POLICE say a security alert in Carrickfergus has now ended.

A suspicious object was found in an alleyway between Lancasterian Street and Albert Road this morning in Carrickfergus

Army Technical Officers were tasked the scene and following an examination declared it as “nothing untoward”.

A number of nearby properties had been “evacuated as a precaution” during the alert.

Residents have been allowed to return to their homes.