REMOVING unexploded bombs from Southend foreshore has cost more than £20,000 in expenses over the past five years, the Echo can reveal.
The bomb squad has been called out to remove devices 41 times since 2008, with each call-out costing an average of £520.
The figures were obtained by the Echo in a Freedom of Information request.
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