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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

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

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

!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

MK City Councils' outreach team is out every day trying to help homeless people in the city

'No-one in our city needs to be on the streets' says homelessness councillor

Cllr Emily Darlington pictured with landlord Karl who has joined up to the scheme

Cash incentive offered to private landlords offering longer rental tenancies

All children will be offered the flu vaccine, in the form of a nasal spray, at school in MK

All MK schoolchildren to be offered flu vaccine at school

Milton Keynes plethora of parks and green spaces has won the Green Flag Award for the seventh year in a row

This is the very special reason we should be proud of our parks in Milton Keynes

King Charles III and Queen Camilla on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the coronation on May 6, 2023. Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire.

King Charles & Queen Camilla criticised over gender pay gap to staff

A drone photo shows what is left of Mellish Court tower block in Bletchley

This is all that's left of the tallest tower block of flats in Milton Keynes

The council is providing more funding to support with cost-of-living

Council to provide more funding to help families struggling with cost of living

The theme of this year's Mental Health Week is anxiety which affects 1 in 20 people

Residents encouraged to seek help during Mental Health Awareness Week

Thousands of homes are empty in Milton Keynes

Thousands of homes are lying empty and unused in Milton Keynes

RAF Scampton could be transformed into housing for asylum seekers - but locals aren’t happy

Row as historic RAF base could be used to house 1,500 asylum seekers

Cllr Emily Darlington has welcomed news of the bid.

Successful funding bid see energy bills slashed for council tenants in MK

The Real life roomset at IKEA in Bristol (photo: Tim Gander/PinPep)

‘Cramped and dangerous’ rooms coming to some Ikea stores - here’s why

More people were believed to be sleeping rough in MK last year

More rough sleepers in Milton Keynes despite Government manifesto promise

Mellish Court has dominated the skyline for over 40 years. It was opened on December 8 1966, with the first resident being Mrs Doris Gent

Work starts to knock down last remaining tower block in Milton Keynes

A development of temporary housing units at Pencarrow Mews in Fishermead, is nearing completion

New homes will soon be available to people needing temporary housing

Cost of living is £630 more expensive per month for single Brits

Cost of living leaves single Brits paying up to £630 more per month

The homes will be much more energy efficient, says the council

Hundreds of homes to receive new roofs, windows and doors on MK estate

UK sees biggest fall in housing prices since 2009 financial crisis according to Halifax report.

UK sees biggest fall in house prices since financial crisis

SWEP is no longer needed for homeless people in Milton Keynes, says the council

Council drops Severe Weather Emergency Protocol for rough sleepers in MK

Dozens of families in Milton Keynes were threatened with homelessness over a 3-month period

MK households threatened with homelessness through "no-fault" evictions

A £2,000 incentive is offered for anyone willing to work for MK Council as a carer

£2,000 cash incentive for people willing to work as carers

Similar modular homes were built in a factory and lifted into place at Tattenhoe Park in MK

Dozens of low cost 'flat pack' modular homes to be built on MK estate

Newest council homes to be built in MK

The new play area was opened this week

New space-themed play park opens in Milton Keynes

Homeless John has lived in bus shelters around MK for 15 years - but he's refused to let the council house him

Council buys homes for rough sleepers in Milton Keynes in bid to dispel 'tent ci...

Milton Keynes City Council has launched a new campaign #itstimetoactMK - to tackle all forms of domestic abuse

Milton Keynes Council launches new campaign to challenge all forms of domestic a...

Have you received your council tax rebate?

Thousands of Milton Keynes households kept waiting for council tax rebate

Some households in Milton Keynes are still waiting to receive council tax rebates

More than 10,000 Milton Keynes households left waiting for council tax rebate du...

MK Council

Milton Keynes Council spends more than £1million on redundancy packages

The ponds at Great Linford Manor Park

Milton Keynes parks achieve impressive double in Green Flag award scheme

Councillor Emily Darlington with some of the residents of the Lakes Estate in Bletchley

Major eco homes regeneration scheme for Lakes Estate in Milton Keynes comes a st...

Cllrs Emily Darlington and Zoe Nolan with members of MK Youth Cabinet, artist Kremena Dimitrova and local partners outside the Buszy mural in Central MK

Teens create amazing mural with a difference in Central Milton Keynes

The top floor of the former bus station in CMK has been converted into a homeless shelter

Much-needed overnight shelter for homeless people opens in former Milton Keynes ...

The MK Council homecare team has been praised

Milton Keynes Council's homecare service for adults with complex needs wins prai...

Cllr Emily Darlington and Bella open the pirate play park on the Lakes Estate

New pirate-themed play park inspired by child's drawing opens in Milton Keynes

Council tax has soared however the cost of a Band D property in Milton Keynes is less than the national average

Council tax soars but cost of Band D property in Milton Keynes is less than nati...

Cllr Emily Darlington outside the new houses

New four and five-bed council houses for larger families almost complete in Milt...

Artists' impression of the new Netherfield homes

66 new council houses to be built in Milton Keynes

Thousands of families across the country have become homeless during the Covid-19 crisis

Over 1,000 Bucks households pushed into homelessness during pandemic

Serpentine Court

Dream eco homes created to replace eyesore with 'stomach-churning' living condit...

Netherfield estate

Council to spend £43,000 per house to upgrade energy efficiency on Netherfield e...

Private parking fines to be capped at £50