THE TRUTH ABOUT: Dunstable - The Untold Story

Workers restoring a medieval English house found 800 years of hidden history, including rare wall paintings, sealed doorways and mysterious protective marks

A conservation project at Dunstable's Priory House has revealed eight centuries of hidden history. Nationally important wall paintings and sealed medieval doorways were discovered during the extensive restoration. Scientific tests confirm the building's early 13th-century origins as part of Dunstable Priory. Protective symbols, known as witch marks, were carved into…

The Times of India · Aug 30

Man, 83, charged with murdering woman, 84, found dead at her home

Police were called to a property in Dunstable just after 1.40pm on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2025

Blind veteran, 100, ‘felt 10 feet tall’ marching past Cenotaph for first time

Michael Woods, from Dunstable in Bedfordshire, marched with more than 40 other blind veterans supported by the charity Blind Veterans UK.

Evening Standard · Nov 10, 2024

Asylum seekers in Bedfordshire ‘afraid to leave hotel’ because of being filmed

Dunstable residents said to be taking videos of those staying at hotel that has been focus of protests and far-right leafleting

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2023

Asylum seekers ‘living in fear’ as more UK anti-migrant protests planned

Tensions mount at Dunstable meeting as Hope Not Hate flags five far-right affiliated demonstrations planned this weekend

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2023

School blasted for showing pupils photo of Osama Bin Laden as Prophet Muhammad

A Powerpoint presentation given during a Religious Studies lesson at All Saints Academy in Dunstable showed a picture of Osama Bin Laden with the words written next to it: 'Muhammad, last Prophet in Islam'

Daily Mirror · Feb 28, 2022

‘Malevolent ghost’ accused of shoving pint of beer off table in 300-year-old pub

Spirit blamed for mystery spillage at White Swan in Dunstable, notorious for ‘spooky’ happenings

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2022

Patient who died at UK hospital from Lassa fever was newborn baby – reports

Two family members also suffering from acute viral infection endemic in parts of Africa but very rare in UK

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2022

Creepy footage shows 'GHOST knocking over pint of beer' in 'haunted' pub

Natasha Magnan, the manager of the 300-year-old White Swan Inn pub, in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, believes a former regular may have come back to haunt them and is playing tricks on them

Daily Mirror · Feb 15, 2022

Jimmy Carr: Protesters demand apology outside comedian’s Dunstable show

Carr has been widely condemned for a joke about the Holocaust in his Netflix special

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022