Retro

These are some of the period features you probably don't want to find if you're buying a houseplaceholder image

The 9 period features you don't want to find when buying a house

Do you remember when staying in touch took a little more effort, back in the 80s, 90s and noughties?placeholder image

9 ways we kept in touch during the 80s, 90s and noughties

These were some of the most memorable moments in the 1980s, which united the nationplaceholder image

9 unforgettable events that brought the nation together during the 80s

These are some of the most popular free gifts you may remember getting in your cereal boxplaceholder image

9 of the best cereal box toys from the 70s, 80s, 90s and noughties

There are lots of old words and phrases which you don't hear as much as you used to, and some are at risk of dying out altogetherplaceholder image

You're probably showing your age if you use these 13 words and phrases

These are some of the most memorable adverts of the 1980splaceholder image

11 of the most memorable adverts of the 80s

You'll probably remember doing these things if you grew up in the 1970splaceholder image

14 things you'll remember doing if you grew up in the 1970s

There are a number of things we were all taught at school which it turns out were wrongplaceholder image

11 things you were probably taught at school which are wrong

These inventions from the 60s and 70s changed our livesplaceholder image

11 amazing inventions from the 60s and 70s which changed our lives

These were some of the worst cars of the 1980s, according to critics and those who had the misfortune to own oneplaceholder image

The worst cars of the 80s, as notorious lemon makes unlikely comeback

From left, host Lola Lamour, last year's winners Jon Stevens and Keri Bettis, and host Mark Ewing (Picture: June Essex Photography)placeholder image

Free tickets for Bedford's Twinwood Festival up for grabs

It's that time of year again when the Twinwood Festival puts a call-out to the best dressed.

Clare Turner

What smell do you most associate with the 1970s?placeholder image

Smells of the 1970s - perfumes and aftershaves you might remember

These are some of the things you found in almost every 70s householdplaceholder image

14 things you found in almost every 70s household

These are some of the most valuable Lego minifigures, according to BrickEconomy.complaceholder image

The most valuable Lego minifigures, including one worth £5,500

These were some of the Eurovision Song Contest's most popular presenters of the 70s, 80s and 90splaceholder image

The most popular Eurovision presenters from the 70s, 80s and 90s

Bedford mayor Tom Wootton with the troopsplaceholder image

VE Day 80: Here's how Bedford marked historic anniversary

Which ice cream which reminds you of your childhood would you most like to see brought back?placeholder image

11 retro ice creams and lollies you'd love to see return

Retro video games could be worth thousands of pounds, even if they are used and in some cases lacking their boxes, according to new research by Currysplaceholder image

The 20 most valuable retro video games you might own, worth up to £4K

Do you remember these and other popular lunch box snacks and drinks of the 1980s?placeholder image

13 retro snacks every 80s child wanted in their lunch box at school

The 1982 Eurovision Song Contest was staged in the north of England for the first time. That year's show opened with the question 'Where is Harrogate?' as an international audience was introduced to the charms of the North Yorkshire spa town.placeholder image

When Eurovision came to Harrogate - a look back at the 1982 final

These were some of the most popular cars of the 1980s, with some celebrity fansplaceholder image

The most popular cars of the 80s in photos

These are some of the most valuable Matchbox cars sold recently, including one which fetched more than £3,000 at auctionplaceholder image

10 of the most valuable Matchbox cars, including one sold for £3,380

These were some of the biggest school playground crazes of the 1990splaceholder image

9 school playground crazes of the 1990s

Who doesn't love a street party? (Photo by PAUL ELLIS / AFP) (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)placeholder image

VE Day 80: Here are all the roads which will be closed for street parties

Bedford Borough Council will be hosting VE Day 80 events.placeholder image

VE Day 80: Here's how Bedford will be celebrating

Youngsters queue for an ice cream in 1974placeholder image

9 of the most popular ice creams and lollies of the 60s, 70s and 80s

These are just some of the things which were hugely popular during the 1970s but you rarely, if ever, see todayplaceholder image

14 things which were huge in the 1970s but you rarely see today

These are some of the most valuable toys from the 1980s, based on recent sold prices on eBayplaceholder image

13 of the most valuable 80s toys, worth up to £2,250

If you were a child of the 80s then chances are you probably enjoyed playing with some of these toys.

