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Join festive celebrations with a respite care stay or day visit. Picture – supplied

Ad Feature Give the gift of respite care at Christmas: At this welcoming care home

Cllr Zoe Nolan, Cabinet Member for Children and Families at Climb Quest in Kingston – one of several SEND friendly venues for the winter activity programme

FREE activities and meals offered to MK families over Christmas school holiday

The highlight of Zak Fadel's year is the Christmas carousel at centre:mk. Riding it and listening to the music eases his anxiety.

Lonely teenager finds unusual but lovely way to ease his anxiety at centre:mk

Volunteer ladies from BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha MK wishing all visitors and worshippers 'Happy Diwali and a wonderful Hindu New Year'

Diwali celebrations light up Milton Keynes

Calling all spice enthusiasts! Sankalp in Milton Keynes is a new go-to for Indian cuisine. Supplied picture

Ad Feature Record-breaking Indian restaurant chain opens in Milton Keynes!

Amy Rowling and her one-year-old son alongside colleague Gloria Kubajo. Both work at the hospital and are now using the breastfeeding and pumping room regularly

Special breastfeeding room opens for working mums at Milton Keynes hospital

Poonam Shah in hospital during the stem cell donation process

Selfless mum saves the life of stranger by donating her stem cells

Harry Fryer, 7, has been hailed as the kindest trick and treater in Milton Keynes following last week's Halloween

Meet Harry - the kindest young Halloween trick or treater in Milton Keynes

John Davies sadly died following an attack in a Milton Keynes underpass

People rally round to help devastated family of musician who died after attack

The health centre in Milton Keynes has apologised to patients finding it difficult to contact them by phone

Dad spends four hours waiting in vain on phone to get GP appointment for toddler

Reuse in Milton Keynes is offering free Santa visits for children in families struggling with the cost of living crisis

Caring community organisation offers free Santa's grotto visits

The city centre is planning a spectacular Christmas lights display this year

This is when the Christmas lights will be switched on at CMK this year

Bea Pykett

Brave little terminally-ill girl gets Strictly Come Dancing wish come true

Milton Keynes schoolgirl Neriah Toby was just eight years old when she suddenly passed away

Primary school to open memorial garden after tragic death of young pupil

The Peter Pan installation at Gulliver's Land of Lights in Milton Keynes

Spectacular mile-long Land of Lights festival opens in Milton Keynes

Bookings have opened for Santa visits at Dobbies in Milton Keynes

Garden centre launches 'Quiet Grotto' for kids with special needs to see Santa

Seven children are looking for families to adopt them in Milton Keynes. Photo is generic image from Getty Images

Adoption appeal launched to find forever families for seven young children

Sophia is pictured (right) with her little sister Alexandra and the team from Iconic Cuts barbers in Milton Keynes

Seven-year-old child launches act of kindness to give boys free haircuts in MK

Dine in style with a feast of oriental dishes to choose from in MK – bring the taste of Asia to your home. Supplied picture

Ad Feature Could this MK takeaway be next on your home delivery list?

New mum Georgina Chalmers is embarrassed and upset after her experience of breastfeeding at Wolverton Swimming and Fitness Centre in Milton Keynes

Mum quietly breastfeeding small baby asked to leave 'adults only' area of gym

Toybox charity, based in Milton Keynes, has helped thousands of street children

MK-based charity helps 10,000th street child get legal identity

NHS urges all pregnant women to get their flu and Covid jabs before winter comes

Joey Carr is awaiting diagnosis to autism and ADHD

Mum struggles to home educate special needs son deemed too difficult for school

Midsummer Place is throwing free Halloween parties for children this half term

Free Halloween parties for kids to be held at MK shopping centre this half term

The Match Attax official tour is landing in Milton Keynes on October 24

Special Match Attax Tour to come to Milton Keynes this month

Corinna O'Neill's first book is about a lion in a supermarket

Mum finds novel way to get children to tell her about their school day

Two wheels fell off a school bus while it was carrying children in MK

Parents horrified after two wheels fall off school bus carrying children

Naseem and her husband Malik

Now loved-up couples can say 'I do' over a Bombay Aloo in Milton Keynes

Antonia-Marie Nanyonjo was tragically killed in an e-scooter collision

Family pays tribute to young woman who died after e-scooter collision

A new wellbeing trail walk has been created at Salcey Forest, a few miles away from Milton Keynes

Special new ‘wellbeing walk’ opens at Salcey Forest

Amy Goff with her 'lockdown baby' Frankie today

MK woman writes poignant book about becoming a single mum during lockdown

The founder of Curly Tails pig sanctuary in Milton Keynes has won a special award from the prime minister

Prime Minister gives special award to founder of pig sanctuary in Milton Keynes

Little Indija came up with the idea of picking up all the litter around a popular Milton Keynes roundabout. She and her mum collected five full bags of rubbish

Video shows disgraceful amount of litter people dump at busy MK roundabout

Dial 999 if you see Harvey. He's been missing from Milton Keynes for two days

Police concerned about missing MK boy who has not been seen for two days

John Lawson's Circus is in Newport Pagnell from today (Wednesday) until Sunday

Popular family circus comes to town in Milton Keynes

Naana Oppon from Milton Keynes is the new British Women's Tumbling Champion

Milton Keynes schoolgirl is declared best in Britain at tumbling

Marks & Spencer cafes in Milton Keynes are giving away free slushies tomorrow (Tuesday) to anyone who knows the special password

M&S to give away free Percy Pig slushees in MK with special password

Lib Dem Councillor Jane Carr pictured with her dog. She is calling on food banks and charities to help struggling pet owners in Milton Keynes

Councillors call on food banks to help feed pets as well as people in MK

Rohan Godhani, 16, died as a result of drinking a protein shake made with a single scoop of powder. Generic photo from Getty Images

MK coroner issues warning about protein shakes following death of teenage boy

KKNOTS already runs many free boxing workshops for children in Milton Keynes. But it aims to open even more.

Volunteers needed to keep MK kids off the streets and engaged in free clubs

Debbie and Rob appeared on Dragons' Den to showcase their Milton Keynes-based business Barking Bags

'I did NOT offer my daughter to Steven Bartlett' says MK Dragons' Den mum

Little Alice Stones was tragically killed in a dog attack in Milton Keynes in January

Special sensory garden built in memory of little girl killed in MK dog attack

Gully Mouse holds the Beavers' badge at Gulliver's Land in Milton Keynes

All Scouts and Guide groups offered discount at Gulliver's in MK for Jamboree

Broughton Skate Park has been forced to close temporarily due to vandalism

Popular skate park forced to close in Milton Keynes due to vandalism

Billy is super fit at the age of six and has just completed his first triathlon

Super fit six-year-old from MK completes gruelling triathlon for charity

The 12-year-old missing girl from MK has been found safe and well

Missing 12-year-old from Milton Keynes is found during the night