Major Famous Local People Have Their Own Sections in the Main A-Z Sequence

July 2007

NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS INDEX

Local Studies Section Bedford Central Library

PLEASE NOTE:

Major famous local people have their own sections in the main A-Z sequence.

The separate BIOGRAPHY section in the Newspaper Cuttings Index containsall

other localpeopleor peoplewith local connections(too numerous to list individually).

Peoplefrequently asked formay be listed individually in this Index, but will have

“(Biography Section)” after their names to indicate where the cutting is filed.

To view the cuttings for a particular person, please checkthe Newspaper Cuttings

card catalogue in the Local Studies Library firstin order to get the reference numbers

of the cuttings required.

ACCIDENTS (inc. air, railway, river and road)

AGRICULTURE

AGRICULTURE, Foot and Mouth

AIDS SEE DISEASE, AIDS

AIRFIELDS SEE WORLD WARS, 1939-45, Airfields ……

AIR RAIDS SEE WORLD WARS, 1939-45, A.R.P. and Air Raids

AIRSHIPS SEE ALSO CARDINGTON

ALBONE, Dan

ALCOHOL SEE DRINK

AMBULANCE SERVICE

AMPTHILL

AMPTHILL, Churches

AMPTHILL, Industries & Trades

AMPTHILL, Public Houses

AMPTHILL, Schools

AMPTHILL, Streets

AMPTHILL PARK

AMPTHILL WORKHOUSE SEE WORKHOUSES, Ampthill

A/B

ANGLIAN WATER AUTHORITY SEE WATER SUPPLY

ARCHAEOLOGY

ARCHITECTURE

ARLESEY

ARLESEY, ThreeCountiesHospital SEE HOSPITALS, Fairfield

ARTISTS

ASPECTS LEISURE COMPLEX SEE BEDFORD, Leisure, Newnham Leisure Centre

SEE ALSO TOPIC FILE: ASPECTS LEISURE PARK

ASPLEY GUISE

ASTWICK

ASYLUM CENTRES SEE CLAPHAM and THURLEIGH, Immigration Detention Centre

ASYLUMS SEE ALSO HOSPITALS

AUGER, Andrew SEE CRIME, 21st Century, 2005, Murder, Bedford, Alison

BANKING

BARTON

B.B.C. SEE MUSIC, Bedford, World Wars, 1939-45

BEADLOW MANOR SEE SHEFFORD, Beadlow Manor

BEDFORD, Alison SEE CRIME, 21st Century, 2005, Murder, Bedford, Alison

BEDFORD, Brickhill

BEDFORD, Bypass SEE TOPIC FILE: BEDFORD BYPASSES

BEDFORD, Canal SEE CANALS, Bedford-Milton Keynes

BEDFORD, Castle SEE ALSO BEDFORD, Planning, Castle Mound

BEDFORD, Charities (inc. Almshouses, Harpur Trust)

BEDFORD, Churches

BEDFORD, Cinemas

BEDFORD, Colleges (inc. University)

BEDFORD, Conservation

BEDFORD, Controlled Parking Zones (CPZ) SEE BEDFORD, Transport, Parking

BEDFORD, Cricket SEE BEDFORD, Sport, Cricket

BEDFORD, Drama

BEDFORD, Football SEE BEDFORD, Sport, Football

BEDFORD, Goldington

BEDFORD, History

BEDFORD, Hospitals SEE ALSO WORKHOUSES, Bedford (for NorthWingHospital history)

BEDFORD, Hotels

BEDFORD, Hours SEE HISTORY, Bedford Hours

BEDFORD, Housing (inc. BritanniaWharf)

BEDFORD, Industries & Trades

BEDFORD, Leisure

BEDFORD, Markets SEE BEDFORD, Streets, St. Paul’s Square

MARKETS, Bedford, move

MARKETS, Bedford, new

BEDFORD, Mayor SEE NORTH BEDFORDSHIRE BOROUGH COUNCIL, Mayor and

ELECTIONS, Local and BRANSTON, Frank

BEDFORD, Mosque SEE BEDFORD, Queen’s Park, Mosque

BEDFORD, Museums (inc. Cecil Higgins Gallery)

BEDFORD, Parks

BEDFORD, Planning (inc. Shopping and Town Centre Planning)

BEDFORD, PrioryCountryPark

BEDFORD, Prison

BEDFORD, Public Health (inc. Crematorium)

BEDFORD, Public Houses

BEDFORD, Putnoe

BEDFORD, Queen's Park (inc. Mosque and Temple)

