People get back to 'normality' after Plymouth WW2 bomb disposal

A community is starting to get back to "normality" after a World War Two bomb was made safe and detonated in Plymouth. Devon and Cornwall Police officers have been in the Southway area offering reassurance to people affected after the unexploded device - a 250kg (550lb) German SC250 bomb - was discovered at a building site on Wednesday afternoon. More than 1,200 of households within a 400m (1,300ft) cordon were evacuated and residents were able to return home 48 hours later after the ordnance was detonated in situ and made safe on Friday afternoon. Residents of 54 years Jennifer and Ray Hessan stayed home because, although their house was within the cordon, it was at the "very far end". Jennifer said: "We didn't go anywhere when it was all happening. We stayed indoors. "It's nice now to be able to get out and move around, see your neighbours as they're all back and it's back to normal." Authorities including Plymouth City Council and Royal Navy bomb disposal experts and community volunteers worked together to keep the public safe, provide support and shelter and resolve the incident as quickly as possible. Southway Youth and Community Centre offered its space to people and their pe