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Police investigating rape of teenage girl
Thames Valley Police is investigating a report of a rape in Milton Keynes.
Man arrested on suspicion of raping teen girl
PLAYING fields behind the Territorial Army centre in Bletchley were sealed off yesterday morning after a man was arrested on suspicion of raping a 15-year-old girl.
Success is in the bag for Charlotte
A MUM of two from Milton Keynes was so fed up with tiny handbags that she designed her own more practical model.
Record time at Olney Pancake Race video
THE annual Olney Pancake Race has been won in a record breaking time by an 18-year-old who was taking part in the event for the first time.
E-fit released after sexual assault
Thames Valley Police has released an e-fit image of a man it would like to identify as part of its investigation into a sexual assault.
Woman and baby found safe
Sanuja Theivendirajah, a 22-year-old woman and her 11-month-old daughter Yalshana Yalenthan, reported missing from their home in Daniels Welch, Coffee Hall, Milton Keynes, have been found safe.
Green light for White Hart mental health centre plans
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a 32-bed mental health centre in West Bletchley have been given the green light.
Benefit cheat narrowly avoids jail
A city woman who claimed a whole array of benefits, despite inheriting £100,000 in 2007, which she held in undisclosed bank accounts, has narrowly escaped jail.
Be careful with hot oil in National Chip Week
Take care if you are planning to indulge in one of the nation’s favourite foods during National Chip Week this week.
Motorcyclist receives minor injuries in collision
A 22-YEAR-OLD motorcyclist was taken to hospital last night after he was involved in a collision in Shenley Church End.
Carnival company puts its art into business training
AN arts company has launched a training service for firms.
Store owner fined for underage cider sale
A city store owner has been fined after a 15-year-old girl was sold six cans of cider at her store.
Market trader avoids jail for JLS and Justin Bieber counterfeits
A MARKET trader has narrowly escaped jail after he was caught selling counterfeit clothing in Central Milton Keynes market.
Man attacked with gun and screwdriver in robbery
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after an aggravated burglary at an address in Heelands yesterday evening.
Girl, 15, left shaken after attempted robbery
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after an attempted robbery on Thursday.
Pedestrian seriously injured after hit and run collision
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a collision between a pedestrian and a car yesterday.
Somali group praise for MP’s khat battle
MP Mark Lancaster has been honoured for his fight to ban the drug Khat.
Burglar jailed after builders quick thinking
A BURGLAR has been jailed after he was caught by two builders in Peartree Bridge.
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Frances SNAPs into speaking action
A TOP woman after-dinner speaker will be helping a Milton Keynes charity raise vital funds.
Store’s revamp forecast to bring £10m back to the city
CONSTRUCTION work is due to start in weeks on a flagship development at a Milton Keynes shopping centre.
Logistics trainers holding open day for employers
EMPLOYERS in Milton Keynes have been invited to find out how training in logistics can help their businesses be more competitive.
Search continues for missing woman and baby
Thames Valley Police is appealing for the public’s help to find a woman and her baby who have been missing from their homes in Slough since last week.
Police witness appeal after burglary
Thames Valley Police is appealing for information after a burglary in Middleton on Wednesday.
MP Mark urges people to consider organ donation
City MP, Mark Lancaster, has urged people to do their bit for people suffering with life threatening diseases by signing up to the NHS Organ Donor Register.
Town loses link to printing past video
FORMER office worker Sandra Waite, pictured left, held back tears when demolition workers started tearing down her old workplace.
MP Mark celebrates apprentice achievements
MP for Milton Keynes North, Mark Lancaster, was recently invited to Hanslope Park to celebrate the work of apprentices.
Raising money is child’s play
A MILTON Keynes charity and shopping centre have teamed up to help create a traditional adventure playground in the new city.
Neigh problem for Diamond Jubilee
THE war horse from Steven Speilberg’s epic film is to be the star attraction at a village Diamond Jubilee party.
My ‘perfect man’ was sex pest cop
THE former partner of disgraced cop Mark Wilkie has revealed she would like to see the sex pest “locked up for life and castrated”.
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Pupils use scrap in business brainwave
OTHER people’s scrap has been turned into a flourishing business by an enterprising group of Stantonbury sixth formers.
Homestart is ready for fight
CITY charity Homestart is ready to do battle with councillors at next week’s budget meeting amid fears it may have to close.
Network Rail rubbish trade union job claims
NETWORK Rail has dismissed claims employees would lose their jobs for refusing to move within 75 minutes of the its new headquarters in Milton Keynes.
‘We’re trustees and don’t want to damage the centre’s image’
FOR years thecentre:mk has been renowned as one of the biggest and best places to shop, eat and socialise and soon, under the supervision of centre director Robert Hall and development director, Jon Weymouth, it could become even better.
Call to scrap jobs for fat cat bosses
FAT cat bosses earning more than £100,000 a year at Milton Keynes Council could be forced to quit their jobs in order to save front line services.
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Thanksgiving for life-saving kidney
A MAN kept alive by a kidney dialysis machines for 30 YEARS is finally able to lead a normal life – thanks to his best friend.
We’re backing Turing pardon
ALAN Turing was a lot of things – hero, genius, computer whiz, and a criminally prosecuted homosexual.
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Council tax for Fire service to freeze
The coming year’s council tax to pay for Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service is to remain at this year’s level.
Survival of the fittest in online incident game
FIRMS in Milton Keynes will be able to compete against each other in a free competition to see who makes the best survival decisions.
Be extra vigilant when booking stretch limousines
PARENTS are being warned to be extra vigilant when thinking about booking cut price ‘stretch limousines’ for their children.
Cambian Group offers reassurances over Mental Health Centre
The Cambian Group has submitted a planning application to develop a state of the art 32 bed, new build mental health rehabilitation service on the site of the former White Hart Public House in Bletchley.
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Wavendon car crash is ‘one of the worst’
TWO drivers were lucky to escape with their lives according to police after one of the worst head-on crashes officers have seen.
It’s time to give some exposure to a long-serving city photographer!
ONE of the strangest jobs in Nigel Lazaro’s 25 year career was to take a photograph of a dead person.
Man robbed after being threatened with knife
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a robbery yesterday morning.
Road improvement work continues at B&Q roundabout
Work is currently being carried out on a number of areas in Bletchley to improve the roads and reduce congestion.
D-Day looms over plans for mental health centre
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a mental health centre in Bletchley will be heard before a planning committee on Thursday night.
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Techies launch mentoring scheme
A MENTORING scheme for new technology businesses has been launched in Milton Keynes.
Firefighters rescue injured swan from frozen lake
Firefighters fromNewport Pagnell and Broughton helped the RSPCA rescue a swan from a frozen Willen Lake.
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Woman fined after car found abandoned
A woman was left nearly £1,400 out of pocket on Friday when she was found guilty of abandoning a car in Broughton.
City pub to host fundraiser for fire heroes
A city pub, ravaged by a fire in December, will host a fundraiser to raise money for the firefighters who saved the building.
World record swimmer takes plunge at Stony’s first business exhibition
MULTIPLE long distance swimming world record setter Dr Julie Bradshaw will be the motivational speaker at a new business exhibition in Stony Stratford.
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Thursday 23 February 2012
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