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- Good afternoon, welcome to this Northern Echo live breaking news blog.
- A cordon is in place at a scrapyard on the Wingate Grange Industrial Estate in Wingate, County Durham and the bomb squad at the scene after a suspicious package was found.
- It’s Daniel Hordon signing on to keep you up to date with this breaking story as it develops.
- If you have any more information about the incident and it’s safe to do so, please get in touch with me:
- Email: daniel.hordon@newsquest.co.uk
- Twitter: @danielhordon
- Phone: 07920 834 603
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