Retro

Thousands of 'Flower People' take part in a love-in in the grounds of Woburn Abbey in August 1967.

15 historical images showing life around Woburn down the decades

Lost Facebook features you may remember. Photo: Juana Arias/ The Washington Post via Getty Images

9 long lost Facebook features that will bring back memories

An ultra-realistic animatronic orangutan climbs a 20ft Christmas Tree at Coin Street Observation Point, London to highlight the threat to the survival of the species due to deforestation caused by palm-oil production, following Iceland's Christmas advert being banned.

Do you remember the Christmas advert that was ‘banned’ from TV?

Shoppers pictured looking at a Christmas display in the window of a Marks and Spencer shop on 20th December 1976.

8 nostalgic photos of Christmas shoppers in the 1970s

Christmas toy crazes that made parents' lives havoc

7 mega-popular Christmas toys parents struggled to buy

Urgent repairs have been carried out to save the legion hall in Heath & Reach from closure

Funding boost saves Royal British Legion hall in Heath & Reach from closure

Your old Silent Hill games could be worth hundreds. Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Retro horror games that are worth hundreds

Who from the '80s has had a profound influence on musicians of recent years, including Justin Timberlake, Gerard Way and Karen O?

11 musicians from the 1980s that helped shaped the charts today

Could you have a retro PlayStation game that could be worth a small fortune hidding somewhere in your house. Photo: Getty Images/ CEX

7 rare PlayStation games that could fetch over £1,000

Only a true 00s kid would remember these gadgets. How many did you own?

11 gadgets you'll only remember if you're a 00s kid

Nine video games you may have played in the 1980s - including arcade classics.

Nine retro video games you may have played in the 80s

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Matthew Mohan-Hickson

7 gadgets you may recognise if you grew up in the 1980s. Photo: Scott Gries/ImageDirect/ Getty Images

7 retro gadgets you may remember if you grew up in the 1980s

Gadgets you may remember from the 1990s. Photo: YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP via Getty Images

The 9 nostalgic gadgets you may remember if you grew up in the 1990s

De Winton ‘Chaloner’ waiting to run the Leedon Flyer alongside Pedmoura on a full line service train at Page’s Park Station

Golden age of steam comes to life at Leighton Buzzard Railway Autumn Gala

Primark has turned 50 in the UK and these are the first stores it opened in Britain. Generic picture of a Primark store. Photo: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

The first 10 Primark stores to open in Britain and where

Grovebury Road Gas Works in Leighton Buzzard c. 1920

Leighton Buzzard Gas Works

A lot has changed since the last time Oasis played a gig together in 2009. Photo: Getty Images

9 things that didn’t exist last time Oasis played a show

Cadbury My Era AI retro photo. Photo: Cadbury

Make your own Cadbury retro poster

Stonhill Image taken March 2009

Stonhill, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard: A Brief History

Site of the former Parish Workhouse in Baker St.

Looking back at Leighton Buzzard's parish workhouse

The King's Birthday Honours List has been published today (14/6)

Bedfordshire people recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours List

Left: Christopher with the former Chief of Staff ‘General The Lord Richards’ and the Mayor of Havent and his Consort.Christopher is also pictured, right, standing at an exhibition table with artifacts specifically relating to Caruth Main, including his Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) posthumously sent on to his adopted parents at their Leighton Road home.

Family pay tribute to Leighton-Linslade Second World War hero

Leighton Buzzard Town Hall c. 1895 [Z1306/72]

Vestry Matters 1799 to 1832

Fiona Harrison. Picture: Mark Slater

Leighton Buzzard singer set to perform at D-Day commemorations in Normandy

Simmons Mill taken from the air just before it was closed down

The Saxon Mill that changed the course of the River Ouzel

Cross Keys c.1900 [Z1306/72]

Leighton Buzzard into the Renaissance and the Civil War and beyond

LEFT: The front page of the new book showing the Cross after cleaning. RIGHT: The almost life size medieval carving of John the Baptist, traditional seen holding a lamb. Centuries of exposure to the English weather have worn away most of the details.

