The Army bomb squad has blown up a suspicious package found in a Ewell village pub carpark.

Surrey Police say the bomb squad exploded the package after it was found about 1.20pm today.

The package was detonated after people were evacuated from their homes and drinkers from The Wheatsheaf pub.

Police officers went door to door ordering people from their homes in the roads surrounding the pub and telling them to evacuate to Bourne Hall.

Police blocked off some of the roads in the village as an Army bomb disposal squad was summoned. Fire engines were put on standby as the bomb disposal squad went to work.

"We were just told to leave our homes as quickly as possible," said a young mum as she carried her toddler to safety at Bourne Hall.

A Surrey Police spokeswoman said: "At 1.20pm today, Surrey Police were called to a premises in Kingston Road, Ewell following a report of the discovery of a suspicious package.

"The small package was found and a military Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit were called to the scene.

"As a precautionary measure it was destroyed in a controlled explosion around 4.20pm.

"The immediate area, including approximately 20 residential properties, were evacuated as a precaution and two local roads closed.

"The origins of the package are being investigated but it is not believed to be terrorism related.

"The incident is ongoing and we are not able to release any futher details."

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