Starkey bid to save gold

HISTORIAN Dr David Starkey today launched a fundraising drive to keep the largest-ever hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold in the area in which it was found.

By The Newsroom

Published 13th Jan 2010, 08:59 BST

Updated 13th Jan 2010, 10:26 BST

The campaign aims to raise 3.3 million to acquire the Staffordshire Hoard, which was found with a metal detector last year. If successful it would be jointly acquired by museums in Birmingham and the Potteries.

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