Following its most successful year ever and with record number of visitors expected in 2010, World War Two codebreaking centre, Bletchley Park, desperately seeks more volunteer tour guides and stewards. A new volunteer recruitment campaign is being launched at a special recruitment fayre on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th March (starting at 11am), where the Park's team of tour guides will be on hand to meet potential new recruits and show them the ropes.
Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes

Dame Cleo Laine, daughter Jacqui, son Alec and granddaughter Emily Dankworth gave the performance of their lives last night at the 40th Anniversary concert at The Stables, Wavendon, Milton Keynes the theatre co-founded by the legendary jazz musicians Sir John Dankworth and his wife Dame Cleo. Despite the heartbreak of knowing that John had passed away earlier that day, his wife of 52 years, Dame Cleo and their family paid him the highest tribute imaginable by singing their hearts out...
The Stables, Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes was able to turn the tables on the Stags last Saturday. This was the reverse outcome to the home result earlier in the season when Stags beat MK in the closing minutes of the game. Phil Powell managed to do this away from home with the final kick of the match - he converted a penalty allowing MK to win by a single point.
MKRUFC, Milton Keynes

Bus users in Milton Keynes can make saving money a late new year's resolution after Arriva the Shires and Essex announced it will giveaway £30,000 in discounts. The bus company, which runs services in and around Milton Keynes and across the the Shires and Essex, is offering the discounts on Day and Weekly tickets bought through its innovative m-ticketing technology.
Arriva, Milton Keynes

Peter Jones, star of TV's Dragon's Den, and Chairman of business-led enterprise campaign Enterprise UK, today invited young people from Milton Keynes to enter Make Your Mark with a Tenner. Now in its third year, the highly successful nationwide competition challenges young people to make as much money, and social impact as they can with a humble £10 note - in just one month.
Make you mark, Milton Keynes

Giving lingerie as a gift to your wife or girlfriend this Valentines Day should be the ultimate romantic gesture. However, when many women unwrap their gifts on 14 February, they are often faced with the results of a 5pm rushed, panicked shopping dash the night before – meaning lingerie in the wrong colour, the wrong style and sin of sins, the wrong size. This year, John Lewis Milton Keynes is inviting men along to the John Lewis Milton Keynes Gentlemen's Day...
John Lewis, Milton Keynes

...And you did! In October 2009 Milton Keynes Libraries used an old fashioned telephone box to ask you what you thought of MK libraries. These views have now been compiled into six short films which you can view here
Milton Keynes Libraries

Saturday's match was a really strange game of territorial field positions with both halfs following the same pattern. The first half was dominated by Milton Keynes, pinning Windsor in their own twenty two for almost the full 40 minutes with the exception of one small break away by the Windsor which was quickly stifled with a try saving tackle from Dave Matthews.
MKRUFC, Milton Keynes

The Ark Charity from Milton Keynes are celebrating a windfall of over £8,000 from the donations to the Wishing Pool at thecentre:mk's Big Top Christmas Circus Show. On top of this, staff from thecentre:mk are volunteering to work at the Ark House in Wolverton sourcing materials and providing much needed maintenance work and donating £2,000 towards the work.
Ark Charity, Milton Keynes

A Milton Keynes fitness club helped people curb a post Christmas binge this year and, in the process, is bringing some much needed sweet joy to our British forces abroad. The energie Fitness club in the Theatre District offered to take the town's leftover festive treats off their hands with a January ‘Fit Not Fat Amnesty' and will now package up all donations and send to service men and women fighting in Afghanistan.
Fitness Club, Milton Keynes

From the 5 - 7 February, Middleton Hall in thecentre:mk will host the biggest and best Milton Keynes Wedding Show which will be packed with everything you need to plan your special day. Over 120 exhibitors, including 25 venues, will be onsite with information on dresses, photography, cakes and much more. There will also be catwalk shows featuring all the latest wedding fashions.
Wedding Show, Milton Keynes

