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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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