SEE ALSO TOPIC FILES: ETHNIC MINORITIES IN BEDFORDSHIRE

BEDFORD, Regatta

BEDFORD, River Ouse (inc. Bridges)

SEE ALSO TOPIC FILES: BEDFORD'S RIVERSIDE and

THE RIVER OUSE AT BEDFORD

BEDFORD, River Ouse, Embankment

BEDFORD, River Ouse, Lazy Sunday

BEDFORD, River Ouse, River Festival

BEDFORD, Schools

BEDFORD, Shopping (inc. Sunday Trading)

SEE ALSO TOPIC FILES: BEDFORD – A HISTORY OF SOME WELL-KNOWN SHOPS;

SHOPPING IN BEDFORD; BEDFORD: THE HARPUR CENTRE;

BEDFORD & KEMPSTON INDUSTRIAL ESTATES,

RETAIL & BUSINESS PARKS;

BEDFORD – GOAD SHOPPING STUDY 1989

BEDFORD, Shortstown

BEDFORD, Sikh Temple SEE BEDFORD, Queen’s Park, Temple

BEDFORD, Societies

BEDFORD, Sport

BEDFORD, Streets

BEDFORD, Swimming Pools

BEDFORD, Theatres

BEDFORD, Town Twinning (Arezzo, Italy; Bamberg,Germany; Wloclawek, Poland)

BEDFORD, Transport (inc. Bus Station, Car Parks, Parking / Controlled Parking Zones)

CLAPHAM, Immigration Detention Centre

CLAPHAM, TwinwoodAviationMuseum

CLARKE, Matthew SEE CRIME, 21st Century, 2007, Murder, Lee, Marvaleen

CLIFTON

CLOPHILL SEE ALSO WITCHCRAFT, Clophill

COCKAYNE HATLEY

COLMWORTH

COLWORTH HOUSE SEE SHARNBROOK, Colworth House (inc. Unilever)

CONSERVATION

COPLE

CORN DOLLIES SEE CRAFTS, Corn Dollies

CORN EXCHANGE SEE BEDFORD, Streets, St. Paul’s Square, Corn Exchange

COPROLITE MINING SEE INDUSTRIES & TRADES, Coprolite Mining

COTTON END

COUNCILS SEE BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

MID BEDFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL

NORTH BEDFORDSHIRE BOROUGH COUNCIL

SOUTH BEDFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL

COUNCIL TAX

COX, Frank SEE CRIME, 21st Century, 2006, Murder, Cox, Frank

CRAFTS

CRAMB-TODD, Ronnie SEE CRIME, 21st Century, 2007, Murder, Playle, Gary

CRANFIELD (inc. Aerodrome, Airfield, Airshow)

CRANFIELD COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS

CRANFIELD INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

CRANFIELD SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

CRANFIELD TECHNOLOGY PARK

CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY

CREMATORIUM SEE BEDFORD, Public Health, Crematorium

CRIME SEE ALSO POLICE

CROP CIRCLES SEE FOLKLORE, Crop Circles

CUSTOMS SEE ALSO MAY FESTIVALS

CYCLING

DEAN

DETENTION CENTRES SEE CLAPHAM and THURLEIGH, Immigration Detention Centres

DIALECT

DISEASE (inc. DISEASE, S.A.R.S.)

DOMESDAY BOOK

DOUGLAS, Barry SEE CRIME, 21st Century, 2006, Murder, Cox, Frank

DOVECOTES

DRINK

DRUGS

DRUIDS SEE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, Druids

DUNSTABLE

DUNSTABLE, Bypass

DUNSTABLE, Churches

DUNSTABLE, Cinemas

DUNSTABLE, Industries & Trades

DUNSTABLE, London Gliding Club

DUNSTABLE, Planning

DUNSTABLE, Public Houses

DUNSTABLE, Queensway Hall

DUNSTABLE, Schools

DUNSTABLE, Shopping

DUNSTABLE, Streets

DUNSTABLE DOWNS

DUNSTABLE TOWN BAND SEE MUSIC, DunstableTown Band

DUNTON

E/F

EATON BRAY

EDUCATION

EDWARDS, Bruce SEE LOCAL WRITERS, Edwards, Bruce

EDWORTH

EGGINGTON

ELECTIONS, European

ELECTIONS, Local

ELECTIONS, Parliamentary

ELSTOW SEE ALSO TOPIC FILES: NIREX (Nuclear Industry Radioactive Executive)

