Dozens of Horsley Woodhouse homes evacuated after bomb squad called to house

Dozens of houses have been evacuated in a village over “concerns around items found at a property” in Derbyshire.

Police were called to an address on Church Lane, Horsley Woodhouse, at 07:30 BST on Friday and raised the alarm shortly after.

The road is closed from the junctions of Stainsby Avenue and Calladine Lane, and residents from about 50 properties have been moved, Derbyshire Police said.

The Army’s Explosive Ordnance Division is in attendance and the force said a number of controlled explosions are due to be carried out later.

A nearby primary school is not within the evacuation area and is still able to be accessed, but officers warned parking may be busier than normal due to the closure.

There was currently no indication as to how long the closure or evacuations will last.