Residents Returning to Homes After Controlled Explosion in Town Centre

Around 160 homes evacuated as bomb disposal carry out controlled explosion in Eastbourne

A rest centre was set up for families displaced by an emergency cordon. A suspicious item was found by contractors involved in a house clearance.

‘Mystery liquid’ found in English coastal town prompts evacuation of 160 homes

Police were called to the property on Hyde Road on Monday evening

Homes evacuated after 'unidentified liquid' found in East Sussex

About 160 properties are evacuated in Eastbourne but police say there was no "immediate risk".

Residents returning to homes after controlled explosion in town centre

Live updates as Sussex Police prepare to evacuate residents in several Eastbourne roads.