ELSTOW GARDEN VILLAGES

ELSTOW STORAGE DEPOT SEE KEMPSTON HARDWICK, Elstow Storage Depot

EMBANKMENT SEE BEDFORD, River Ouse, Embankment

SEE ALSO TOPIC FILES: BEDFORD’S RIVERSIDE and

THE RIVER OUSE AT BEDFORD

EMMAUSVILLAGE SEE CARLTON, EmmausVillage

EMPLOYMENT

EUROPE

EVACUEES SEE WORLD WARS, 1939-45, Evacuees

EVERSHOLT

EYEWORTH

FAIRFIELD HOSPITAL SEE HOSPITALS, FairfieldHospital

FAIRS

FALKLANDS WAR SEE WORLD WARS, Falklands War

FARMING SEE AGRICULTURE

FELMERSHAM

FILM MAKING / FILMS SEE LUTON HOO, Films and

SHUTTLEWORTH COLLECTION, Films

FIRE SERVICE

FIRES

FLITT, River

FLITTON

FLITWICK

FLITWICK, Bypass

FLITWICK, Churches

FLITWICK, Housing

FLITWICK, Industries & Trades

FLITWICK, Public Houses

FLITWICK, Shopping

FLITWICK MANOR

FLITWICK MOOR SEE NATURE RESERVES, Flitwick Moor

FLOODS SEE WEATHER

SEE ALSO BEDFORD, River Ouse, Floods, KEMPSTON, Flooding and

OUSE, River, Flooding

FOLKLORE (inc. Crop Circles, U.F.O.'s)

FOLKSONGS

FOLLY WOOD SEE NATURE RESERVES, Folly Wood

FOOD (inc. Bedfordshire Clanger)

FOOT AND MOUTH SEE AGRICULTURE, Foot and Mouth

FOOTBALL SEE BEDFORD, Sport, Football

FOOTPATHS (inc. Greensand Ridge, Icknield Way, Kingfisher Way, LeaValley Walk)

FORESTRY

FOSTER, Tim (Olympic Gold Medal rower) (Biography Section)

FOX HUNTING

FRASER, Gordon William SEE ARTISTS, Fraser, Gordon William

G/H

GALES SEE WEATHER

GARSZIKA, Kamila SEE CRIME, 21st Century, 2006, Murder, Garszika, Kamila

GASCOIGNE FAMILY

GENEALOGY

GEOLOGY

GHOSTS

GLIDING SEE DUNSTABLE, London Gliding Club

GODBER, Joyce (Biography Section)

GRAVENHURST

GREAT BARFORD

GREAT BARFORD, Bypass

GREAT DENHAM VILLAGE SEE BIDDENHAM LOOP

GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY SEE CRIME, 20th Century, 1962, Great Train Robbery

GREEN, Stephen SEE CRIME, 21st Century, 2007, Murder, Green, Stephen

GREEN BELTS

GREENFIELD

GREENSAND RIDGE SEE FOOTPATHS, Greensand Ridge

GREY FAMILY

GUILDS

GULF WAR

GYPSIES

HALL, Ronald SEE CRIME, 21st Century, 2006, Murder, Hall, Ronald

HANGARS SEE AIRSHIPS and CARDINGTON

HANRATTY, James

HARLINGTON

HARPUR, Dame Alice and Sir William

SEE ALSO BEDFORD, Churches, St. Paul's, Harpur, William and

PAMPHLET CABINET 'E' UNDER BIOGRAPHY: HARPUR

HARPUR TRUST SEE CHARITIES

HARROLD

HARROLD-ODELL COUNTRY PARK SEE NATURE RESERVES

HARROWDEN

HATCH

HAYNES

HEALTH SEE PUBLIC HEALTH and BEDFORD, Hospitals

HEATH AND REACH

HENLOW

HENLOW, Royal Air Force

HENLOW CAMP

HENLOW GRANGE

HENRY, Jon SEE CRIME, 21st Century, 2007, Murder, Henry, Jon

HERALDRY

HIGGINS, Cecil SEE ALSO BEDFORD, Museums

HIGHWAYMEN (inc. Black Tom)

HINWICK

HISTORY (inc. annual reviews of Bedford and Bedfordshire)

HOCKLIFFE

HONOURS (M.B.E's, O.B.E.'s etc.) SEE BIOGRAPHY SECTION:

