We'll be back on Monday from 08:00 but we'll let his most famous creation, a children's favourite for years and probably for years to come, say goodbye...
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Music festival gets under way in Hertfordshire
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The Standon Calling Festival is well under way in Hertfordshire. The rain hasn't put a dampener on the atmosphere at the three-day event which features the likes of Suede and Jess Glynne.
In addition, 23-year-old defender George Baldock has signed a new two-year contract at Stadium MK.
Williams started his career with the Dons, before signing for Fulham for an undisclosed fee in June 2012.
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Overnight weather: Scattered showers perhaps locally heavy
Dan Holley
BBC Look East weather
Some clear spells, but often cloudy tonight with a few scattered showers, perhaps locally heavy. Temperatures will dip to 13C (55F).
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Early showers will fade and there'll be breaks in the cloud tomorrow to give some good sunny spells. There will still be a risk of a few isolated but locally heavy showers developing during the afternoon and evening. Top temperature: 23C (73F) inland.
Gang of three robbers, including two from Hertfordshire, jailed
Dramatic CCTV footage has been released by police of the moment officers cornered a gang of robbers just minutes after they had carried out a £200,000 armed raid on a jeweller's store.
David George, 21, of Furzen Crescent, Hatfield, Hertfordshire; Domingo Nsita, 29, of Windsor Crescent, Wembley, north London; and Joshua Tiloye, 22, of Featherstone Close, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, all pleaded guilty to the armed robbery of Justice Jewellers, in Parchment Street, Winchester, Hampshire, on April 15.
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The trio were sentenced at Winchester Crown Court for one count of robbery and one count of possession of an imitation firearm.
George was sentenced to 10 years in prison, Nsita was jailed for 12 years and Tiloye was sentenced to 10 years.
George Baldock signs new contract at MK Dons
MK Dons full-back George Baldock has signed a new two-year contract with the club.
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Baldock, 23, a graduate of the club's academy, has played 83 times for the Dons, and has added a further 50 appearances during loan spells for Northampton Town, Tamworth and Oxford.
Colette McCulloch named as pedestrian struck by lorry on A1
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
Police have just confirmed that Colette McCulloch, 35, of The Lane, Wyboston, was killed after being struck by a lorry on the A1 yesterday.
The crash happened at about 03:00 on the southbound carriageway near Eaton Socon, on the Bedfordshire-Cambridgeshire border, causing the road to be completely shut for much of the morning.
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A woman who died in a collision with a lorry on the A1 near St Neots, Cambridgeshire, yesterday has been named as Colette McCulloch from Wyboston, Bedfordshire.
More to follow.
Noah Serra-Morrison killer sentenced to 23 years in prison
Hardeep Hunjan has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 23 years for murder of Noah Serra-Morrison, his girlfriend's 13-month-old toddler.
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Noah died as a result of a skull fracture at his home in Crawley Road, Luton in November.
Noah's mother Ronnie Tayler-Morrison, 22, was jailed for given six years and six months for causing or allowing his death, and two years for cruelty, to be served concurrently.
Voice of Postman Pat dies aged 83 at his home in Bucks
Barrie, who was born Leslie Hulme, provided the voice for Pat and many of the other characters in the animated series, as well as the famous theme tune.
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His daughter Lorraine said he died peacefully at home in Denham, Buckinghamshire, of liver cancer.
Cat shot with air rifle in Leavesden
Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live
Police are looking for witnesses after a cat was shot in Leavesden.
It's believed that Benji, who is seven years old, was shot with an air rifle between 19:30 and 21:00 on 21 July in the High Road area.
He suffered injuries to his internal organs, needing emergency surgery, and is still under veterinary care.
Hertfordshire Police called it an "isolated occurrence" and has appealed for witnesses to come forward.
The high-speed HS2 Line through Buckinghamshire should be scrapped because it's likely to be delayed, over-budget poor value for money, according to the Taxpayers' Alliance.
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Chief executive Jonathan Isaby called it a "wasteful vanity project".
He said: "The new prime minister should now be pursuing bold and imaginative policies to boost economic growth and increase productivity - and that positive approach must include scrapping HS2, which has cost taxpayers far too much already."
