Blyth explosives incident LIVE: Updates after 'grenades' found in field by metal detectorists

20-09-2026 14:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk

Blyth explosives incident LIVE: Updates after 'grenades' found in field by metal detectorists

Officers are currently in Blyth after members of a metal detectorist group discovered two 'grenades' in a farmer's field

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