Controlled blast for old ordnance on beach

A CONTROLLED explosion was carried out on a beach close to a former “top secret” military base.

- By OWEN HUGHES Chief Reporter

The drama started on Sunday afternoon with an initial callout for Borth Coastguard to two people potentially in trouble while swimming in the sea, despite this being a red flag beach, mainly due to the tidal currents. They were then told that witnesses had seen them exit the water safely.

But before the team could leave they were called to a potential ordnance a short distance down the beach near the Borth and Ynyslas golf club.

Ynyslas in Ceredigion was selected by the Air Ministry as a missile-testing site for solid fuel rocket systems towards the end of World War Two.