Pictures show Baitings Dam in Ripponden cordoned off as bomb squad called after reports of a grenade

Police at Baitings Dam. Picture by Glynn BeckPolice at Baitings Dam. Picture by Glynn Beck
Police at Baitings Dam. Picture by Glynn Beck
Bomb disposal squad was called to a Calderdale beauty spot after a suspected explosive was spotted.

West Yorkshire Police were called to Baitings Dam, Ripponden after a suspected grenade and a number of shotgun cartridges were seen shortly after 4.40pm on Sunday, September 4.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: "Police were called to an area close to Baitings Dam, near Ripponden Hall, Calderdale, shortly after 4.40pm yesterday (Sunday) following reports of a grenade and a number of shotgun cartridges being spotted close to the water."

Pictures by Glynn Beck show the cordon at the scene.