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Metal detecting shops close due to people panic buying Garret Ace 250's

Metal detecting shops close due to people panic buying Garret Ace 250’s

It has been reported that several metal detecting retailers have had to shut up shop in the past 24 hours due to a surge in panic purchases of metal detectors, particularly of the Garret ace range.  Many leading figures in the detecting scene have blamed the increase of sales on China with many detectorists believing their favourite brand of metal detector simply wont be able to be assembled…

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Detectorists warned to stay off you tube following momo appearance in detecting videos. Detectorists have been warned to avoid watching metal detecting videos on Youtube following several reports that momo has breached the metal detecting scene and has been appearing in videos on many popular metal detecting channels.

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Lesbian transgender woman demands more gender identity specific portaloos at metal detecting events.

Lesbian transgender woman demands more gender identity specific portaloos at metal detecting events.

With a growing number of transgender people taking up metal detecting in the United Kingdom, it comes as no surprise to the daily detectorist that certain issues could be arising at rallies, and it has been reported that most organizers have been neglecting the needs of transgender folk, or simply refusing to supply clearly marked and specific gender identity sensitive toilet facilities.

Accordin…

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Metal detectorist charged with Gatwick airport drone disruption

Metal detectorist charged with Gatwick airport drone disruption

Earlier this morning it has been announced by BBCi news that a metal detectorist has  been taken into police custody following the disruptions caused at Gatwick by a drone resulting in total mayhem for many holiday travellers and bringing the busiest airport in the UK to a standstill at the busiest time of year.

According to a statement given by North Sussex police, the GPS was tracked from where…

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Upstart detectorist delighted about finding a horseshoe. Never was the saying "one man's rubbish is another man’s treasure" more apparent than in the hobby of metal detecting, especially when considering cases such as that of Green horn detectorist Dianne Tanner.

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'Metal detecting for the many not just the few' Jeremy Corbyn announces Labour policy

‘Metal detecting for the many not just the few’ Jeremy Corbyn announces Labour policy

Daily Detectorist Election Special Part 1 With Phil Maholin: Digging out the news that they want to bury While The Daily Detectorist is entirely impartial and at all times it maintains a balanced and unbiased attitude to politics; with the election looming we considered it nothing less than our duty to keep our readers apprised of any issues relating to their beloved hobby that any party may be…

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Sussex police granted extra funding to combat Heritage Crime.

Sussex police granted extra funding to combat Heritage Crime.

Following on from our story last year on the issue of day hawkers in Dorset, it appears  that the problem is spreading eastwards across the country being made apparent by reports that Sussex police have been granted an “absolutely absurd amount” of tax payers money to help combat against a recent spree of heritage crime incidents which have been  happening in broad daylight at protected sites…

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Ring of power declared Treasure by British Museum.

Ring of power declared Treasure by British Museum.

The one ring of power manufactured by the Dark Lord Sauron (otherwise known as ‘Isildur’s Bane’) found by a Lincolnshire metal detectorist in 2015 has been declared Treasure, a spokesman for the British Museum has confirmed. Miss Holly Sheet of Grimsby, who discovered the ring last year at an undisclosed location somewhere in the vicinity of Ancaster, said that she initially suspected the ring to…

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Female detectorist sues Garret over tragic pet death.

Female detectorist sues Garret over tragic pet death.

At 78,  Ethel Reed is on the older side of those who engage in our glorious hobby. Such mature detectorists, with their years of experience and long-standing engagement with both newcomers and peers alike, are surely the cornerstone of the coil-swinging world. However, the pensioner is suing Garret over an incident which occurred last year where her pet rabbit, Flopsy IX, died in tragic…

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‘Man in the hat’ theme tune reaches number 1 in Uzbekistan pop music charts.

‘Man in the hat’ theme tune reaches number 1 in Uzbekistan pop music charts.

The self proclaimed ‘man in the hat’ has enjoyed a controversial existence in the world of online Metal Detecting. Some sing his praises from the rooftops, while others decry everything he does and lampoon him for his often exuberant and occasionally ostentatious You tube videos. However, his most recent bit of publicity has come from an unexpected source- the Republic of Uzbekistan. DD Uzbek…

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River Thames plagued by 'Mudhawks'

River Thames plagued by ‘Mudhawks’

The River Thames, long acknowledged as Britain’s longest archaeological site, is under attack by a new wave of heritage crime, DD maritime correspondent Riva Banks reports. So-called ‘mudhawks’ often operating under the cover of darkness and at high tide, have been slipping into the dark waters unnoticed, using underwater metal detectors and dredging equipment alongside scuba gear to…

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Man pissed off at paying £20 to metal detect and not find anything.

Man pissed off at paying £20 to metal detect and not find anything.

A middle-aged man from South Yorkshire is due to appear in court following a violent incident which occurred at a metal detecting rally near Dinnington where witnesses reported a man had gone “totally fucking mental” and smashed up several cars before wheel spinning out of the field, hurling a torrent of verbal abuse and a partially eaten corned beef-salad sandwich out of his car window at…

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Summer beach detectorists actually just checking out chicks.

Summer beach detectorists actually just checking out chicks.

In the peak of the summer months metal detectorists flock to the coast for a spot of beach detecting with many doing so simply to cash in from jewelry and money lost by people enjoying themselves in the sun, others because their favorite cultivated farm fields are currently in crop and out of bounds until after the harvest. But according to a woman from Newquay in Cornwall,  a network of beach…

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Boris Johnson to rebuild Hadrians wall if Scotland gain UK independence.

Boris Johnson to rebuild Hadrians wall if Scotland gain UK independence.

In the wake of the impending possibility of a Scottish separation from the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson has suggested that repairing Hadrian’s wall and raising it by several hundred feet could be a permanent and cost effective way of keeping those pesky Pict’s in the mountains where they belong. We Sent DD’s patriotic yet impartial and well-spoken resident Scotsman Paul McCoil to a conference in…

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XP Detectors to stop UK exports following Brexit.

XP Detectors to stop UK exports following Brexit.

As a result of Britain making a hasty retreat from the EU, detectorists all over the country are coming to terms with the grim realisation of the prospect that British made detectors could be the only machines on the market available for purchase at retailers across the UK by 2018. An emergency conference was held in London this morning held by delegates from the Federation of Independent…

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Syrian metal detectorists loot ancient sites across the EU "England is next"

Syrian metal detectorists loot ancient sites across the EU “England is next”

With a growing number of Syrian migrants planning to enter the UK before the Brexit referendum, the notion that a large group of Syrian detectorists are slowly detecting their way across Europe in an effort to loot sites, sell the booty, and pay their way into the UK,  is probably not an alarming one. But as we discovered on Facebook this morning the group have no intention of participating in…

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Disgruntled Swine specialists Roman lead pig horror.

Disgruntled Swine specialists Roman lead pig horror.

  Bishompton veterinary practice (often considered one of the top swine specialist services in Somerset) have this morning revealed their frustration and disappointment at finding out the recently discovered Roman lead ingot which is being commonly referred to as a ” pig ” has absolutely nothing in common with a pig nor any other member of the genus sus type within the suidae family of even-toed…