Talented local horsewoman Caroline Taylor could be off to Kentucky to take part in the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in September. The 29-year-old from Olney has been selected as first reserve for the England team, and is hoping that she will be able to compete in the massive international event. The World Equestrian Games are comprised of the world championships for eight equestrian sports and take place every four years.
Local horsewoman, Milton Keynes

Ever fancied singing on a hit single? Cancer Research UK is now making this a reality by inviting women from Milton Keynes to sing on the charity's upcoming single, a remake of Cyndi Lauper's 80s classic ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun', alongside a host of female stars and women from across the UK, including singer Sonique, actress Kym Marsh and GMTV's Penny Smith. The track is due to be released in late April to mark the start of Cancer Research UK's Race for Life series - the UK's largest women-only fundraising series.
Midsummer Place, Milton Keynes

View the winning photographic images from The Parks Trust Photography Competition that capture the unique spirit of our city and parks. A free exhibition of the stunning images will take place in the foyer of Milton Keynes Theatre from Wednesday 3 until Monday 15 February 2010, 10.00am-10.00pm. Over 540 entries were sent into The Parks Trust's first Photography Competition celebrating the beautiful parks, landscapes, architecture and life in Milton Keynes.
Parks Trust, Milton Keynes

Around 35 firefighters tackled a fire involving market stalls in Central Milton Keynes. Emergency services were called to the area of the open air market near Midsummer Arcade, thecentre:mk just before 2pm on Wednesday. It is believed the fire was started by a maintenance working fixing slates. Several stalls were damaged in the blaze which took firemen several hours to control. Three crews from Great Holm, one from Broughton and one from Bletchley attended, along with a number of officers.
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The MK Dons ladies football squad have teamed up with Newport Pagnell ladies fitness club, energie Fitness for Women, as part of a strategic new partnership to improve chances of achieving silverware this season. Each Monday night, the squad of 22 girls aged between 17 and 24 will use énergie's specially equipped fitness club and work to an individually tailored programme to find each player's full potential.
Milton Keynes Dons ladies

Delighted catering staff at The Milton Keynes Academy are celebrating achieving a top five star rating. The team, which cooks more than 4,000 tasty freshly-prepared meals every week, received the highest score on Milton Keynes Council's ‘Scores on the Doors' food hygiene rating scheme.
Milton Keynes Academy

Fringe MK, thecentre:mk and Midsummer Place have all been shortlisted for the East of England Arts & Business Awards for their collaborations during the MK Fringe Festival which ran during the summer of 2009. Arts and Business aims to connect companies and individuals to cultural organisations and provide the expertise and insight for them to prosper together. The awards highlight the key partnerships across the East of England... Arts and Business, Milton Keynes

Jason Puncheon's eighth goal of the season moved MK Dons level on points with sixth placed Huddersfield in League One. Puncheon's driven strike in the sixth minute was enough to send relegation-threatened Tranmere Rovers to their tenth away defeat of the campaign. Dons' on-loan Tottenham winger Andros Townsend was the star of the show with his accelerating pace and want to run at fullbacks delighting the Cowshed on his full debut.Read the full article at MK News

How lucky can one guy be…the looks, the style, the voice. Scotch on the rocks cool! That's Amore, a celebration of Dean Martin and friends comes to Milton Keynes Theatre for one night only 12 Feb. That's Amore was created by and stars West End leading man Mark Adams whose credits include three years as Martin in The Rat Pack – Live From Las Vegas. That's Amore, Milton Keynes

Amy Winehouse has pleaded guilty to assaulting a member of staff at the pantomime at Milton Keynes Theatre. The singer was given a conditional discharge of two years and ordered to pay £185 in compensation and costs. She appeared at Milton Keynes Magistrates Court this morning...
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Over 1,600 Brownies from the Anglia region, including girls from 1st Willen Brownies, 1st Two Mile Ash Brownies and 1st Crownhill Brownies in Milton Keynes, took part in Starburst 2010 – an adventure weekend at Butlins in Skegness, exclusively for Brownies. The action-packed weekend chosen by the Brownies, on 15-17 January, included dancing, archery, bowling and swimming. The event is one of hundreds taking place across the UK in 2010 to mark the first 100 years of Guiding.
Brownies, Milton Keynes

