PEOPLE were evacuated from their homes early on Saturday (October 3) evening amid a "bomb scare".

Residents on the King Henry V estate off the link road in Monmouth say they were told to leave their houses as bomb disposal experts dealt with an incident.

Gwent Police were asked to provide details last night but are yet to respond.

But posters on social media confirmed they had been evacuated while the incident was ongoing, with Monmouth's Link road cordoned off from the Shell petrol station and Premier Inn up onto the A40 bridge and down towards Wonastow Road.

One posted around 10pm: "It affected a lot of lives in King Henry plus a few more streets, as we all had to get evacuated from our homes, but all back to normal now. Yes there was a bomb scare but it wasn’t just a scare it was real!"

Another said around the same time: "Police mentioned two bombs. Loud bang and a few hours later they’ve just let everyone home."

One woman added: "Kids coming home to be told they can't go home and their family have had to evacuate...

"Old people struggling with the cold as no time allowed to get any essentials despite multiple officers on our road since the early hours.

"Young kids and dogs stood outside a cordon for hours and absolutely no explanation allowed to be given out.

"Only heard we were allowed back to our homes through word of mouth from neighbours. Absolutely ridiculous situation."