Police Scotland

A man has been detained after “potentially explosive materials” were found at a house in Barbauchlaw Avenue in Armadale today.

An explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team attended the address but no residents were evacuated and the incident is not thought to be terrorism related.

A police spokesman said: “As a precaution the EOD attended and a man has been detained in connection with this matter.”

 

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John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.