Coastguard teams were called out after an unexploded ordnance was discovered washed up on the beach.

Dartmouth Coastguards were called to Blackpool Sands on Monday to deal with the unexploded military material.

An 100 metre exclusion zone was put in place on Monday, November 5.

A Royal Navy Bomb Disposal team attended the scene and detonated the bomb in a controlled explosion and the beach was reopened.

Last week on Wednesday, October 31, emergency services were at Slapton Line at Torcross due to a suspected ordnance discovery.

Dartmouth and Prawle Point Coastguards closed off the road to the public to ensure everyone’s safety.

A Royal Navy Bomb Disposal team detonated the suspected bomb in a controlled explosion and the road was reopened.