LIVE: updates on evacuation in Yorkshire as police and council issue statement
Dozens of evacuated residents continue to be affected by an ongoing incident in the High Green area of Sheffield, centred around an investigation into potentially explosive substances.
Police and bomb disposal experts have been working at the scene - a house on Mapplebeck Road - since Friday, September 11.
Yesterday, the decision was made to evacuate homes in the area, as a 100-metre cordon was placed around property on Mapplebeck Road.
It followed the discovery of “additional items” in a concealed area in the property, Assistant Chief Constable Ian Proffitt, of South Yorkshire Police, said this afternoon (Wednesday, September 16, 2026).
He also confirmed that the army’s bomb disposal experts were now leading the search.
It is not yet known when the incident is likely to come to an end, leaving residents free to return to their homes.
The Star will be bringing you live updates, as the incident continues.