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Mystery of 1950s wedding photo album found dumped in Wakefield solved

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  1. The Guardian Worldseen 12 Oct, 15:08description edited
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    Online appeal and detective work by local historian help to return keepsake to couple’s sone after it had been stolen When Andrew Bedford discovered an old wedding album dumped outside his city centre cafe in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, he considered chucking it into a nearby wheelie bin. But when he opened the album, the vintage photographs of the happy couple on their wedding day in 1957 seemed too precious to throw away. Continue reading...

    Online appeal and detective work by local historian help to return keepsake to couple’s son after it had been stolen When Andrew Bedford discovered an old wedding album dumped outside his city centre cafe in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, he considered chucking it into a nearby wheelie bin. But when he opened the album, the vintage photographs of the happy couple on their wedding day in 1957 seemed too precious to throw away. Continue reading...

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Andrew BedfordWakefieldWest Yorkshire

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  1. Mon, 12 October 2026

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    • The Guardian World06:20first to reportedited after publishing

      Online appeal and detective work by local historian help to return keepsake to couple’s son after it had been stolen When Andrew Bedford discovered an old wedding album dumped outside his city centre cafe in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, he considered chucking it into a nearby wheelie bin. But when he opened the album, the vintage photographs of the happy couple on their wedding day in 1957 seemed too precious to throw away. Continue reading...

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