Robert Cumber

Sir Alistair Cook, centre, was guest of honour at the signing ceremonyplaceholder image

Alistair Cook attends ceremony to mark opening of Bedford School Mohali in India

Bedford's Polish community is hosting its annual Heritage Day on May 4placeholder image

Don’t miss chance to help celebrate Bedford Polish Heritage Day

Bedford Corn Exchangeplaceholder image

Major re-vamp for Bedford’s historic Corn Exchange thanks to £2.5m funding

171 crimes were recorded at churches, and 14 at mosques between the start of 2022 until the end of 2024placeholder image

185 places of worship in Bedfordshire vandalised in just three years

Celebrities have recalled the first cars they owned, including a Mini Metro and a Ford Cortinaplaceholder image

19 celebrities and their first cars before they were famous

These were some of the most popular restaurant chains around the UK in the 70s, 80s, 90s and noughtiesplaceholder image

9 popular restaurants of the 70s, 80s, 90s and noughties we have lost

These are some of the most valuable rare Lego sets today, worth up to £13,000 eachplaceholder image

The 14 most valuable Lego sets - including one worth £13K

Activities to mark St George’s Day celebrations will be held next Saturday (26/4) between 12pm and 6.30pmplaceholder image

Flying the flag in Bedford with family fun to mark St George’s Day celebrations

These were some of the most popular toys of the 1960splaceholder image

14 toys you'll almost certainly remember if you were a 60s child

St Botolph's Church Aspley Guise. Picture:  JThomasplaceholder image

Beloved church saved from at risk register thanks to grant for urgent repairs

A trendy looking DJ Noel Edmonds is pictured here in 1974 beside his Ford Capri Mk II. The Capri was the seventh best-selling car of the 1970s, with 378,310 registered, according to startrescue.co.uk, which described how it 'fused simple mechanics with sporty styling and an affordable price tag'. It was known as a 'pony' car - like a 'muscle' car, but smaller.placeholder image

The most popular cars of the 1970s in photos

Do you remember these popular children's TV shows of the 90s?placeholder image

15 much-loved children's TV shows of the 90s you may remember

Midland Bank began life as the Birmingham and Midland Bank in 1836 and grew rapidly, becoming Midland Bank in 1923. Between the end of the First World War and the 1940 it was reportedly the biggest bank in the world. It was bought in 1992 by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) in what was then one of the largest deals in banking history and was renamed HSBC Bank in 1999. This photo shows a Midland Bank branch on White Lane, Gleadless, Sheffield, in June 1986.placeholder image

9 famous banks we've lost over the years amid latest closures

Five years since the first Covid lockdown in the UK, the impact of the pandemic is still being feltplaceholder image

Five remarkable ways the Covid pandemic forever changed life

Do these photos bring back any memories for you of 1980s school days?placeholder image

15 surprising things you'll remember if you went to school in the 80s

The crouched burial discovered at Sharnbrook (© MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology))placeholder image

Sharnbrook excavations reveal Bronze Age pottery and Iron Age farming settlement

Rachel Turnbull, English Heritage’s senior collections conservator, views the mysterious portrait (Picture: English Heritage)placeholder image

Could this mysterious painting loaned to Wrest Park be Lady Jane Grey?

Experts believe they may have uncovered the only painting of the ‘nine days queen’ before she was executed.

Clare Turner

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

Take a look at these must-see historical images of Woburn Abbey

The volunteers who help run the 306th Bombardment Group Museum at Thurleighplaceholder image

Appeal to fund urgent repairs at former Second World War RAF base near Bedford

These toys were banned in many schools for a whole host of different reasonsplaceholder image

11 toys commonly banned from schools in the 2000s

Fred Durst 'hate' reaching fever pitch and mainstream success; it's been 25 years since Limp Bizkit's Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water was released.placeholder image

Revisiting Limp Bizkit’s Chocolate Starfish & Hot Dog Flavored Water

Holocaust Memorial Day is to be held at the Anne Frank Tree in Bedford Parkplaceholder image

Holocaust Memorial Day to be marked at Anne Frank Tree in Bedford Park

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

7 nostalgic gadgets you'll only remember if you grew up in the 80s

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

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

David Bodenplaceholder image

Then and now Stagecoach East: Bus ticket machine technology

23 years ago this week, Whitney Houston was still reigning atop the UK single chart with “I Will Always Love You”placeholder image

What songs have matched Whitney Houston's record on the UK chart?

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

9 long lost Facebook features that will bring back memories

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