The Department for Transport (DfT) insisted that the case for the scheme was "absolutely clear", saying it "will create jobs and skills now and will help spread opportunity and growth in the longer-term".
Verulamium lakes: What's causing the silt build-up?
Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live
St Albans Council said it had been working with the Environment Agency and the RSPB on a long-term scheme to restore the River Ver to its natural state, which in turn would improve the water flow through the lakes to help prevent build-ups of silt.
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It said the problems were:
Slow water flow from the River Ver over the last few decades has meant the lakes are gradually becoming stagnant
Feeding birds at the lakes encourages them to stay in the park and disrupts their natural migration patterns - the result is a large tonnage of bird droppings that, together with other organic material, turns into silt
Councillor Daniel Chichester-Miles said: “Improving conditions around the lakes is a council priority and I am sure residents will support our efforts to do so.”
New clean-up plan announced for Verulamium lakes
Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live
If you've been walking in St Albans' Verulamium Park recently you'll have noticed - and probably smelt - the large build-ups of silt, mainly gathered at the edge of the larger lake near the Fighting Cocks pub and at the bridge that separates the two lakes.
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Well, St Albans District Council has just announced it is going to be removing 150 tonnes of it - by mid-August.
The scheme, costing £29,000, will see a tanker positioned near the pumping station opposite Westminster Lodge and a half-mile-long pipe laid out from there to the lakes.
Silt will then be removed by suction and taken to a treatment plant near Redbourn for disposal.
Watford fan Nick Cruwys holds brain injury charity fundraiser
Justin Dealey
BBC Three Counties Radio
There probably isn't a Watford fan who doesn't know the name Nick Cruwys.
The Hornets fan from Hemel Hempstead spent four months in hospital with a serious head injury following a match at Wolves last March.
His recovery is ongoing, but this weekend he and his family are putting on an event at Hemel Hempstead FC to raise money for Headway Hertfordshire, a brain injury charity through which Nick has done his rehab.
His wife Jodie tole me: "An occupational therapist comes round weekly to help him with his memory and cognitive skills... she's his fairy godmother, so we just wanted to say thank you."
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Vivean Gray death: The St Albans link... sort of
Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live
Sad news today as we learned that Vivean Gray - who played Neighbours busybody Mrs Mangel - had died.
I was convinced the actor had moved to Hertfordshire so there was a local link and on looking into it I discovered there was - sort of - but I seem to have confused my fact from fiction.
She appeared in the Australian soap between 1986 and 1988, and when she left her CHARACTER emigrated to St Albans.
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Note to self: soaps aren't real - although it seems I'm not the only one to have got a bit mixed up.
Gray gave up acting after the show, complaining of the verbal attacks she received from people who could not distinguish her from her on-screen character.
"I could barely set foot outside my own door without someone screaming abuse at horrid old Mrs Mangel," she was quoted as saying in 1989.
Swiss Abdi, 29, (pictured) leaves after four years at Vicarage Road, while Pudil, 30, of the Czech Republic spent last season on loan at the South Yorkshire club, helping them to the Championship play-off final.
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Stag rescue number two for Buntingford fire station
Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live
Stag rescue is becoming a bit of a "speciality" for Buntingford firefighters, who for the second time in two weeks have been called upon to rescue one from water.
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Artist Richard DeDominici had decided to recreate the scenes when he started making films in 2013 but it was taking time to put together due to scheduling filming in people's properties.
It really took off (if you'll pardon the pun) when MKIF got involved and commissioned the Redux which was shot over two days, with a budget of £5,000, using local people in the same locations.
Director Monica Ferguson said the result was "a fabulous mini-movie which leaves a lasting legacy for the festival and also celebrates the way the people of Milton Keynes love being involved in quirky projects".
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Live update for Beds, Herts and Bucks have now finished.
Today it was revealed that Ken Barrie, the voice of Postman Pat, has died at his home in Buckinghamshire, aged 83.
We'll be back on Monday from 08:00 but we'll let his most famous creation, a children's favourite for years and probably for years to come, say goodbye...
Music festival gets under way in Hertfordshire
BBC Introducing... in Beds, Herts and Bucks
The Standon Calling Festival is well under way in Hertfordshire. The rain hasn't put a dampener on the atmosphere at the three-day event which features the likes of Suede and Jess Glynne.
