Politics

Lian and Belinda

Mum of daughter with Down’s syndrome accuses council of discrimination

Mitch Wallace at yesterday's protest in Milton Keynes, photo from Charlie Smith Local Democracy Service

Bucks firefighters demonstrate in Milton Keynes over concerns linked to funding

Linford Wood Place sits on a 1.7-acre site, surrounded by local woodland. Image: MK City Council

City Council pumps £4million into development for complex needs centre

Bucks Fire and Rescue Service

Data shows surge in fire service accidents and injuries as firefighters protest

Bucks Fire and Rescue Service

Firefighters to protest demanding ‘urgent investment’

The Lantern Parade on Saturday set off as it got dark with all the family enjoying in the fun

Traditional Lantern Parade officially starts Christmas countdown in MK town

The march will start at the railway station tomorrow (1/12) with a silent vigil to be held at The Point

Free Palestine march to be held in Milton Keynes with silent vigil at The Point

Victoria Collins, Director of Adult Services (centre) with Tejal (left) and Adele (right), experienced social workers at Milton Keynes City Council

‘Golden Hello’ payment up to £6k offered for newly recruited social workers

PCC Matthew Barber

Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner elections just months away

Cllr David Hopkins pictured outside the Woburn and Wavendon FC clubhouse

Extra playing fields to be provided across MK as legacy to city’s football stars

Local parents raise awareness on local MPs voting record on the climate and environment.

Parents take action to keep the climate crisis a top priority

Don't miss the Stony Stratford Christmas Lights Switch-on at 5pm on Saturday (Dec 2)

Countdown begins to Christmas Lights Switch-on in Milton Keynes town

Cllr Rob Middleton is stepping down as finance chief but continuing as ward councillor for Wolverton

Long-serving Labour Cabinet Member steps down from role on MK City Council

Milton Keynes City Council is showing cross-party support for the White Ribbon campaign; pictured from left are Cllr David Hopkins, Council Leader, Cllr Pete Marland, Cllr Emily Darlington Cllr Shanika Mahendran, and Cllr Robin Bradburn

Support for White Ribbon campaign to help women and girls feel safe in MK

Cllr David Hopkins believes house-building dust could be harming people's health in Milton Keynes

Motion calling for probe into health risks of house-building dust is blocked

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

Get involved and have a say on shaping New City Plan for MK

Have a say on your neighbourhood to help shape the future of Milton Keynes

Ben Everitt, MP for MP North

Tories and Labour clash over ‘scaremongering’ plans to store nuclear waste in MK

Residents gathered outside Milton Keynes City Council offices calling on councillors to pass ceasefire motion on Palestine

Residents in MK call on councillors to pass ceasefire motion on Palestine

Picture shows the narrow bend on Walton Road

Residents’ Road Safety Workshop to be held in Milton Keynes village

A campaign has been launched to encourage more people to use bus travel

Campaign launched to get more people in Milton Keynes back on the buses

More than two in five parents say Milton Keynes schools not dealing with bullying effectively

Many parents say Milton Keynes schools not dealing with bullying effectively

Milton Keynes two MPs, Ben Everitt and Iain Stewart, have both voted against a ceasefire in Gaza

Both Milton Keynes MPs vote against a ceasefire in Gaza

People in Milton Keynes pay out more in taxes than most other cities in the country, research has revealed

MK people pay second highest amount of taxes in the country, research reveals

Ben Everitt is MP for Milton Keynes North

MK Tory MP Ben Everitt defends his 'freebie' trips to watch rugby and ski

A coalition of faith groups in Milton Keynes is calling our MPs to support an Israeli ceasefire

Milton Keynes interfaith group calls on local MPs to press for Israeli ceasefire

Mayor Tom Wootton Screenshot Executive Monday, 13th November 2023 Image: LDRS

Councillor accuses mayor of U-turn on plans for Bedford to MK Canal Project

Free parking for electric vehicles is to be scrapped at Milton Keynes city centre

Council under fire for scrapping free parking for electric vehicles in CMK

A Bucks-based councillor has spoke out against Thames Water (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Councillor slams water companies over sewage and river health

Councillors are calling for more funding to help people with mental health problems in Milton Keynes

Council demands more mental health funding as figures reveal tragic suicide rate

Anglian Water bills are soon set to rise

Councillors slam Anglian Water bosses for raking in £2m pay as water bills rise

The self-driving shuttle bus is running this month in Central Milton Keynes

New self-driving bus is launched in Milton Keynes

Central Bedfordshire Council.

Cranfield will be prioritised in switch to two-tier education says CBC

The Point has been a landmark at Central Milton Keynes since the 1980s

Thousands sign petition to save The Point from demolition in CMK

MK City Council is offering cash help to small tech start-ups in the city

Small start-up tech companies in MK are offered £7,000 helping hand

Milton Keynes City Council is spending £5.5m on a Winter Plan to make sure struggling city people are warm and fed

Council to spend £5.5m keeping people in MK warm and fed this winter

Milton Keynes City Council spent £10,719,000 on nightly temporary accommodation for homeless people in the year up to March 2023

More than £10 million spent on temporary housing for homeless in MK in past year

Homelessness is not a lifestyle choice in Milton Keynes, say city experts who are disagreeing with the home secretary's recent statement on social media

Homelessness is NOT a 'lifestyle choice' in Milton Keynes, say city experts

A planning application has now been submitted for The Point to be bulldozed and replaced with 487 flats in blocks of up to 21 storeys high in Central Milton Keynes

CMK’ iconic building The Point set to be demolished for 487 tower block flats

Milton Keynes Peace and Justice Network is urging people to attend the meeting tonight and the national demonstration on Saturday to demand a ceasefire in Gaza

People from MK urged to join huge national march to demand Gaza ceasefire

Police are targeting persistent beggars outside Central Milton Keynes train station. Some of them are not even homeless, they say

Police launch special operation to target beggars in Milton Keynes city centre

The devil worship graffiti has appeared in underpasses in Milton Keynes

Mysterious devil worship graffiti appears in Milton Keynes

Bucks Fire and Rescue Service

Union slams Bucks Fire and Rescue Service leadership after damning report

!8 council homes have been seized back in Milton Keynes because the tenants were subletting them illegally

Cheeky council tenants sublet their homes on Airbnb for up to £500 a week

Mo Iman

‘Invisible’ Tory councillor disqualified after failing to attend meetings

Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Barber

Successful youth crime prevention programme misses out on funding bid