UNDER PERSON'S SURNAME

HOSPITALS SEE ALSO RADIO, BedfordHospital

HOUGHTON CONQUEST

HOUGHTON HOUSE

HOUGHTON REGIS

HOUSING

H/I

HOWARD, John (1726 - 1790)

SEE ALSO PAMPHLET CABINET 'E' UNDER BIOGRAPHY: HOWARD

HOWARD CHAPEL (Mill Street)

SEE BEDFORD, Churches, Howard Chapel (inc. history & nightclub development)

HOWARD FAMILY

HUDDLESTON, Trevor (Biography Section)

HUSBOURNE CRAWLEY

HYDE

ICKNIELD WAY SEE FOOTPATHS

ICKWELL SEE ALSO MAY FESTIVALS, Ickwell

ICKWELL BURY, Yoga for Health Foundation

IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTRE

SEE CLAPHAM and THURLEIGH, Immigration Detention Centre

INDUSTRIAL ESTATES

SEE KEMPSTON, Industries & Trades, InterchangeRetailPark

SEE ALSO TOPIC FILE: BEDFORD & KEMPSTON INDUSTRIAL ESTATES,

RETAIL& BUSINESS PARKS

INDUSTRIES & TRADES

SEE ALSO UNDER INDIVIDUAL TOWN / VILLAGE ENTRIES IN

INDUSTRIES & TRADES SECTIONS

INTERCHANGE RETAIL PARK KEMPSTON

SEE KEMPSTON, Industries & Trade, InterchangeRetailPark

SEE ALSO TOPIC FILE: BEDFORD & KEMPSTON INDUSTRIAL ESTATES,

RETAIL & BUSINESS PARKS

IRAQ WAR

ISOLATION HOSPITAL SEE HOSPITAL, Biggleswade, Isolation

IVEL, River

IVEL, River, IvelValleyCountrysidePark

J/K

JABBI, Alfusaine SEE CRIME, 21stCentury, 2006, Murder, Jabbi, Alfusaine

JACKSON, George SEE LOCAL WRITERS, Jackson, George

JANSCZUK, Steven SEE CRIME, 21st Century, 2006, Murder, Jansczuk, Steven

JOBS SEE EMPLOYMENT

JONES, Iris SEE CRIME, 21st Century, 2004, Murder, Jones, Iris

KEMPSTON, Churches

KEMPSTON, Flooding

KEMPSTON, History

KEMPSTON, Housing

KEMPSTON, Industries & Trades (inc. InterchangeRetailPark)

KEMPSTON, Public Houses

KEMPSTON, Schools

KEMPSTON, Shopping

SEE ALSO TOPIC FILE: BEDFORD & KEMPSTON INDUSTRIAL ESTATES,

RETAIL & BUSINESS PARKS

KEMPSTON, Sport

KEMPSTON, Streets

KEMPSTON, Swimming Pool

KEMPSTON, Temple, Sikhs

KEMPSTON BARRACKS SEE ALSO KEMPSTON KEEP

KEMPSTON HARDWICK, Elstow Storage Depot

LEIGHTON BUZZARD, Narrow Gauge Railway SEE RAILWAYS, Leighton Buzzard

LEIGHTON BUZZARD, Oxenden House SEE SOCIAL SERVICES, Oxenden House

LEIGHTON BUZZARD, Schools

LEIGHTON BUZZARD, Shopping

LEIGHTON BUZZARD, Theatre

LEISURE

LIDLINGTON

LISTED BUILDINGS SEE CONSERVATION, Historic/Listed Buildings

LITTLE BARFORD

LITTLE STAUGHTON

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

LOCAL WRITERS

LOCKS (River) SEE OUSE, River (inc. BedfordEmbankmentTown Lock & Cardington Lock)

LONDON BRICK COMPANY SEE TOPIC FILES

LONDON GLIDING CLUB SEE DUNSTABLE, London Gliding Club

LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SEE MUSIC, Bedford, London Philharmonic

LONGHOLME LAKE SEE BEDFORD, River Ouse, LongholmeLake

SEE ALSO TOPIC FILES: BEDFORD'S RIVERSIDE and

THE RIVER OUSE AT BEDFORD

LOWER STONDON

LUTON

LUTON, Airport

LUTON, Airport, Crashes SEE ACCIDENTS, LutonAirport, Air Crash

LUTON, Arndale Centre

LUTON, Black Women’s Network

LUTON, Bypass

LUTON, Churches

LUTON, Cinemas

LUTON, Colleges (inc. University)

LUTON, Hat Industry (inc. Straw hat industry)

