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Sunshine, street food, and smiles: Flavour Fest lights up Willen Lake
If you wandered down to Willen Lake last weekend, you probably caught the scent of sizzling spices on the breeze—or maybe it was the sound of happy chatter and live music floating through the air. Either way, you couldn’t miss it: Flavour Fest was back, and it absolutely popped off. Under a blissfully bright 22-degree sky (yes, we’re counting that as a heatwave, thank you very much), thousands of visitors poured in for a weekend of foodie heaven and feel-good vibes. Held over Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 April, the festival served up everything we love about spring in Milton..
The secret’s out about MK
New report finds Milton Keynes is one of the best places to live and work Milton Keynes is one of the top places to live and work according to a new independent report into the health of the UK’s largest towns and cities. The LSH Vitality Index (from property consultants Lambert Smith Hampton) reviews 100 towns and cities outside London by economic, lifestyle and environmental measures. Milton Keynes is ranked number two in the Index, climbing six positions from last year. Many of this year’s top ten towns and cities are in or close to the Oxford – MK –..
Global TikTok community unites to support local dad’s marathon for Willen Hospice
Darren Ryan, who is running the London Marathon in April for Willen Hospice, was shocked to see his fundraising total skyrocket from £620 to more than £10,000 in 24 hours this week, thanks to the power of TikTok. Darren, 56, and his son, Callum, 24, who live in Great Brickhill, are both taking on their first-ever marathon to support the Hospice and have been training since last summer. With his creative skills, Darren designed a t-shirt with a QR code for his fundraising page on the back, so he could wear this on runs around the village. On Wednesday, Darren’s..
The Parks Trust launches city-wide Litter Poster competition
The Parks Trust and Milton Keynes City Council are proud to launch the 2025 litter poster competition. Below are more details about the competition and how to enter. The Litter Poster Challenge: Your mission is to create a poster that can be the face of The Parks Trust’s anti-litter campaign for 2025. Your design needs to encourage people to stop littering across Milton Keynes. Littering increased last year, polluting our local environment, harming wildlife and damaging our planet. The winning poster will be displayed in the parks, in local parish council facilities and on social media. Milton Keynes City Council’s..