Armed officers in Bispham not linked to railway bomb squad incident, police say

Armed police were called to Bispham Road in Bispham over concern for safety involving a woman in a property and a report of a firearm just before 2pm on Sunday.

The junction with Crossley’s Bridge was closed while officers gained entry to the property.

No weapons were found and the situation was resolved.

A woman was taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital to be checked over.

Police confirmed the call-out was not linked to the Blackpool North Railway Station incident.

Officers were attending a major incident at Blackpool North Station at a similar time after a suspicious package was discovered by the tracks.

That incident drew to a close earlier this afternoon after a bomb squad was called in to carry out a controlled explosion as a precaution.