How recklessness and greed led the finders of one of Britain's rarest treasure troves to jail.

The coins would later be revealed to feature the heads of both Alfred the Great, who ruled Wessex, and Ceolwulf II of Mercia, the ancient kingdom covering the area where the coins were found.

Located just five miles from Tetbury in Gloucestershire, across the ancient border between the Saxon kingdoms of Wessex and Mercia, Malmesbury is so old that even the Danes and Saxons have only ...

It’s five miles from Tetbury over the ancient border between the Saxon kingdoms of Wessex and Mercia, but Malmesbury is so old that the likes of Danes and the Saxons only relatively recently ...

Located just five miles from Tetbury in Gloucestershire, across the ancient border between the Saxon kingdoms of Wessex and Mercia, Malmesbury is so old that even the Danes and Saxons have only ...

Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) John Campion is set to hold West Mercia Police accountable for its progress in fostering a safe and inclusive environment for both its workforce and the wider ...

West Mercia Police had previously been without a permanent chief constable since October 2023 when Pippa Mills left after two years to become assistant commissioner at the Metropolitan Police.

Richard Cooper will take on the role with West Mercia Police after the region's Police and Crime Commissioner, John Campion, commended him to the Police and Crime Panel. Following what was ...