MK Dons re-sign Williams on loan
League One side MK Dons have re-signed Fulham and Wales forward George Williams on a season-long loan deal.
In addition, 23-year-old defender George Baldock has signed a new two-year contract at Stadium MK.
Williams started his career with the Dons, before signing for Fulham for an undisclosed fee in June 2012.
Overnight weather: Scattered showers perhaps locally heavy
Dan Holley
BBC Look East weather
Some clear spells, but often cloudy tonight with a few scattered showers, perhaps locally heavy. Temperatures will dip to 13C (55F).
Early showers will fade and there'll be breaks in the cloud tomorrow to give some good sunny spells. There will still be a risk of a few isolated but locally heavy showers developing during the afternoon and evening. Top temperature: 23C (73F) inland.
BBC Weather has more detail.
Gang of three robbers, including two from Hertfordshire, jailed
Dramatic CCTV footage has been released by police of the moment officers cornered a gang of robbers just minutes after they had carried out a £200,000 armed raid on a jeweller's store.
David George, 21, of Furzen Crescent, Hatfield, Hertfordshire; Domingo Nsita, 29, of Windsor Crescent, Wembley, north London; and Joshua Tiloye, 22, of Featherstone Close, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, all pleaded guilty to the armed robbery of Justice Jewellers, in Parchment Street, Winchester, Hampshire, on April 15.
The trio were sentenced at Winchester Crown Court for one count of robbery and one count of possession of an imitation firearm.
George was sentenced to 10 years in prison, Nsita was jailed for 12 years and Tiloye was sentenced to 10 years.
George Baldock signs new contract at MK Dons
MK Dons full-back George Baldock has signed a new two-year contract with the club.
Baldock, 23, a graduate of the club's academy, has played 83 times for the Dons, and has added a further 50 appearances during loan spells for Northampton Town, Tamworth and Oxford.
Watch: Postman Pat theme song, sung by Ken Barrie
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As mentioned earlier, Ken Barrie, for many years the voice of Postman Pat, has died aged 83 at his Buckinghamshire home.
As well as voicing many of the other characters in the programme, he also sang the show's theme...
Colette McCulloch named as pedestrian struck by lorry on A1
Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live
Police have just confirmed that Colette McCulloch, 35, of The Lane, Wyboston, was killed after being struck by a lorry on the A1 yesterday.
The crash happened at about 03:00 on the southbound carriageway near Eaton Socon, on the Bedfordshire-Cambridgeshire border, causing the road to be completely shut for much of the morning.
BreakingA1 crash victim named
A woman who died in a collision with a lorry on the A1 near St Neots, Cambridgeshire, yesterday has been named as Colette McCulloch from Wyboston, Bedfordshire.
More to follow.
Noah Serra-Morrison killer sentenced to 23 years in prison
Hardeep Hunjan has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 23 years for murder of Noah Serra-Morrison, his girlfriend's 13-month-old toddler.
Noah died as a result of a skull fracture at his home in Crawley Road, Luton in November.
Noah's mother Ronnie Tayler-Morrison, 22, was jailed for given six years and six months for causing or allowing his death, and two years for cruelty, to be served concurrently.
Voice of Postman Pat dies aged 83 at his home in Bucks
Pete Cooper
BBC Local Live
Ken Barrie, the voice of children's TV show Postman Pat, has died at the age of 83.
Barrie, who was born Leslie Hulme, provided the voice for Pat and many of the other characters in the animated series, as well as the famous theme tune.
His daughter Lorraine said he died peacefully at home in Denham, Buckinghamshire, of liver cancer.
Cat shot with air rifle in Leavesden
Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live
Police are looking for witnesses after a cat was shot in Leavesden.
It's believed that Benji, who is seven years old, was shot with an air rifle between 19:30 and 21:00 on 21 July in the High Road area.
He suffered injuries to his internal organs, needing emergency surgery, and is still under veterinary care.
Hertfordshire Police called it an "isolated occurrence" and has appealed for witnesses to come forward.
HS2 rail project 'should be scrapped'
Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live
The high-speed HS2 Line through Buckinghamshire should be scrapped because it's likely to be delayed, over-budget poor value for money, according to the Taxpayers' Alliance.
Chief executive Jonathan Isaby called it a "wasteful vanity project".
