Police called to 'bomb hoax' at bin depot in East Sussex

Pictures taken at the scene at approximately 11am on Wednesday, August 20 show officers at the Hollingdean bin depot in Brighton.

Councillor Jacob Taylor, deputy leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, confirmed that the depot had been closed due to the incident.

Cllr Taylor added: “Our depot in Hollingdean is closed to visitors following an incident reported earlier this morning.

“The appropriate emergency services have been informed and are investigating.

“We are unable to comment further at this stage but can confirm no staff have been injured and at present there is no cause for concern beyond the perimeter of the depot.

“Operations away from the depot are also continuing as normal.”

In a statement at 4.43pm a Sussex Police spokesperson confirmed that the incident was being treated as a ‘bomb hoax’ and is being investigated.

The spokesperson said: “Police attended an incident at the Brighton and Hove City Council Depot in Upper Hollingbury Road on Wednesday morning (August 20).

“We carried out an assessment and the incident is being investigated as a bomb hoax.”