Unexploded 'Second World War devices' found in woods near Standon are blown up by Army bomb disposal team

Two bombs allegedly from the Second World War were unearthed in woodland near Standon over the Christmas period.

The devices were detonated in a controlled explosion carried out by Army bomb disposal experts that was heard from Puckeridge to the Little Hadham area.

Police were called to a wooded area at Broken Green at around 1.30pm on Monday December 27 following the discovery.

A spokesperson for Hertfordshire Constabulary said: "Officers attended and a cordon was put in place as a precautionary measure. [Army] EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) were called to the scene and carried out a controlled explosion at around 4.30pm."

According to posts on the Next Door app, residents as far apart as Puckeridge and Wellpond Green, near Little Hadham, heard "two large explosions/bangs".

Police had no further information on who found the devices or what exactly they were.