Staffordshire Hoard to stay in region
Tuesday 23rd March 2010, 2:15PM GMT.
The Staffordshire Hoard of Anglo Saxon treasure found last year will stay in the West Midlands, it was announced today.
The hoard was found by a metal-detecting enthusiast last year and had been on sale for £3.3 million.
Today it was announced that the National Heritage Memorial Fund was giving a grant of £1.585m to a fund set up to buy the treasure for the region.
The money will be added to cash raised by Stoke and Birmingham Councils and prevents the collection being sold off in pieces to private collectiors.
Shropshire Star on Twitter
Keep updated with the latest breaking news and content on our Twitter feed.
Lifestyle
Interactive Dining Out map
Hundreds of reviews by the Shropshire Star and Express & Star's teams to help you decide where to eat.
Entertainment
All the film reviews
Before you plan a trip to the pictures, get our critics' verdicts on all the latest movie releases.
OUR NEW APP
Get the new Shropshire Star app
Download the Shropshire Star’s new app to your iPad or iPhone to get one week of access to our digital newspapers absolutely FREE.
shropshirestar.com
Popular sections
Useful links