Wolverton and Greenleys have been chosen by the Energy Saving Trust as one of their ‘Green Communities'. This means that the whole community will receive help and support to reduce their energy use, waste and water. There will be a project launch on Saturday 23 January 2010 at Wyvern School, Aylesbury Street, Wolverton, between and 10a.m. and 1p.m. Admission is free and everyone is welcome.
Energy Saving, Milton Keynes

On Sunday 24th January 11am – 5pm, 500 local teenagers are preparing to take over the Middleton Hall at, regional shopping destination, thecentre:mk to compete for custom and demonstrate their business skills in the 2010 Young Enterprise Craft and Trade Fair. Amongst the participants will be students from the Hazeley School who created a book of embarrassing stories to remind people they're ‘not alone'.
Young enterprise, Milton Keynes

Being an Air Cadet can be hard work, there is no doubt about it. At least once a year, cadets across the Air Training Corps (ATC) will sit a set of exams based on air related subjects, such as principles of flight, in order to progress through the classification scale. On Monday 12th January, two cadets from 207 (Cranfield) Squadron were presented with a certificate and yellow lanyard each to represent their achievement in reaching the top echelon of the cadet syllabus- the Staff Cadet. Air Cadets, Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded the Macmillan Quality Environment Mark. This new award, the first of its kind in the UK, recognises and rewards good practice and high standards within the physical environment of a cancer care building. Milton Keyes Hospital is among the first sites to be given the award, which has been developed in collaboration with people living with cancer and organisations including the Department of Health.
Milton Keynes Hospital

It's January: Christmas is a distant memory, the credit card bills are hitting the doormat, the days are shorter, you've broken all your New Year's Resolutions already, you feel de-motivated but know that you should be taking some sort of action. Take heart, this is as bad as it will get: it's Blue Monday. Psychologist Cliff Arnall has calculated that Monday 18 January will be the most depressed day of 2010, known as ‘Blue Monday'.
Blue Monday, Milton Keynes

The request for funding from Friends of Milton Keynes Hospital & Community, an active voluntary organisation that supports the work of the Trust, came from a team of physiotherapists and nurses on Ward 17, an acute orthopaedic ward where many patients are elderly, and have sustained a fracture after falling. For some patients, an operation is required to get them back to normal activities, such as walking.
Milton Keynes Hospital

All appointments and operations are going ahead at Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, as usual. There has been a slight increase in the number of people coming into A&E as a result of slips, trips and falls. We urge local people to ensure that they are safe at all times, and to take special care at this time of year, whether driving or walking. The roads and pavements are still icy.
Milton Keynes Hospital

Regional shopping destination, thecentre:mk, is giving customers the exclusive chance to view latest models from manufacturers including Mercedes-Benz; smart and Alfa Romeo at its Motor Show. Running from 14 – 17 January 2010 in Middleton Hall, the event will allow customers to browse cars enabling them to take advantage of the governments car scrappage scheme before it is due to end in February. thecentre:mk, Milton Keynes

Parallax Venice has launched an Offsite Programme to continue its work after the 53rd Venice Biennale closes, with events taking place in Milton Keynes. There will be a programme of events in Milton Keynes including alternative tours of Milton Keynes, a presentation of Parallax work to date, a collaborative workshop, a ‘Talk and See' session, a symposium concerning the situation of art professionals in a global world and networking events. Parallax, Milton Keynes

