HIGH Wycombe remains a hub of activity as police continue a major search for clues into the alleged plot to blow up transatlantic planes.

Over the weekend officers patrolled the town, north of London, while police are continuing a fingertip search of King's Wood today.

Bottles filled with chemicals were said to have been found dumped in bottle banks in the woodland.

The area is still under close surveillance after anti-terrorist officers raided homes in Walton Drive, Hepplewhite Close, Plomer Green Avenue and Micklefield Road five days ago.

Police are also reported to have discovered guns and £19,000 cash during a search of properties in Walthamstow, east London.

Detectives are continuing to question 23 of the people arrested in connection with the inquiry. One person was released without charge on Friday.

The Metropolitan Police and Thames Valley Police are using The Dolphin pub in Totteridge Lane, Wycombe, as a base from which to search a nearby wood for more clues.

Officers can be seen guarding the entrance to King's Wood - which they first started combing on Thursday morning - and are stopping dog walkers and any other members of the public from entering the area.

Nick Moule, 32, is the pub's new landlord and only took over the pub on Tuesday.

He said: "The police came to see us yesterday and asked if they could use the car park because it's our land - and we said yes.

"They said if we didn't want them to use it that was fine but they happened to notice that we were closed.

"But I don't mind helping them at all. They are doing a good job. We are spending two weeks refurbishing so they can use anything they like - like the toilets. They said they will be here all week."

Mr Moule, who was repainting the pub's interior with his partner Kate Wilson, also said: "They have been here since the early morning."

The Met have already set up their own portable buildings in the car park and scores of police officers could be spotted emerging from the woods carrying pitchforks used to scour the undergrowth.

A Met officer, who was at the scene and dressed in plain clothes, told the Bucks Free Press this morning: "These are the same woods as before - we are just searching them from a different entrance now."

When anti-terrorist officers first searched the area they used an entrance off Forest Way, High Wycombe.

Police vans have also been spotted today at the bottom of The Pastures, Downley, but it is not yet known if this police presence is connected to the terrorist plot investigations.

Meanwhile, Wycombes Muslim community has come together to urge that race relations in the town remain peaceful.

Ifath Nawaz, representing mosques in Wycombe, released a statement on the Thames Valley Police website, which said: "The mosque community like the rest of the Wycombe community is shocked and saddened by the events of yesterday.

"The community stresses that an investigation has just commenced and is ongoing and we would urge everyone to await the outcome and not to make any judgments on individuals concerned or the Muslim community as a whole as a result of this.

"Any acts that threaten or result in the loss of innocent lives is condemned by Islam and totally prohibited.

"The Muslim community has continuously condemned such acts since 9/11 and 7/7.

"We urge the local community to remain united at this time of crisis and to strive to ensure that we come out stronger."