POLICE have warned that a controlled explosion will be carried out in Barnsley today.
At 1.11pm today (Tuesday), police were called to reports of a suspicious item, believed to be unexploded ordnance, being found in the Cudworth area.
A police spokesperson said: “The item is believed to be a Second World War ammunition shell. Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) have attended and will carry out a controlled explosion of the suspected ordnance in a safe location this afternoon.
“If you hear an explosion in the Cudworth area please do not be alarmed.”
