POLICE are still searching for a man who put a leisure centre into lockdown after he was seen carrying a 'gun'.

Officers were called to reports of a man carrying a firearm near Bilford Road on Thursday (November 23).

They recovered damaged cans which they believe were shot by an air file.

Inspector Lee Page said: "We are now satisfied there is no ongoing risk to the public, however we will be carrying out additional reassurance patrols in the area."

Sarah Khan, who was walking her dog with a friend when she saw the man, said: “He just came out of the allotment area and started walking towards us.

“He had this huge gun under his arm and a can of beer in his other hand."