News & features · MK Life
Articles from around Milton Keynes
Stories, guides and community features from the MK Life team - the people, places and charities that make the city tick.
News & features · MK Life
Stories, guides and community features from the MK Life team - the people, places and charities that make the city tick.
The roundabouts and concrete cows get all the jokes. A new video essay digs into why Milton Keynes was actually built the way it was, and it is a far stranger story than the punchlines suggest.
Read the article →After 15 years of nursing, Emma Barnwell has launched Helping with Heart, a personal assistant service supporting older and vulnerable people to stay independent in their own homes, covering Milton Keynes and Bedfordshire.
Read the article →Gold for the Concrete Cows. Milton Keynes Roller Derby's A team have taken gold in their tier at the Five Nations roller derby tournament, and we reckon that deserves a shout.
Read the article →A free online webinar hosted by YMCA South Midlands. Featuring keynote speakers George Greaves and Conor Cotton from Greaves Education, alongside Elliot Moore, Employment Coach at YMCA South Midlands, the event will explore the current youth employment landscape, the challenges young people face, and the practical actions employers, educators, charities, and communities can take to create lasting opportunities.
Read the article →Every Saturday night through autumn, winter and into spring, Planet Ice on Elder Gate fills with the sound of skates cutting ice, boards rattling, and a few thousand voices roaring in unison. This is matchday for Milton Keynes Lightning, the city's senior ice hockey club and one of the most storied names in British hockey outside the Elite League.
Read the article →Who made the concrete cows, why they exist, where to find them, and the pranks, thefts and beheadings along the way. The real story, from people who live here. And why does Milton Keynes have concrete cows, where are the concrete cows, who made the concrete cows, things to do in Milton Keynes
Read the article →Free advice, befriending, day clubs and help at home for over-55s in MK - plus the Books That Care sports book fair. How to get support, and how to help.
Read the article →MK Food Bank is the Mayor's Charity of the Year and its shelves are running low - where to donate, the drop-off points, and how to get an emergency food parcel.
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