The Home Guard was trained to use the "Blacker Bombard" anti-tank mortars The remains of a World War Two defence found in a Coventry hedgerow could get protected status. The concrete base for a 29mm ...

An old World War Two defence has been found in a Coventry hedgerow. The 29mm 'spigot mortar' is said to be a "rare" example of wartime defences placed around the city. It fell "just short" of being ...

The recent unearthing of a World War Two relic in a Coventry hedgerow has piqued local interest and sparked lively debate. The rare find, a 29mm 'spigot mortar', resting in solid concrete provides ...

Police were called to the Embankment in Peterborough city centre yesterday (July 12) after magnet fishers found a suspected explosive device in the River Nene. Officers from Cambridgeshire Police and ...

A bomb used to destroy tanks during World War Two was discovered at a golf club in Merthyr Tydfil this week. The discovery was made by groundsmen at the Cilsanws Golf Club near Cefn Coed on Thursday ...

The former cinema opened in 1922 and has been nominated to be put on Coventry's local list of heritage assets An old cinema and a wartime anti-tank structure could be added to a city's list of ...