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Obituary: Graham Mabbutt (1941-2022)

Graham Mabbutt, who sadly passed away on 22 June 2022, was a long-term and key member of the Bedford and Milton Keynes Waterway Trust and, more recently, a champion for the...

Obituary: Ian ‘Waggy’ Wagstaff 1952 – 2022

We are saddened to announce the sudden death of Bedford legend, Ian “Waggy” Wagstaff, also known to some as The Colonel, on Wednesday 13 April - known to…

Obituary: Brian Woodrow OBE DL

It is with huge shock and immense sadness that we have to share the news that Brian Woodrow OBE DL died in his sleep on Friday 16th July whilst on holiday with all his family in Norfolk...

Great Bedfordians: New biography of swashbuckling Col Frederick Burnaby

One of the country’s most remarkable Victorian adventurers has been brought back to life in a thrilling new biography. Tales of swashbuckling courage made Colonel Frederick Burnaby a household name during the late...

Obituary: Imam Mir Irshad Ali (1950-2020)

Imam Mir Irshad Ali passed away at home on Wednesday 7 October aged 80. He had led a life dedicated to the service of God and the communities in which...

Obituary: Tributes paid to ‘pillar of Bedford’s Sikh community’ Darshan Singh Garcha

Tributes have been paid to the “Pillar of the Sikh community in Bedford”Father-of-four, Darshan Singh Garcha, who was the President at Guru Nana...

One year on: Bedford businesswoman Emma Garrett talks about life after the death of her husband

A year ago today we published the moving obituary of Richard Garrett, written by his wife of 26 years, Emma. Richard had fought cancer for nine years, having been...

Obituary: Richard Patrick Garrett

The trouble with being asked to write an obituary for my husband Rich is that he was a larger than life character and I have no idea how to do justice to the giant who has been by...

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