Mortar round spotted near shops

Bomb disposal experts have taken away a mortar round discovered in undergrowth near a Lincoln shopping centre.

The bomb was found by a conservation student hedge-laying at Greetwell Hollow near Outer Circle Road.

Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel conducted a test on the item and found it did not contain explosives.

The Carlton Centre and nearby roads were later reopened. Experts said the device was about nine-years-old and was probably used in a training exercise.

Police officers checked hedges close to where the mortar, described as being about 9in (23cm) long, was found, as a precaution.