Overview

• Builders reported discovering bones during renovation work on Cleveland Road at 12:37pm on 15 August.
• Crime Scene Investigators secured the address and all building work was halted for examinations.
• Lancashire Police say early enquiries point to a historical burial confined to the property with no suspicious circumstances suspected.
• Officers are keeping an open mind as identification work proceeds on the confirmed human remains.
• Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting log 0616 of 15 August.