LUTON, History

LUTON, Hospitals

LUTON, Hotels

LUTON, Immigrants

LUTON, Industries & Trades

LUTON, Museum

LUTON, Parks

L/M

LUTON, Planning (inc. Housing)

LUTON, Public Houses

LUTON, Riots, Marsh Farm

LUTON, Schools

LUTON, Shopping SEE ALSO LUTON, Arndale Centre

LUTON, Sport SEE ALSO LUTON TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB

LUTON, Stopsley

LUTON, Streets

LUTON, Theatre

LUTON, Transport

LUTON, Vauxhall Motors

LUTON, Vauxhall Motors, World Wars

LUTON, World Wars

LUTON HOO

LUTON TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB

M1 (Motorway) SEE ROADS, M1

MAD COW DISEASE SEE PUBLIC HEALTH, B.S.E.

MALIK, Tariq SEE CRIME, 21st Century, 2006, Murder, Jabbi, Alfusaine

MAPS

MARKET GARDENING

MARKETS

MARKETS, Bedford SEE ALSO BEDFORD, Streets, St.Paul's Square

MARKETS, Bedford, move and

MARKETS, Bedford, new

MARQUES, Alexandre SEE CRIME, 21st Century, 2006, Murder, Marques, Alexandre

MARSTON MORETAINE

MARSTON VALE

MAULDEN

MAULDEN WOOD SEE NATURAL HISTORY, Maulden Wood

MAY FESTIVALS

MAYORS SEE ELECTIONS, Local,

NORTH BEDFORDSHIRE BOROUGH COUNCIL

and by name, e.g. BRANSTON, Frank

MBOYA, Tom SEE CRIME, 21st Century, 2006, Murder, Taketomo, Azamah, Fatama

McNALLY, Ferdinand SEE CRIME, 21st Century, Murder, 2006, McNally, Ferdinand

MEDICINE

MELCHBOURNE

MENTAL HEALTH

MEPPERSHALL

MID BEDFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL

MILITARY HISTORY

MILITARY HISTORY, Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment

MILITARY HISTORY, Hertfordshire & Bedfordshire Yeomanry

MILLBROOK

MILLER, Glenn SEE ALSO PAMPHLET CABINET 'E' UNDER BIOGRAPHY: MILLER

MILLS SEE WATERMILLS and WINDMILLS

MILTON BRYAN

MILTON ERNEST

MILTONKEYNES-BEDFORDCANAL SEE CANALS, Bedford-Milton Keynes

MINERALS (inc. Chalk, Fuller's Earth, Gravel, Sand)

MOGGERHANGER

MOLLOY, Bernadette SEE CRIME, 21st Century, 2007, Murder, Wilkins, Neil

MONASTERIES SEE RELIGIOUS HOUSES

M/N

MORRIS DANCING

MOTOR INDUSTRY SEE LUTON, Vauxhall Motors

MOWSBURY PARK SEE BEDFORD, Parks, MowsburyPark

MUIR, Jean (Fashion Designer) (Biography Section)

MUNTJAK DEER SEE NATURAL HISTORY, Muntjak

MURDERS SEE CRIME

MUSEUMS SEE BEDFORD, Museum; DUNSTABLE, Museum; LUTON, Museum;

SHUTTLEWORTH COLLECTION

MUSIC

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH INTO AQUATIC HABITATS (NIRAH)

SEE STEWARTBY, NIRAH Project

NATIONAL LOTTERY

SEE BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, National Lottery;

LEISURE, Arts, National Lottery;

NORTH BEDFORDSHIRE BOROUGH COUNCIL, National Lottery;

SPORT, National Lottery

NATURAL HISTORY

NATURE RESERVES

NAVIGATION SEE OUSE, River, Navigation

NEWMAN, Harry (Biography Section)

NEWSPAPERS

NIRAH PROJECT (National Institute of Research into Aquatic Habitats)

SEE STEWARTBY, NIRAH Project

NORTH BEDFORDSHIRE BOROUGH COUNCIL (inc. Mayor)

NORTHILL

NUCLEAR WAR SEE WORLD WAR, Nuclear

O/P

OAKLEY

OAKLEY HUNT SEE FOXHUNTING, Oakley Hunt

OBIN, Ikechukwu SEE CRIME, 21st Century, 2007, Murder, Henry, Jon

ODELL

OKEY, John SEE ALSO PAMPHLET CABINET 'E' UNDER BIOGRAPHY: OKEY

OLD WARDEN

ORGANISATIONS SEE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS