Projectile event in Northumberland, Townfoot, Rothbury area, United Kingdom on Mon 27th February 2023

Bomb disposal experts called to Rothbury Bomb disposal experts were called to Rothbury on Monday after suspected unexploded ordnance was found. Northumbria Police cordoned off the Townfoot area after builders made the discovery on the site where the new Co-op is being built. The ordnance is believed to have been an artillery shell. A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: ÒShortly after midday yesterday (Monday), we received a report that a suspected unexploded device had been discovered at a construction site on Townfoot, Rothbury. ÒOfficers attended the scene and the site was closed off to allow bomb disposal experts to dispose of the item safely. ÒThe item was safely disposed of just before 5pm and the site reopened shortly afterwards.Ó