Published by Get Surrey, written by Ben Endley, Monday 28th November 2011. “SECURITY officers have prevented more than 400 knives being taken into courts in Surrey over a 10-month period this year. The 423 blades, all of which were less than 3in in length, were among 3,872 items confiscated by staff at courts between January 1…
Published by The Star, Monday 7th November 2011. “A METAL detection enthusiast scouring the South Yorkshire soil unearthed a 14th century gold ring studded with a ruby and an emerald, an inquest heard. Metal finishing plant worker Paul McEvoy, aged 44, found the medieval finger ring just six inches beneath the surface.” – Taken from…
Written by auction house pr , Monday 7th November 2011. “LONDON – A bronze diorama depicting a two-horse chariot-and-driver group dating from 1300-900 BC carries one of the highest estimates in TimeLine Auctions Nov. 30-Dec. 2 sale. The live event taking place at TimeLine’s London gallery features more than 1,700 coins and antiquities, and will…
Published by Burnleyexpress, Friday 4th November 2011. “A BRIERFIELD metal detecting fanatic has struck gold after stumbling across a ring that is centuries old. John Bradbury was out metal detecting with family and friends in North Yorkshire last weekend when he discovered the ring which he believes dates back over 500 years to the Tudor…
Published by Morley Observer, Thursday 3rd November 2011. “A HOARD of historic golden treasure which dates back to the seventh century goes on public display atLeedsCityMuseumthis week. The West Yorkshire Hoard, made up of seven objects representing the most significant find of Anglo-Saxon jewellery ever discovered in theLeedsarea, will be on show at the museum…
BBC News Lincolnshire, Thursday 3rd November 2011 “Philip Ingram-Jannetta, 15, of Leasingham, Sleaford, was with a friend when he came across the silver-gilt finger-ring, believed to date from the late 16th or early 17th Century.” – Taken from Article Click the image to read further: …
Published by Birmingham Mail.net, written by Anna Jeys & Emma Cullwick, March 13th 2007. “POLICE have installed metal detectors and scanners at a school to check pupils for knives and guns as shocking figures reveal classroom violence soaring in the Midlands. The equipment was set up at Grace Academy in Chapel House Road, Chelmsley Wood.” – Taken…
Published by 620wtmjnewsradio, By the Associated Press, July 14th 2011. “STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) — Officers have uncovered nearly 400 knives, ammunition, pepper spray and other items considered to be weapons during the first three months of metal detector screening at the Portage County Courthouse.” – Taken from Article Information from: Stevens Point Journal,…
Published by Staffordshire Newsletter: Thursday 24th November 2011. “HISTORY buffs in America are “bombarding” a Stafford museum with requests for jewellery inspired by the Staffordshire Hoard. US interest in the treasure has rocketed since artefacts were put on display at the National Geographic Museum in Washington DC last month, with more than 1,000 paying…
Published by BBC news Manchester, Friday 17th December 2010. Last year police were drafted in to Manchester as the city prepared for one of its busiest days of the year. “Metal detecting archways are part of a massive security operation as thousands of people head into the city. Ch Insp Chris Hill, of Greater Manchester Police,…