Experts used CT scanning to crack the four-letter code on a 400-year-old brass padlock found in the sand near Margam in Port Talbot. The lock is part of a treasure hoard from the Ann Francis ship, which was lost in a storm in 1583, and it now sits on display at Swansea Waterfront Museum.
Portrait painter Jamie Routley, who grew up in Newport, says visits to the city's museum and a work placement with a local framer inspired his career. His portrait of England cricketers Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad now hangs at Lord's cricket ground.
Glasgow's Citizens Theatre was named Britain's top theatre at the inaugural Great British Theatre Awards, marking the Theatres Trust's 50th anniversary. The judges also praised its renovation, which reopened the building after several years of delays.
Sam Fender surprised his old school, John Spence Community High School in North Shields, by having its pupils sing on his cover of a Rolling Stones classic for the John Lewis Christmas advert. The track also features the Easington Colliery Band, and proceeds from the single will go to the Teenage Cancer Trust and Action for Children.
