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Tee diggers find treasure

An archaeological treasure has been unearthed on a golf course in Bedfordshire.

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Blue plaque unveiled in Bedford

A plaque has been unveiled in Bedford to mark the birthplace of an Antarctic explorer.

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Looking up on our high streets

You would be forgiven for thinking that our high streets all look the same. However if you glance above the shop fronts there are clues to how our high streets were in the past.

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A walk of fame for George the robot

One of the UK's earliest humanoid robots has been unearthed after spending 45 years stored in a garage.

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Last Lusitania survivor dies

Audrey Lawson Johnson, the last known survivor from the Lusitania, sunk by Germans in 1915, has died.

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Pioneering computer to be rebuilt

The first recognisably modern computer - the Edsac - is to be rebuilt at the UK's former code-cracking centre Bletchley Park.

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Save the Hitchcock 9

Film director Martin Scorsese is helping to save nine Alfred Hitchcock films which are being restored in Hertfordshire.

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Herts author's grave research

A Hertfordshire woman discovers interesting characters who were laid to rest in the county.

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Trust helps Hollywood

When the makers of the Hollywood blockbuster The King's Speech needed a projector from the 1930s, the Projected Picture Trust, based at Bletchley Park, was on hand to help.

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WWII airmen recognised

A memorial to 10 American airmen who made the ultimate sacrifice to save Cheshunt from destruction has been unveiled in the town.

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Great Bed of Ware set to return

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has given the green light to Ware Museum's plans to bring the Great Bed of Ware home.

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Can you help find nurse Emma?

A St Albans woman is trying to uncover the story behind an inscription on a park bench.

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New exhibition in Milton Keynes

An exhibition in Milton Keynes is set to address the misconception that the new city doesn't have any history.

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