NEIGHBOURS in West Drayton have been evacuated from their homes due to a suspected 'unexploded device.'

People living in Money Lane, Catherine's Close and Brooklyn Way were told to vacate their homes by police at around 1.30pm this afternoon (Monday).

A Gazette source was told by an officer that a grenade had been discovered, and bomb squad officers ensured it was deactivated.

Fire crews were on standby.

People were allowed back in their homes at around 2.30pm. The Green in West Drayton was closed, between Church Road and Mill Road, and the U3 bus was on diversion.