Sign up to the free MyBury newsletter to get the best stories direct to your inbox A man is set to stand trial over criminal charges relating to a Viking hoard of coins and silver worth almost £1 million.
Roger Pilling appeared briefly before Durham Crown Court to plead not guilty to three charges against him. The 73-year-old, from Rossendale, appeared alongside Craig Best, 44, from Bishop Auckland, County Durham, who also pleaded not guilty. READ MORE:Trafford Centre shoppers hit with fines in free car parks under new 'Sensitive Parking Scheme' The pair denied a charge of conspiracy to convert criminal property – Anglo-Saxon coins – between September 2018 and May 2019, LancsLive reports.
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