POLICE have closed a section of the A23 (London Road) after the discovery of a wartime bomb.
Shortly before midday today (Friday) workers carrying out roadworks on the carriageway uncovered the one-and-a-half foot long shell.
The road has been closed in both directions between the Fleming Way roundabout at Astral Towers and the Lowfield Heath roundabout.
An Army bomb disposal team has been contacted and is on its way to inspect the shell.
Nearby hotels have also been contacted and asked to...
