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Leighton Buzzard Railway Autumn Steam Gala

In pictures: Full steam ahead for Leighton Buzzard Railway's autumn gala

Leighton-Linslade Town Council is running a consultation throughout October on the future of the town's market, after publishing its draft strategy

Consultation opens on future of Leighton Buzzard Market

The Decauville 0-4-2T ‘Victory’ from 1897, will feature at the re-scheduled Leighton Buzzard Railway Gala on October 24 and October 25

Steam returns as Autumn Gala at Leighton Buzzard Railway gets the green light

Wrest Park House in Silsoe will be closed this week for filming. Pic: June Essex

Part of iconic Wrest Park closed for filming

Christian Bale outside Mentmore Towers in Batman Begins

Mentmore Towers owner hits out at claims Batman building could be purchased

Passenger train takes on the Pirate Ship at Munday’s Hill

Visitors hooked by pirate themed holiday fun at Leighton Buzzard Railway

Leighton Buzzard Market

Leighton Buzzard’s historic market challenged by ‘trading headwinds’

Leighton Buzzard's Market Cross will act as the starting point for walks exploring the town's history during the Bedfordshire Festival of Autumn Walks

Bedfordshire Ramblers announce programme for festival of autumn walks

Leighton Buzzard Railway has moved its steam gala to October due to the prolonged spell of dry weather

Leighton Buzzard Railway steam gala delayed due to dry weather

Christian Bale outside Mentmore Towers in Batman Begins

Famous Batman building may face compulsory purchase over long-standing repairs

A competition has been launched to illuminate Whipsnade’s famous chalk White Lion

Competition to illuminate Whipsnade’s famous chalk White Lion
Animal lovers are being invited to make history by lighting up one of Bedfordshire’s most recognisable landmarks - the iconic chalk White Lion overlooking Dunstable Downs.
Olga Norford

Hundreds of Cheddington residents turned out for a meeting with ward councillors on July 28

Have your say to support Save Cheddington Village action group

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End of an era at Leighton Buzzard Railway

The Junior Railway Club is raising money to buy tools and safety equipment to carry out maintenance and operating activities on the railway.

Leighton Buzzard Railway Junior Club in line for Tesco cash boost

A prototype of the coronation arches erected in garden in Burcott, Leighton Buzzard

Leighton Buzzard home with Queen Elizabeth II coronation arches for sale

King Charles III pictured during a visit to Luton (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Seven people in Bedfordshire named in Kings Birthday Honours List

A photo showing the Beverley Sisters, two 20hp Simplex locos now at Leighton Buzzard from the Army Museum in Beverley. Photo by Mark Lewis.

Historic trains feature as annual diesel gala comes to Leighton Buzzard Railway

This is one of the earliest pictures of Whipsnade Zoo's famous chalk white lion, excavated in 1933

Whipsnade Zoo shares never-before-seen pictures as it celebrates 95th birthday

Designer Patrick Clarke, Ambassador Kate Silverton and some off the ‘Young Creative Partners’ who worked closely with Patrick to create The Children’s Society Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026

Gold medal winning garden to have forever home in Leighton Buzzard

Harry Sear and Paul Harold took their 100- year-old Talbot car Lavinia 3,500 miles around the coastline of Britain.

Team Lavinia celebrate vintage car’s road trip for Leighton Buzzard charity

Staff, residents and relatives presented funds to help support the PC Allen Restoration Appeal

Care home climbs aboard to support PC Allen Restoration Appeal

Harry Sear and Paul Harold will be taking their 100-year-old Talbot car Lavinia on a road trip in aid of the Reclaim Life charity

Help support 100-year-old Lavinia's road trip for Reclaim Life charity

John Flewin and Anne Hammond are reunited for the first time in nearly 60 years at Leighton Rose Care Home

Former LBO reporters reunited for first time in nearly 60 years

50 Gems of Bedfordshire: The History & Heritage of the Most Iconic Places by John Jackson & Jenny Jackson is available via http://www.amberley-books.com/

50 gems of Bedfordshire revealed in new book

The Vauxhall Viva in the Knowlers' garden before the start of the restoration

Story of Stewkley couple who restored Vauxhall Viva GT to feature on TV series

A family gathers to decorate the Christmas tree, a moment that often sparks conversations about traditions, relatives and family history passed down through generations.

