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A would-be robber who blew up a cash machine with explosives has been jailed for eight years, police have said. Detectives investigating the attempted theft of cash from an ATM in Powburn, Northumberland, in May found explosive devices when they Read More …
A man has been charged over an alleged plot to blow up a cash machine. The ATM, at Hedgeley Services in Powburn, Northumberland, was on fire when police arrived on 12 May. Kristopher Follos, 45, of Olivers Mill, Morpeth, appeared Read More …
A bomb disposal unit was called to a petrol station after an explosion during an attempted theft at a cash machine. It happened between Sunday evening and Monday morning at Hedgeley Services, off the A697 at Powburn in Northumberland. It Read More …
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with planning a terrorist attack and membership of a banned neo-Nazi group. He is charged with engaging in conduct in preparation for committing acts of terrorism. The boy, from Northumberland, was arrested last week Read More …
A total of 176 World War Two bombs have now been discovered under a children’s playpark and it is feared more will be unearthed. The first of the practice devices, which still contain a charge, was discovered in Wooler, Northumberland, Read More …
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. Read more… Source: Northumberland Gazette
A World War Two shell found on a housing estate has been destroyed by Army bomb disposal experts. The unexploded device was discovered at a house on Churston Gardens in Cramlington, Northumberland. Read more… Source: BBC News