and people living in neighbouring properties were asked to leave as a precaution.

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The Explosives Ordnance Disposal Unit was called in to investigate the grenade, which was not thought to be a modern device.