WINCHESTER Prison was on high alert this morning following a bomb scare.

Police were called around 9am after an anonymous tip-off indicated there was a device inside the prison.

But a spokesman for Hampshire Police confirmed that after a two-hour search no device was found.

A nearby worker reported lots of police activity around the prison and a police car blocking off its entrance onto Romsey Road.

The incident caused delays to some cases at Winchester Crown Court, with prisoners unable to be transported into the city centre.