Metal

since 2025 › Jan › 28 (Tue) @ 16:51 UTC

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5 days ago

Metal detectorist jailed for trying to sell Anglo Saxon coins to an undercover police officer is ordered to repay £103,000

found 2025 › Apr › 28 (Mon) @ 18:55 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Roger Pilling, 77, was convicted with conspirator Craig Best, 48, after their attempts to sell to sell the criminal property worth £766,000 led them into the hands of an undercover police officer.

6 days ago

Meet the lost jewellery hunters: ‘I will be for ever grateful. It wasn’t just a ring’

found 2025 › Apr › 27 (Sun) @ 11:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Metal detecting isn’t just about searching for ancient treasure – the missing belongings of living people are just as precious. Meet the volunteers reuniting the two

I’ve been standing in a soggy fiel…

12 days ago

Action needed: social housing providers must be made accountable for the treatment of their tenants | Steve Bundred

found 2025 › Apr › 22 (Tue) @ 05:20 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Angela Rayner’s renters’ rights bill is admirable, but it won’t help those living in substandard accommodation

Steve Bundred is a former Audit Commission chief executive

On the tree-lined north London …

54 days ago

Extremely rare Medieval 'bishop's ring' found in a muddy Norfolk field is set to fetch up to £18,000 at auction

found 2025 › Mar › 10 (Mon) @ 12:54 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Metal detectorist Mark Sell was searching a field in the village of Shipdham when he made the stunning find in a clod of mud. The ring was buried nine inches below the surface.

3 months ago

Metal detectorist who stole £3m Viking treasure hoard goes on the run as police issue warrant for his arrest after he fails to appear in court

found 2025 › Jan › 28 (Tue) @ 16:49 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

George Powell was part of a duo who failed to declare they had unearthed invaluable coins and other jewellery on farmland in Herefordshire, dating back 1,100 years that 'rewrote history'.

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