Milton Keynes

Jail sentence for Bedford man after pedestrian injured at unauthorised car meet

A 28-year-old man from Bedford has been sentenced to one year and four months in prison for causing injury by careless driving in Milton Keynes. Issac Osbourne-Walker of Goldington Road was...

New town at Tempsford among government plans for the biggest housebuilding push in 50 years

Seven proposed new towns, including Tempsford and the eastern expansion of Milton Keynes towards Central Bedfordshire, could “kick-start the biggest housebuilding push in more than 50 years”, according to the government...

“Shoulder to shoulder”, men urged to prioritise health during Men’s Health Week

As Men's Health Week (9-15 June) commences, Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (ICB) is urging men to prioritise their health by seeking early diagnosis...

Blues Women maintain 100% record with tight win in Milton Keynes

Bedford Blues Women maintained their perfect record this season with a close-fought 18-12 victory against second placed, Milton Keynes on Sunday afternoon...

Skeptics in the Pub welcomes town planner to share MK vision and sense around 15-minute-cities

The latest season of talks from the Skeptics in the Pub kicks off next Thursday (26 September) with a fascinating look at town and city planning with world-renowned architectural and planning...

New integrated health authority for Bedfordshire and MK launched today

A new health authority covering Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes has been formally created today (Friday 1 July). The NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated...

Black Cat roundabout improvements edge closer to reality

The proposal to transform the Black Cat roundabout on the A1 in Bedfordshire has moved a step closer to fruition as the 'examination period'...

Fifth year of frozen car parking charges, but Conservatives say Mayor is not doing enough

News that Bedford's Mayor, Dave Hodgson, has frozen town-centre car parking charges for the fifth year running has been greeted with disdain by Conservative councillors...

Bedfordshire pharmacies first to roll out high street COVID jabs in community programme

Seven Bedfordshire pharmacies will be the first to deliver life-saving jabs as the NHS accelerates its coronavirus programme throughout the borough this week...

Wet weather doesn’t perturb Bedford sprinters from posting personal bests in Kettering

Bedford's athletes were in action last week and contended well with the wet and windy conditions in posting a ream of personal bests...

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