Walsall town centre was brought to a standstill the afternoon when a suspect package was discovered near the bus station

Roads and the town’s bus station were closed, the Civic Centre evacuated as well as buildings in Hatherton Road.

A specialist team was being brought in to investigate the package.

Bridge Street, Lower Bridge Street, Hatherton Street and St Paul’s Street were among those closed off.

It is the second suspect package to bring the town grinding to a halt within a week.

Last Thursday evening, a child’s art project left outside a casino in Stafford Street caused town centre streets to be closed off at rush hour.

See tomorrow’s Express & Star for the full story.