Local Newspapers, Magazines and Journals
at Bedford Central Library
Titles A-C
Local and family history by library > Bedford Central Library > Local newspapers, magazines and journals
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- See also Titles D-Z
- The location 'Heritage Library' is the Bedfordshire Heritage Library
- The location 'Local history' is the local history collection at Bedford Central Library
- The location 'Newspaper store' is a non-public area at Bedford Central Library
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| ACTION (St
Martin's Church, Bedford) | 1971 - 1987 | Local History |
| AMATEUR HISTORIAN (continued as LOCAL
HISTORIAN) | JAN 1952 - JUL 1954, AUTUMN 1956 - 1967 | Local History |
| AMPTHILL & FLITWICK TIMES
(previously AMPTHILL NEWS) | (microfilm) 9 SEP 1982 - 31 DEC 1993 (selected pages only) | Local History |
| AMPTHILL NEWS
(continued as AMPTHILL & FLITWICK TIMES) | (microfilm) 27 JUN 1891 - 31 AUG 1982 | Local History |
| AQUILA (Bedford High School for Girls) |
1918 - 2012 | Local History |
| ARDEA
(Beds & Hunts Naturalist Trust) | 1977 - 1981, 1983 - 1985 | Local History |
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ARTICLE (Bedford Arts Forum) |
1998 - 2009 | Local History |
| BACSHA NEWSLETTER (Bedford African Caribbean Self Help Assoc) | APR 1989 - MAR 1991 | Local History |
| BEDFORD & KEMPSTON CITIZEN
(previously BEDFORD & KEMPSTON EXPRESS) (continued as BEDFORDSHIRE TIMES & CITIZEN) | (microfilm) 9 MAR 1989 - 20 APR 1995 | Local History |
| BEDFORD & KEMPSTON EXPRESS
(continued as BEDFORD & KEMPSTON CITIZEN) |
(bound) 8 SEP 1982 - 1984 (microfilm) 6 OCT 1982 - 2 MAR 1989 | Local History |
| BEDFORD ARCHAEOLOGICAL & LOCAL
HISTORY SOCIETY NEWSLETTER
(continued as Bedford Local History Magazine) | OCT 1992 - OCT 1998 | Local History |
| BEDFORD ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
NEWSLETTER
(continued as BEDFORD ARCHAEOLOGICAL & LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
NEWSLETTER) | SEP 1987 - APR 1992 | Local History |
| BEDFORD BULLETIN U3A (UNIVERSITY OF THE 3RD AGE) | 2003 - | Local History |
| BEDFORD CAR CLUB BULLETIN
(previously BEDFORD MOTOR CLUB) | 1983, 1995 - 2006 | Local History |
| BEDFORD COMMERCE
(continued as COMMERCE) | 1982 - 1983 | Local History |
| BEDFORD FOR PEACE | OCT 1982 - JAN 1988 | Local History |
| BEDFORD LOCAL HISTORY MAGAZINE
(previously BEDFORD ARCHAEOLOGICAL and LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY NEWSLETTER) | 2014 - | Local History |
| BEDFORD HERALD
(previously BEDFORDSHIRE JOURNAL) | (microfilm) 13 FEB 1986 - 8 OCT 1998 | Local History |
| BEDFORD MIDWEEK (ceased)
| (bound) May 2012 - June 2013 | Heritage Library |
| BEDFORD MOTOR CLUB MAGAZINE
(continued as BEDFORD CAR CLUB BULLETIN) | 1974 - 1979 | Local History |
| BEDFORD NEWS
| 2000 - 2010 | Local History(oversize) |
| BEDFORD RECORD | (bound) 6 JAN 1948 - 31 AUG 1982 (microfilm) 6 JAN 1897 - 31 AUG 1982 |
Heritage Library Local History |
| BEDFORD TV ADVERTISER (ceased) |
(microfilm) 14 OCT 1998 - 9 FEB 2000 | Local History |
| BEDFORDSHIRE (Newsletter of
Bedfordshire County Council)
(previously BEDFORDSHIRE 2000) | SEPT 2000 - 2006 | Local History (oversize) |
| BEDFORDSHIRE & HERTFORDSHIRE
REGIMENT MAGAZINE & RECORD |
1920 - 1972 | Heritage Library |
| BEDFORDSHIRE & HUNTINGDONSHIRE
FARMER |
1972 - 1973 | Local History |
| BEDFORDSHIRE & HUNTINGDONSHIRE
NATURALIST TRUST LTD NEWSLETTER (continued as ARDEA) | NOV 1967 - NOV 1970, NOV 1972, NOV 1973 - MAY 1976 | Local History |
| BEDFORDSHIRE ARCHIVES NEWSLETTER
| 3 year backfile | Local History |
| BEDFORDSHIRE & LUTON BUSINESS
MONTHLY
(previously BEDFORDSHIRE BUSINESS MONTHLY) | FEB - AUG 1999 | Local History (oversize) |
| BEDFORDSHIRE & LUTON TOPIC
(continued as HERTFORDSHIRE & BEDFORDSHIRE TOPIC) | VOL 1 1966 - VOL 3 1969 | Heritage Library |
| BEDFORDSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGIST | VOL 1 PARTS 1 - 3 1955-56 | Local History |
| BEDFORDSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL
JOURNAL
(continued as BEDFORDSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGY) | 1962 - 1981 | Local History |
| BEDFORDSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGY
(previously BEDFORDSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL) | 1983 - | Local History |
| BEDFORDSHIRE BUSINESS | 1992 - APR 1995 | Local History (oversize) |
| BEDFORDSHIRE BUSINESSMAN | APR 1985 - NOV 1991, FEB, APR 1992 | Local History |
| BEDFORDSHIRE BUSINESS MONTHLY
(continued as BEDFORDSHIRE & LUTON BUSINESS MONTHLY) | NOV 1995, JAN 1996 -APR 1997,
JUN - JUL 1997, OCT 1997 - DEC 1997, FEB - MAY 1998, OCT - DEC 1998 |
Local History (oversize) |
| BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY LIFE | 1989 - 1990 | Local History |
| BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY LIFE SUMMER | 1998 - 2014 | Local History |
| BEDFORDSHIRE CRICKET MONTHLY | 2010 | Local History |
| BEDFORDSHIRE CYCLIST | 1979 - 1994 | Local History |
| BEDFORDSHIRE FAMILY HISTORY
SOCIETY JOURNAL |
SPRING 1977 - | Local History |
| BEDFORDSHIRE HISTORICAL RECORD
SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS |
1913 - | Local History |
| BEDFORDSHIRE HOUSEBOUND
CHRISTMAS (continued as LIBRARY LINK MAGAZINE) | 1989 - WINTER 1999 | Local History |
| BEDFORDSHIRE JOURNAL (continued as BEDFORD HERALD) | (bound) 1973 - 1974, 1980 -
1985 (microfilm) 7 OCT 1982 - 6 FEB 1986 | Heritage Library Local History |
| BEDFORDSHIRE LIFE
(previously NORTHAMPTONSHIRE & BEDFORDSHIRE LIFE) | JAN 1989 - JUL 1990 | Local History |
| BEDFORDSHIRE MAGAZINE | 1947 - SPRING 1999 CEASED | Local History |
| BEDFORDSHIRE MERCURY | (bound) 1898 - 1912 (microfilm) 1 APR 1837 - 27 DEC 1912 |
Heritage Library Local History |
| BEDFORDSHIRE NATURALIST | 1946 - | Local History |
| BEDFORDSHIRE ON SUNDAY | (bound) 6 mar 1977 - Oct 2017 (microfilm) 6 mar 1977 - Oct 2017 |
Heritage Library Local History Newspaper Store |
| BEDFORDSHIRE PROFILE (magazine for people and business in Beds) |
AUG 1990 - JULY 1998 | Local History |
| BEDFORDSHIRE STANDARD | (bound) 1887 - 1896 | Heritage Library |
| BEDFORDSHIRE TIMES
(continued as BEDFORDSHIRE TIMES & CITIZEN) |
(bound) 1869 - 21 APR 1995
(incomplete) (microfilm) 18 OCT 1845 - 21 APR 1995 |
Heritage Library Local History |
| BEDFORDSHIRE TIMES & CITIZEN
(previously BEDFORDSHIRE TIMES and BEDFORD & KEMPSTON CITIZEN) |
(bound) 27 APR 1995 - (microfilm) 27 APR 1995 - (paper) 1 YR |
Heritage Library Local History Newspaper Store |
| BEDFORDSHIRE UNEMPLOYMENT
MONTHLY
(continued as UNEMPLOYMENT QUARTERLY BEDFORDSHIRE) | SEP 1991 - DEC 1996 | Local History |
| BEDS AND BUCKS OBSERVER
(previously LEIGHTON BUZZARD OBSERVER and continued as LEIGHTON
BUZZARD OBSERVER) | (bound) 1968 - 1969, 1971 -
1985 (microfilm) 6 JUL 1954 - 5 SEP 1989 |
Heritage Library Local History |
| THE BILGE (Stewartby Water Sports Club) |
OCT 1985 - JUL 1993 | Local History |
| BROMHAM BROADSHEET | 2001 - 2012
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Local History |
| BUNYAN STUDIES | AUTUMN 1988 - SPRING 1990,
1991 - 1997 |
Local History |
| BUSINESS TO BUSINESS
(previously BEDFORDSHIRE BUSINESS TO BUSINESS) | 1 year backfile | Local History |
| BIGGLESWADE CHRONICLE | (bound) 1974 - 1986 (microfilm) 10 OCT 1891 - DEC 2007 |
Heritage Library Local History |
| CASTLE (Regimental Journal of the Royal Anglian Regiment) |
APR 1965 - JAN 1975 | Heritage Library |
| CASTLE QUARTER BULLETIN | 2012 - 2015 | Local History |
| CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLETTER (Council for British Archaeology newsletter) |
1971 - 1972, 1979, 1982 | Local History |
| CHILTERN BUSINESS | JAN/FEB 2000 - April 2001 | Local History |
| CHURCH MAGAZINES ( A SELECTION) | Local History |
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| COMMERCE
(previously BEDFORD COMMERCE) | 1984 - JUL 1998 | Local History | COUNTY BEEKEEPING BULLETIN | 1956 - 1970 | Local History |
| COUNTY DIGEST | JUL/AUG 1995 - MAR/APR 1999
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Local History |
| CRANFIELD EXPRESS | 2008 - 2012
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Local History |
| CYCLING CAMPAIGN FOR NORTH BEDFORDSHIRE
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OCT 2001 - 2011 | Local History |
See also Titles D-Z
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