Section of Blyth cordoned off after Northumbria Police find suspicious package

Section of Blyth cordoned off after Northumbria Police find suspicious package

Want the top news headlines sent to your inbox daily? Sign up to our FREE newsletter below Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email

UPDATE:

Police have cordoned off an area of Blyth after a suspicious package was found.

Officers closed a section of the A193 Cowpen Road and a cordon is in place around the area, including Blyth Service Station, as a precaution while enquiries are carried out.

The bomb disposal team were at the scene at around 8.45pm inspecting the package with their robot device.

The drama unfolded at 6.30pm on Tuesday when police were informed a suspect package had been found.

Officers are still at the scene carrying out enquiries. At the current time it is not known what the package is and whether it poses cause for concern.

Extra officers are in the area to deal with the incident and ensure any disruption to the community is kept to a minimum.

There is breaking news throughout the night until 10pm on our live blog.