Police have released an update after residents were evacuated from their homes in Barnsley.
The small cordon surrounding three properties on Brierley Road in the Grimethorpe area of Barnsley has now been fully removed as officers conclude their searches, South Yorkshire Police said. Local residents who were originally evacuated have now been able to home after a number of suspicious items were removed and the area was made safe by colleagues from the army’s EOD team.
Ian Claughton, 58, and Lesley Claughton, 57, both of Brierley Road, have been charged with bringing a realistic firearm into the UK, two counts of possession with intent to supply Class B drugs, possession of a firearm and being concerned with production of Class B drugs. Ian Claughton has also been charged with setting a man trap with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm.
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