He said: "The new prime minister should now be pursuing bold and imaginative policies to boost economic growth and increase productivity - and that positive approach must include scrapping HS2, which has cost taxpayers far too much already."
The Department for Transport (DfT) insisted that the case for the scheme was "absolutely clear", saying it "will create jobs and skills now and will help spread opportunity and growth in the longer-term".
Verulamium lakes: What's causing the silt build-up?
Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live
St Albans Council said it had been working with the Environment Agency and the RSPB on a long-term scheme to restore the River Ver to its natural state, which in turn would improve the water flow through the lakes to help prevent build-ups of silt.
It said the problems were:
Councillor Daniel Chichester-Miles said: “Improving conditions around the lakes is a council priority and I am sure residents will support our efforts to do so.”
New clean-up plan announced for Verulamium lakes
Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live
If you've been walking in St Albans' Verulamium Park recently you'll have noticed - and probably smelt - the large build-ups of silt, mainly gathered at the edge of the larger lake near the Fighting Cocks pub and at the bridge that separates the two lakes.
Well, St Albans District Council has just announced it is going to be removing 150 tonnes of it - by mid-August.
The scheme, costing £29,000, will see a tanker positioned near the pumping station opposite Westminster Lodge and a half-mile-long pipe laid out from there to the lakes.
Silt will then be removed by suction and taken to a treatment plant near Redbourn for disposal.
Watford fan Nick Cruwys holds brain injury charity fundraiser
Justin Dealey
BBC Three Counties Radio
There probably isn't a Watford fan who doesn't know the name Nick Cruwys.
The Hornets fan from Hemel Hempstead spent four months in hospital with a serious head injury following a match at Wolves last March.
His recovery is ongoing, but this weekend he and his family are putting on an event at Hemel Hempstead FC to raise money for Headway Hertfordshire, a brain injury charity through which Nick has done his rehab.
His wife Jodie tole me: "An occupational therapist comes round weekly to help him with his memory and cognitive skills... she's his fairy godmother, so we just wanted to say thank you."
Vivean Gray death: The St Albans link... sort of
Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live
Sad news today as we learned that Vivean Gray - who played Neighbours busybody Mrs Mangel - had died.
I was convinced the actor had moved to Hertfordshire so there was a local link and on looking into it I discovered there was - sort of - but I seem to have confused my fact from fiction.
She appeared in the Australian soap between 1986 and 1988, and when she left her CHARACTER emigrated to St Albans.
Note to self: soaps aren't real - although it seems I'm not the only one to have got a bit mixed up.
Gray gave up acting after the show, complaining of the verbal attacks she received from people who could not distinguish her from her on-screen character.
"I could barely set foot outside my own door without someone screaming abuse at horrid old Mrs Mangel," she was quoted as saying in 1989.
Sheffield Wednesday sign Watford pair
BBC Sport
Watford midfielder Almen Abdi and left-back Daniel Pudil have both agreed permanent transfers to Sheffield Wednesday.
Swiss Abdi, 29, (pictured) leaves after four years at Vicarage Road, while Pudil, 30, of the Czech Republic spent last season on loan at the South Yorkshire club, helping them to the Championship play-off final.
Stag rescue number two for Buntingford fire station
Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live
Stag rescue is becoming a bit of a "speciality" for Buntingford firefighters, who for the second time in two weeks have been called upon to rescue one from water.
Last week they were called to rescue an animal stuck in a swimming pool. This time the animal was "in camouflage" but it again ended in a safe release.
I'm sure they deer-ly hope they don't have to do any more.
I'll get my coat.
Superman IV Redux is MK Festival's 'lasting legacy'
Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live
The re-creation of part of Superman IV in Milton Keynes came about with the help of the Milton Keynes International Festival (MKIF).
Artist Richard DeDominici had decided to recreate the scenes when he started making films in 2013 but it was taking time to put together due to scheduling filming in people's properties.
It really took off (if you'll pardon the pun) when MKIF got involved and commissioned the Redux which was shot over two days, with a budget of £5,000, using local people in the same locations.
Director Monica Ferguson said the result was "a fabulous mini-movie which leaves a lasting legacy for the festival and also celebrates the way the people of Milton Keynes love being involved in quirky projects".