8+ hour, 52+ min ago  (380+ words) Friday, 19 June 2026 16: 16 Milton Keynes stands out as the UK's most chain-dominated coffee city, a new survey has found. But small suppliers could succeed with the right support, it says. With chains accounting for 52. 5% of all coffee shops(15. 21 chain coffee shops…...

15+ hour, 9+ min ago  (299+ words) Friday, 19 June 2026 09: 38 Want to contact your local ward councillor or even your MP? A new service is making that easier to do, wherever you live. The website, called "Write To Them, comes from the My Society charity, and gives you…...

10+ hour, 17+ min ago  (231+ words) Friday, 19 June 2026 14: 55 Milton Keynes police are appealing for help finding a missing girl, Alexandra. She is 16 years old and missing from Crawley, West Sussex but was last seen in Milton Keynes Central Train Station. Alexandra was last seen wearing a…...

14+ hour, 19+ min ago  (455+ words) Friday, 19 June 2026 10: 52 The Midnight Moo, sponsored by Specsavers MK, takes place next Friday, 26th June, with walkers choosing between a 5 or 10-mile route through the night, starting from Middleton Hall in Centre: MK. But potential walkers have only until midnight on…...

13+ hour, 56+ min ago  (471+ words) Friday, 19 June 2026 11: 16 Milton Keynes" MPs have welcomed news that a new Youth Hub is coming to the city next year. Callum Anderson, Chris Curtis and Emily Darlington this week celebrated the news'that Milton Keynes has been confirmed as one of…...

11+ hour, 33+ min ago  (140+ words) Friday, 19 June 2026 14: 41 City has most hot drink chains in the UK. Portable charger made safe after flare-up smokes out property. Have you seen Alexandra, police ask. Theatre bosses in search for new Christmas panto star. Suspect in crocodile enclosure incident…...

12+ hour, 47+ min ago  (313+ words) Friday, 19 June 2026 12: 23 A man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a boy ended up in a crocodile enclosure at a zoo close to Milton Keynes, has been released on bail. The 30-year-old man from Norfolk, has been declared not…...

10+ hour, 38+ min ago  (358+ words) Friday, 19 June 2026 14: 32 A local theatre has announced open auditions as they look for a "Dorothy" to star in their Christmas pantomime this year. The Old Savoy in Northampton is looking for a budding actor to take on the iconic role…...

9+ hour, 45+ min ago  (245+ words) Friday, 19 June 2026 15: 24 A fire crew was called to a house in Fairfields yesterday afternoon following reports of an incident involving reports of a battery exploding. The firefighters, from Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue, said the explosion produced white smoke inside the property,…...

9+ hour, 55+ min ago  (452+ words) Friday, 19 June 2026 15: 11 Grammy-nominated rap producer Tay Keith, who worked with artists including Beyonce, Travis Scott and Future, has died aged 29. The hip-hop producer behind Scott's hit track Sicko Mode and Drake's Nonstop, had also worked with stars including Eminem, Cardi…...