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Famous faces are coming out in force to donate their rare items to help children and adults with life-limiting and terminal illnesses.  Actress Joanna Lumley is urging people to support Keech Hospice Care in Luton by handing in their good quality items to one of its 32 charity shops across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes.  Miss Lumley along with other stars including; national treasure Dame Maggie Smith, comedians Matt Lucas and Jo Brand, entertainer Graham Norton, Doctor Who’s Peter Capaldi, and Hollywood actor Colin Salmon, have all had a good clear out for the charity - which has lost the..

A new fitness class has started at Teardrop Lakes, perfect for those looking to get into shape for the summer. Project Fitness is run by trainer Roland Patterson and is all focused on changing people’s mindsets in terms of training and eating. The bootcamp classes take place twice a day, three times a week with a variety of HIIT/Circuit style sessions. All abilities are welcome. Those interested in taking part should contact Roland on 07842 833354 or visit www.rolandpatterson.com This is the latest fitness class that can be enjoyed in Milton Keynes’ beautiful and inspiring parkland. The Parks Trust, the..

Milton Keynes Theatre have announced that comedian, television presenter and musical theatre star Brian Conley will be joined in this year’s pantomime, Cinderella, by celebrity fashion-Guru, chef, author, presenter and DJ Gok Wan this Christmas. Gok Wan will play The Fairy Gokmother, offering helpful style tips to The Ugly Sisters and creating the most magical ball gown in panto-land for Cinderella! Cinderella in Milton Keynes marks Gok’s fifth pantomime appearance, the first of which was the subject of the Channel 4 documentary Gok Does Panto. Gok’s TV career started with the overwhelming success of his Channel 4 series, How To..

Two public drop-in sessions are being held in June on the three possible options for a pedestrian crossing on the V4 Watling Street (Junction 4). The new crossing will link Fullers Slade with the new Fairfield estate of the Western Expansion Area close to the Kiln Farm Roundabout. The drop in sessions will be held at the Safety Centre (Hazard Alley), 18 Carters Lane, Kiln Farm, Milton Keynes MK11 3ES on: Saturday 10 June between 10am and 2pm Wednesday 14 June between 4pm and 8pm At these sessions you can find out information about the three possible options for this..

MK’s Conservative Parliamentary Candidates believe the City could play a leading role for Britain as it seeks to form new trade relationships around the world. Mark Lancaster and Iain Stewart visited Tech Mahindra an Indian multinational provider of information technology who have their UK headquarters based in Central Milton Keynes. On the visit the candidates discussed why Milton Keynes has become a hub for national and international businesses. Since 2010 more than 3,000 new businesses have started up in MK and the area is consistently top of the league tables for economic growth and employment. The Conservative Candidate for Milton..

CanTrack’s management team and staff assembled in the company’s Central Milton Keynes offices on 25th May for an awards ceremony when Parliamentary Candidate for Milton Keynes South, Iain Stewart, presented CanTrack’s MD Peter Thompson with the company’s ISO:9001:2015 certificate, which was awarded by NQA, the leading global certification body.  Iain commented, “I’m proud to have represented Milton Keynes South in Parliament and I hope to do so again shortly! MK is a vibrant business centre that can count world beaters like the Red Bull F1 team amongst a long list of responsible employers in the Borough. CanTrack is an excellent..

Forget about Tour De France, it’s Tour de Furzton Lake this June! Cycle4MK50 has organised a thrilling five mile bike ride led by qualified cycle leaders on Sunday 11 June at Furzton Lake, gearing up at 11.30am. Pouring into life in the 1980s, Furzton Lake has always been one of Milton Keynes best loved spots, so of course it had to be included in the MK50 celebrations. The epic Cycle4MK50 ride is open to anyone over the age of 14, with bikes provided by Santander Cycles MK. So no bike, no problem! Setting off from Furzton Lake car park, push..

