Man jailed for ramming motorcyclist off Milton Keynes bridge in ‘extreme’ road rage
Nikesh Mistry, 34, caused serious injuries after using his BMW to try to force the motorbike off the road
November 2023
Compassion, not cruelty, is the answer to rough sleeping – we have the proof in Milton Keynes
Emily Darlington
It used to be called a ‘tent city’, but we’ve rehoused 145 people in 18 months. Suella Braverman could learn from us, says Labour councillor Emily Darlington
October 2023
As a proud son of Milton Keynes, I say bring on the new towns – roundabouts and all
Chris Curtis
Growing up, I reaped the rewards of the freedom and access to nature that a well-planned town offers its residents, says Labour candidate for Milton Keynes North Chris Curtis
September 2023
Jail housing Charles Bronson is ‘fundamentally unsafe’, says watchdog
‘Urgent support’ needed over high levels of violence and drugs at understaffed HMP Woodhill
February 2023
Candlelit vigil held for girl, 4, killed in Milton Keynes dog attack
Crowds gather in memory of the child, as ward councillor acknowledges ‘sense of shock’ within community
January 2023
How sweet the sound: new orchestral piece to celebrate 250 years of Amazing Grace
Majority-black orchestra celebrates song first heard on New Year’s Day 1773 when repentant former slave trader declaimed verses in church
November 2022
If Labour’s leadership is hobbling internal candidates, is it fit to run a democracy?
Owen Jones
Mounting evidence of dirty tricks against prospective MPs can’t be dismissed as leftwing sour grapes, says the Guardian columnist Owen Jones
October 2022
Leah Croucher: remains found in loft confirmed as body of missing woman
Dead sex offender named as prime suspect in Leah Croucher murder case
Forensic experts join Leah Croucher inquiry at Milton Keynes house
Multimillion-pound UK road scheme facing legal action on climate grounds
Leah Croucher murder inquiry opened after remains found in Milton Keynes
Christopher Woodward obituary
August 2022
Look to nature-based solutions to prevent drought
Letter: Jane Hamilton makes a case for a new waterway park and highlights its wider benefits
May 2022
The pride of Milton Keynes is at risk of being trashed
Letters: David Head on why the new Great British Railways HQ must be located in the new city, Nick Raynsford on Crossrail and strategic planning, and Jon Reeds on car dependency
Want to see where Britain’s political future will be decided? Head to Milton Keynes
John Harris
People in ‘MK’ are rarely staunch leftists, but nor are they fans of Brexit fanaticism. This is a growing, overlooked electorate, says Guardian columnist John Harris
Ingrid Pollard: the Turner nominee uncovering Britain’s secret shame – review
Subtly and without neat punchlines, this exhibition slowly drags into view an embedded history of the African people who came to Britain
March 2022
Setting the record straight on Milton Keynes
Letter: It’s time to lay to rest the erroneous idea that Derek Walker was behind the town’s famous grid system, says Peter Waterman
December 2021
Police release image of woman wanted over Milton Keynes anti-vaxx protest
Dozens of people enter test-and-trace centre and appear to damage and remove equipment in videos shared on social media
September 2021
‘The nicest guys’: mother finds men who rescued son from Milton Keynes lake
Family praises brothers who stopped seven-year-old from drowning, after using Facebook to track them down