Christmas surnames quiz: what your family name reveals (aff)

Congratulations - Leighton Buzzard-based historian Hannah Durkin has been named the winner of the Wolfson History Prize 2025.

Author wins £50,000 Wolfson History Prize for book on Atlantic slave trade

The Great Train Robbery lot

Documents from Great Train Robbery trial in Aylesbury go up for auction
Documents from the original trial of gang members involved in the Great Train Robbery are up for auction.
James Lowson

There are some things you'll almost certainly remember doing if you grew up in the 60s

You didn't grow up in the 60s if you don't remember doing these things

There are some car maintenance skills that most drivers possessed in the 60s and 70s but younger motorists lack

6 lost car maintenance skills every driver had in the 60s and 70s

Some people are still using products made more than a century ago, when things were built to last

9 of the longest surviving household goods, built to last

Ready meals really took off in the UK during the 70s and 80s

9 ready meals you'll remember if you grew up in the 70s, 80s or 90s

The prizes on the Generation Game's famous conveyor belt during the 70s, 80s and 90s were a mixed bag

13 of the most popular Generation Game prizes in the 70s, 80s and 90s

The Index catalogue was published from 1985 to 2005

7 lost catalogues you'll remember from the 70s, 80s, 90s and noughties

There are several items that were commonplace in the 60s and 70s, but young people today would struggle to work

7 common 60s and 70s items most people wouldn't know how to work today

A miner tries his luck at the coconut shy at the Good Friday Fair in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, in 1955

21 nostalgic photos to give you that Friday feeling

There are some wedding presents almost every couple had on their list in the 70s and 80s

7 of the most popular wedding gifts of the 70s and 80s

The unveiled Q Central plaque

New plaque unveiled to honour secret wartime heroes

These were some of the coolest and most desirable products of the 80s and 90s

7 of the coolest things we all wished we owned in the 80s and 90s

British boxer Henry Cooper plays the game frustration, at home with his family, in 1971

9 of the best games of the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s

These forgotten gadgets from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s were once at the cutting edge of technology and all the rage, but their popularity didn't last

7 forgotten gadgets from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s

These were some of the most popular department stores of the 60s and 70s, which are much missed by those who remember shopping there

9 department stores we loved in the 60s and 70s

Rosie Howat

Winning national competition is music to the ears of young writer Rosie

A blue plaque is set to be unveiled at the War Memorial in Leighton Buzzard to recognise those who served at Q Central throughout the Second World War

Secret war hub in Leighton Buzzard to be recognised with plaque

Fifteen young women in mini skirts wait to board a BMC Mini in July 1966 to break the world record for passengers in a Mini

17 photos capture people living the 60s dream
Ordinary people enjoyed greater liberties and had more money in their pockets to make the most of that newfound freedom.
Robert Cumber

There are some desserts you'll almost certainly remember if you grew up in the 70s, 80s or 90s

7 desserts we loved in the 70s, 80s and 90s

A number of popular sweet treats have changed their names over the years

7 popular sweet treats you may remember by a different name

Some of the firework safety films of the 70s, 80s and 90s are seared into the memory of those who watched them as children

Firework safety films that terrified children of the 70s, 80s and 90s

Second Lieutenant Esmond Lawrence Kellie

Grave of missing officers from Bedfordshire identified in Belgium

There were many crazes during the 70s, some of which lasted longer than others

7 crazes you'll only remember if you were around in the 70s

There are some sights and sounds which will transport you straight back to the 70s

9 sights and sounds you'll only remember if you grew up in the 70s

A photo of members of the Linslade Methodist Youth Club which was active throughout the 1950s and 1960s - members are staging a reunion at The Ship pub next month

Reunion organised for members of Linslade Methodist Youth Club

A coach service run on Sunday nights to take young men from the Forest of Dean to their sweethearts, most of whom are in domestic service in Cheltenham, in 1932

31 atmospheric photos show the UK after dark

There are some things you could do in the 80s and 90s that are no longer possible

7 things that were popular in the 80s and 90s but you can't do anymore

These photos capture life at some of the UK's most famous lost breweries

34 nostalgic photos capture life at UK's lost breweries

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