We love our community here at MK Pulse, and always enjoy hearing about the relationships built between local businesses. A leading artificial grass installer in Milton Keynes, Prestige Lawns, has done just that, increasing their presence in the local community and becoming a highly regarded independent company within Milton Keynes and the surrounding areas. The team members at Prestige Lawns are highly experienced and have built themselves an outstanding reputation, giving local businesses no reason to doubt their paramount service. The portfolio of clients for Prestige Lawns has continued to expand, including large scale companies such as Ikea, and local..

An innovative local charity called The Bus Shelter MK has been launched to help tackle Milton Keynes’ homelessness.  The Bus Shelter MK, delivered in partnership with intu Milton Keynes, is the brainchild of Thomas Davis, who has experienced homelessness himself and is now ‘determined to provide homeless people with a route off the street and into a new life’. The Bus Shelter concept originated in the Isle of Wight, and proved to be a huge success and so Thomas hopes to replicate that success in Milton Keynes.  The charity has already raised £10,000 to purchase a former band bus, which..

It was the era of exploration and discovery and this July Milton Keynes Museum is turning back the clock and inviting everyone to experience Victorian life. The glorious age of Music Hall was one of the ways that people would let their hair down and enjoy themselves. Visitors to Milton Keynes Museum will be able to relive the tunes from the era as Rachel Duffield leads rousing choruses of songs including My Old Man (Said Follow the Van) and The Boy I Love is up in the Gallery, when she appears as West End star Marie Lloyd. Marie will bring glamour to the..

Milton Keynes College honoured its learners and their achievements on Thursday 25 May at the Students of the Year 2017 Awards, held at the spectacular Sculpture Gallery at Woburn Abbey. The evening is always a huge celebration for everyone connected with the College, highlighting the achievements and success stories from the current cohort of learners, while bringing together students and staff from across the spectrum and crowning one overall Student of the Year. On the night itself, a total of 26 awards were presented by representatives of each category’s industry sponsor, demonstrating and developing the College’s partnerships with commercial businesses..

MK Council has joined forces with other Bucks councils to encourage people to help pollinating insects in this area and raise awareness. Pollinators like bees and are in severe decline nationally yet they are vital to pollinate many different plants and crops across the world and in MK. 80% of all flowering plants are pollinated by insects. The Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Natural Environment Partnership (The "NEP") has launched its 2017 "Bucks Buzzing" project to do just that.  The NEP is encouraging everyone to do something for pollinators in Buckinghamshire to help get "Bucks Buzzing" again. Everyone can do something..

The Mayor of Milton Keynes Cllr David Hopkins will start Armed Forces Week with a flag-raising ceremony on Monday 19 June outside the Civic Offices of Milton Keynes Council. Our commemoration will begin at 09:30 with a march past and a small display of military vehicles, including a military field kitchen from which tea, coffee, squash and snacks will be available for a small cost to the Royal British Legion. Local celebrations to show appreciation of the work of the Armed Forces will take place across the country on Monday 19 June when all local authorities are invited to raise..

The students from Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts in Milton Keynes dazzled their family and friends with a spectacular performance of PQA’s show ‘The Lazy Ace’ on Sunday 14th May! As part of PQA’s curriculum, the students have the opportunity to perform at the Shaftesbury Theatre London, and get to experience the thrill and buzz of performing on a West End Stage! The Lazy Ace is a musical comedy set on the glitzy, glamourous Las Vegas Strip in the 1950s; Detective Chip Buddy is in search of a card shark known as The Lazy Ace amongst the hustle and..

Milton Keynes’ most inspirational entrepreneur, Pete Winkelman, launched the intu Milton Keynes Artisan Market this weekend.  Created from a collection of local independent businesses, the Artisan Market gives small businesses, and the entrepreneurs behind them, the chance to showcase their products to thousands of ‘high street’ shoppers. From handstitched one-off clothing pieces to locally brewed organic beers, the market features over 30 different businesses all week and until it closes on Sunday 4 June.  Pete Winkelman, Chairman of the MK Dons and an icon in the business community joined intu Milton Keynes’s general manager Shelley Peppard on Sunday, she said:..