The history of Leighton Buzzard’s Market Cross revealed in new book

Ian Thompson running in Luton accompanied by wife Margaret. (Image: Keystone Press, Alamy Stock Photo)

Yesteryear: Trainee teacher’s extraordinary marathon success

In what was billed as one of the most extraordinary marathon successes of all time, Ian Thomson took home the gold medal at the 10th Commonwealth Games in Christchurch in 1974 during his first international appearance.

Carly Smith, Luton Heritage Forum

Cross Keys c.1900 [Z1306/72]

Leighton Buzzard after the Middle Ages

Six sites in Central Bedfordshire are in a very bad condition - Photo Rui Vieira

The historic churches considered at risk in Central Bedfordshire

Pam Ward, has been awarded an MBE for contribution to the community of Whipsnade

Volunteer Pam awarded MBE for exceptional services to the community in Whipsnade

Cattle at Leighton Market c.1900 [Z1130/72]

Medieval Leighton Buzzard

Site of Grove Priory c.1812 [Z315/3]

Medieval Leighton Buzzard

Simon Cartwright outside the 17th-century Grade II-listed home which features in the upcoming Monkhouse film. Picture: Simon Cartwright / SWNS

Bob Monkhouse film set to feature TV legend's Eggington home

Red lion Public house

Carry on Policeman -- good Ole P.C Dickens got em at last

The cannon ball was found abandoned in a skip near the post office.

Cannon ball and Victorian pop bottle among items displayed at history event

Artist Suzanne Southerton, prize winner Emma Davies, and RBL member Stuart Clarke. Back - Kay Fisher and Sarah Prudomes from Mimic Gifts. Image: Tony Margiocchi

Leighton Buzzard Royal British Legion raises £26k following Poppy Appeal

The Queen's Head.

Campaigners calling on residents and businesses to help save historic Wing pub

Next weekend's Christmas Festival Weekend promises some fabulous live entertainment

Christmas Festival Weekend kicks off festive season in Leighton-Linslade

People gathered for the Linslade Garden of Remembrance service and wreath laying ceremony

Community of Leighton Buzzard and Linslade come together for Act of Remembrance

Linslade Lower School pupils with their Easter Bonnets.

50 pictures of Linslade Lower as it gets ready to celebrate its 110th birthday

There's plenty of spooky fun this Halloween

10 frighteningly fun Halloween events for families this half term

GRMT trustee Tony Tomkins (left) holds the works plate and 2182 restoration project leader Tim Ratcliff holds the number plate donated to the Trust by Michael Jacob at Stonehenge Works

Unique loco reunited with original ​​​​​​​Works and Number plates

Aylesbury Waterside Theatre present Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Waterside Theatre pantomime officially launched with cast photoshoot

Leighton Buzzard mayor Councillor Kevin Pughe is pictured making the presentations to Jenny Davis

Couple recognised for 20 years’ service to Leighton Buzzard branch of the RNLI

Husband and wife team helped raise more than £40,000 for the charity

Olga Norford

Singing sensation Fiona will be bringing her vintage vibes to the second of the park's concert series. Photo by Mark Slater.

Leighton Buzzard soprano prepares to lift spirits at Bletchley Park

Families enjoy feeding the swans and cygnets. Pic: Tony margiocchi

Crowds turn out for Linslade’s annual canal festival extravaganza

The Trust has helped All Saints Leighton Buzzard in recent years with grants over £100,000

Annual fundraising event will see churches preserved for future generations

English Heritage now has adult fancy dress at Wrest Park (Picture: Jim Holden)

Adults only: Wrest Park gives grown ups the chance to play dress up

Children will be able to meet Paw Patrol's Marshall later this month.

Four-legged favourite swaps pup-mobile for locomotives at railway event

The Market Cross - photo Jane Russell

Work starts on conserving major Leighton Buzzard landmark

The Travelling Post Office (TPO) carriages have received a fresh coat of paint for the occasion

Railway Centre marks 60th anniversary of the Great Train Robbery

Last year's charity convoy raised £14,000.

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard Truck Convey is revving back into town

Few moments in sporting history have provoked such fierce debate as Geoff Hurst's second goal against West Germany in the 1966 final at Wembley. Fans all held their breath as referee Gottfried Dienst consulted with linesman Tofiq Bahramov before awarding the goal.

9 sporting moments which shocked the world

Baldwin 778 wore a special plaque.

Leighton Buzzard Railway marks 17th century custom abolished by the Victorians

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