Retro

These were some of the most popular restaurant chains around the UK in the 70s, 80s, 90s and noughties

9 popular restaurants of the 70s, 80s, 90s and noughties we have lost

These are some of the most valuable rare Lego sets today, worth up to £13,000 each

The 14 most valuable Lego sets - including one worth £13K

Bradwell windmill

Historic windmill to be restored at a cost of almost half a million pounds

Artist Sarah with her mural. Picture: Sarah Hodgkins

Former cinema transformed with special art deco mural

The museum reopens this week. Photo from Chris Henley

Milton Keynes Museum to reopen for Easter two months after 'devastating' fire

These were some of the most popular toys of the 1960s

14 toys you'll almost certainly remember if you were a 60s child

WW2 codebreaker Charlotte Webb MBE has died at the age of 101

Amazing wartime Bletchley Park codebreaker dies at the grand old age of 101

St Botolph church in Aspley Guise

Historic church tower is saved from crumbling away in Milton Keynes

A trendy looking DJ Noel Edmonds is pictured here in 1974 beside his Ford Capri Mk II. The Capri was the seventh best-selling car of the 1970s, with 378,310 registered, according to startrescue.co.uk, which described how it 'fused simple mechanics with sporty styling and an affordable price tag'. It was known as a 'pony' car - like a 'muscle' car, but smaller.

The most popular cars of the 1970s in photos

Denbigh Hall bridge and inn in the early 1900s

This old railway bridge is one of the most history-steeped places in MK

Do you remember these popular children's TV shows of the 90s?

15 much-loved children's TV shows of the 90s you may remember

Midland Bank began life as the Birmingham and Midland Bank in 1836 and grew rapidly, becoming Midland Bank in 1923. Between the end of the First World War and the 1940 it was reportedly the biggest bank in the world. It was bought in 1992 by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) in what was then one of the largest deals in banking history and was renamed HSBC Bank in 1999. This photo shows a Midland Bank branch on White Lane, Gleadless, Sheffield, in June 1986.

9 famous banks we've lost over the years amid latest closures

Five years since the first Covid lockdown in the UK, the impact of the pandemic is still being felt

Five remarkable ways the Covid pandemic forever changed life

Do these photos bring back any memories for you of 1980s school days?

15 surprising things you'll remember if you went to school in the 80s

The Fenny Poppers are traditionally fired on St Martin's Day

Highly historic festival cancelled due to lack of volunteers

MKIAC members met MPs

MK Islamic group impresses MPs in House of Commons with its art and culture

Stony stratford's vintage car rally was a huge success this month

Vintage car rally raises thousands for Willen Hospice

This is how the new Gail's bakery and coffee shop would look in Oak Court at Milton Keynes city centre

Trendy London bakery could be built on Midsummer Oak tree site in city centre

Bhavika Garg displays some of her project's artwork

Lottery gives grant to boost wellbeing of people of South Asian heritage in MK

Bank House at Central Milton Keynes is being demolished

Another huge CMK office block bites the dust to make way for hundreds more flats

Denbigh School students were proud to be invited to the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey

MK sixth formers attend Royal Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey

Milton Keynes has seen some very famous visitors over the decades

In pictures: 7 of the most famous people to visit Milton Keynes

Conservative Group Leader for Milton Keynes City Council Shazna Muzammil, centre, has called for more women to take on leadership roles in society on the eve of this year's International Women's Day

Call to accelerate action this International Women's Day in Milton Keynes

The women line up, complete with pans and pancakes, to start the famous race

Olney Pancake Race is declared a flippin' succe

The former cinema at The Point is looking sadly derelict

Photo reveals sad state of The Point interior as it crumbles into dereliction

A drone's eye view of Central Milton Keynes after dark

UK should learn a lesson from MK's success story, says New Statesman mag

Fire damage at Milton Keynes museum

First photos released of 'devastating' fire at Milton Keynes museum

Thousands of 'Flower People' take part in a love-in in the grounds of Woburn Abbey in August 1967.

Take a look at these must-see historical images of Woburn Abbey

An aerial view of Central Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes is named the fifth most boring city to visit in the entire world

Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire is home to a wide range of habitats and species.

Help reverse the decline in nature across Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes

Schoolboy Ken Perry and his dance partner, schoolgirl Susan Green, winners of the Bletchley Road County Secondary School dance competition, demonstrate their moves to their schoolmates during the lunch hour dance session in the school hall in 1957.

These fascinating pictures throw the spotlight on Milton Keynes over the years

The Age of AI exhibiton opens this week at Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park opens new thought-provoking new exhibition into the age of AI

The photos show what a difference the decades have made in Bletchley

Past and present photos show sad demise of Milton Keynes town over the decades

These toys were banned in many schools for a whole host of different reasons

11 toys commonly banned from schools in the 2000s

The Lunar New Year being celebrated at Brfoughton Pavilion

Council agrees to adopt a Lunar New Year in MK - and today is the day it begins

The Midsummer Festival is returning to Milton Keynes in June

Massive Midsummer Festival to be held in Milton Keynes - and it's free!

Fred Durst 'hate' reaching fever pitch and mainstream success; it's been 25 years since Limp Bizkit's Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water was released.

Revisiting Limp Bizkit’s Chocolate Starfish & Hot Dog Flavored Water

A new discovery trail has opened at Campbell Park

New discovery trail opens at highly popular park in Milton Keynes

The Aston Martin Heritage Trust has pulled out of plans to build its museum in Newport Pagnell

Aston Martin causes fury by scrapping plan to build world-class museum in MK

The 11th century St Peter's Church is nothing but a crumbling ruin today, compared to how it was just 70 years ago

This historic church stood intact for 800 years. Now look what's happened to it

Milton Keynes should be proud to be different, says our MP

Think Milton Keynes is boring? This is why you're so wrong, says our MP

This is how Iggy the Ichthyosaur would have looked 180 years ago

Meet Iggy the dinosaur, the very oldest resident of Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes has some beautiful parks and green spaces - but sometimes people can turn them into eyesores. Here's an ugly scene at Campbell Park.

In pictures: The 6 ugliest parts of Milton Keynes, according to residents

The right to live itinerantly on the canal could be under threat

New laws could change boaters' age-old right to live on the canal in MK

Kelly's Kitchen roundabout was named after a long-demolished restaurant

Campaign launched to rename one of MK's most famous roundabouts

7 gadgets you may recognise if you grew up in the 1980s. Photo: Scott Gries/ImageDirect/ Getty Images

7 nostalgic gadgets you'll only remember if you grew up in the 80s