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1,000 rounds of ammunition roll out of unmarked police car in West Berkshire country lane Bullets still unaccounted for following incident on Monday Charlie Masters ');  '); An unmarked police vehicle lost 1,000 rounds of live ammunition while travelling to Aldermaston last Monday, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has confirmed. The 9mm bullets were being transported from the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) site at Burghfield. Police were alerted to the incident after a passer-by saw the bullets scattered over the lane and immediately called 999. The area was cordoned off and sniffer dogs w...

Share Sniffer dogs were then used to search for and recover the bullets in the cordoned off area, with a handful of bullets remaining unaccounted and the search set to continue. An MOD spokesperson said: 'We can confirm that a quantity of small calibre ammunition fell from a Ministry of Defence Police vehicle while in transit on Monday afternoon. 'We immediately took steps to recover the ammunition and quickly accounted for the vast majority of rounds. Atomic Weapons Establishment, Burghfield, the 225-acre site in Berkshire where warheads for the Trident submarines are assembled 'All necessar...

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  AFFINITY WATER ANNOUNCES CHANGE TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS January 2021 Affinity Water Limited ("Affinity Water" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that Ian Tyler has been appointed as independent non-executive director from 11 January 2021. Tony Cocker had notified the Board of his intention to retire and step down as Chair and non-executive director by the end of January 2021. Ian will join the Affinity Water Board on 11 January 2021 as Chair designate of Affinity Water Limited and will be appointed as Chair on 29 January 2021. Ian brings a wealth of experience and knowledge h...