A coin dating back over 700 years was found near a Merseyside park.
Russell Brookes, from Newton-le-Willows, has been using a metal detector for around five years- taking his device out across local areas in the hopes of turning up a piece of history. The coronavirus pandemic halted Russell's searches for a while, but he has recently been back out and made a big discovery.
He told the ECHO: "I started again last week. Went out down near Sankey Canal in a field I have permission to detect. Heard a beep and thought is was the signal for a pop can. It turned out to be a 700 year old coin."
