Shrewsbury: New homes' gardens to be checked for bombs

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Some of the new homes came with more than owners bargained for

A specialist team has been brought in to check people's gardens for explosive devices at a former barracks.

"We are currently communicating with residents to carry out a survey of gardens to ensure no further mortars are present," a spokesperson explained. The developer, which plans to build more than 200 homes there in total, said the site was formerly "an army base which did not hold ammunition". The barracks closed as a Ministry of Defence unit in 2012.

 

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