Two new gritters named!

In December, we ran a competition to name Milton Keynes Council's two new gritters.

The two winning names, chosen by you, were Spready Mercury and Tyrannothawrus Rex.

The runners up were Saltry Sally, Spready Salted, Basil Salty, Alan Salturing, Spreadie The Eagle, Freezer May, Gritney Houston and Bar-NaCl Bill.

Keep an eye out for the gritters on the roads of MK over winter!

Local News

Body of a woman found in Wavendon in Milton Keynes
Officers searching for a missing person have located the body of a woman in Milton Keynes.
VIDEO: Arrests made following illegal music event in Milton Keynes last night
Thames Valley Police received a report of an illegal, unlicensed music event taking place on land off Church Road, Bow Brickhil in Milton Keynes, at around 12.40am today (19/5).
Thames Valley Police is appealing for help in tracing another man who has absconded from prison.
Ben Young, aged 31, absconded from HMP Springhill on Friday between 8pm and midnight.
Fines of up to £1,000 proposed for drivers attending 'car cruise' events in Milton Keynes
Car cruisers could be fined up to £1,000 under a new move being considered to crackdown on huge groups of anti-social drivers.
Car drives in to front of Milton Keynes shop
Emergency services attended the scene of a vehicle which had driven into a shop front in Milton Keynes this evening.
MK dad’s big little walk to celebrate defying doctors’ prognosis
A Freshfields dad is celebrating five years on from his diagnosis with an aggressive brain tumour by organising a Big Little Walk of Hope with his young family.
Thames Valley crime up by 10 per cent
Total crime recorded by police is up by 10 per cent, according to police figures collated by the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).
Labour and Lib Dems unite to reappoint Pete Marland as council leader in Milton Keynes
Labour’s Pete Marland was re-elected as leader of Milton Keynes Council after his party and the Liberal Democrats joined forces against the Conservatives.