Ashley Hyde is a very brave little boy from Milton Keynes unlucky enough to have a very rare form of cancer. On the 9th June 2008, at the age of just 5 years old he was diagnosed with stage 4 mycn amplified neuroblastoma. Neuroblastoma is an aggressive childhood cancer. Ashley has had the most aggressive mix of treatment and reached remission in May 2009...
Local appeal, Milton Keynes

This week, Frosts Garden Centre launches its Christmas tree recycling campaign, which is open to everyone in Milton Keynes. Whether you purchased a tree at Frosts or not, all unwanted real Christmas trees will be shredded and turned into bedding for plants, plus each customer will be given a free tea or coffee and a Primrose plant for all trees returned by January 31st.
Frosts, Milton Keynes

Local company Lemon Orchard is set to host a fundraising event for the Little Lives Appeal at Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust on Friday 22nd January, at Xscape, Central Milton Keynes. Local people and companies are being urged to take part in teams of five to help raise much needed funds. All proceeds from the event will go towards Milton Keynes Hospital's Little Lives Appeal, which aims to raise funds for the Neonatal Unit. 10 pin bowling, Milton Keynes

Jubilant Motor Vehicle students from Milton Keynes College are to take part in nine prestigious UK touring car races after a Dragons' Den style pitch to secure funding. They were looking to secure money for a project that will see them strip down a BMW to prepare it for a series of races taking place at various motorsport venues across the country, including Silverstone. Milton Keynes College

Have you thought about making your New Year resolutions yet, or are you still searching for some ideas? Why not make a resolution this year that will benefit your heart health. Heart specialist, Advanced Nurse Practitioner Alison Smith from Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, is urging people to take time to look after their heart in the New Year. Coronary heart disease is the UK's biggest killer, with one in every four men and one in every six women dying from the disease...
Health, Milton Keynes

As losing weight and getting fit are at the top of the New Year's resolution lists, a local gym is launching a campaign to help everyone to stick to their promise plus bring sweet joy to our troops abroad. Énergie Fitness club is offering to help local wannabe slimmers avoid calories-packed post-Christmas temptations by launching a ‘Fit Not Fat Amnesty' starting Friday 8th January 2010.
Énergie, Milton Keynes

The New Year is often a time for taking stock of what has happened in our families in the past year. We think about those we have lost, but very few of us think about what will happen to our bodies after death. During 2010 Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is supporting a new campaign led by NHS Blood and Transplant and the Human Tissue Authority to boost the number of people prepared to help the thousands who face death unless they are given an organ transplant.
Milton Keynes Hospital

Milton Keynes Theatre is delighted to announce that a brand new pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk will be coming to MK next year for the very first time (10 Dec 2010 – 16 Jan 2011). Jack and the Beanstalk tells the enchanting tale of Jack, his hapless but colourful mother Dame Trot, magic beans, giants, heroes, a golden goose and of course, the lovable Daisy the Cow. When Jack is ordered to market to sell the family's last valuable possession, which also happens to be his beloved pet cow Daisy, he instead exchanges her for 5 ‘magic' beans.
Milton Keynes Theatre

Still struggling to find that last minute, really ‘meaty' gift ? Look no further! Give a voucher for high quality lamb and beef from animals reared on parkland and meadows in Milton Keynes and produced by Parkland Produce - a new venture set up by The Parks Trust, the charity responsible for caring for Milton Keynes' parks and green spaces.
Parkland Produce, Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes has been picked as a host city for England's 2018 World Cup bid. Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle/Gateshead, Nottingham, Plymouth, Sheffield and Sunderland complete the line-up. After seven months of planning, bidding and gaining support, Milton Keynes has been selected by the Football Association to be one of the cities included in England's bid for the international football tournament.
World Cup Bid, Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes' new ‘After8 ‘elf Service' has already shown its worth this weekend by saving the life of a City reveller suffering from a coronary. The ‘Elf Service began ‘business' on Thursday 10th December and has been praised for its additional service to the community. Over the weekend South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) has expressed its support of the cover provided by St John Ambulance (SJA).
After8, Milton Keynes