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Milton Keynes companies have helped Willen Hospice mark the first anniversary of the Tree of Life by redeveloping the surrounding Peace Garden.

The Parks Trust is inviting people to join them at the Milton Keynes Rose in Campbell Park on Sunday 15th December 2019 for their annual Christmas carolling service.

Group Principal and CEO of Milton Keynes College and Chair of the Helena Kennedy Foundation, Dr Julie Mills, has been awarded her OBE by the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William at Buckingham Palace.

Baste my steaming puddings! Milton Keynes Theatre of Comedy (MKTOC) is bringing its festive stage adaptation of ‘Blackadder’s Christmas Carol’ to The Chrysalis Theatre from 4-7 December.

The Willen Hospice annual Christmas service of remembrance, Lights of Love, will return to The Ridgeway Centre in Wolverton Mill on Saturday 7 December.

55% of Fullers Slade residents have voted for new homes, refurbishment and improvements on the estate in a local ballot.

A local schoolteacher is urging the public to support Willen Hospice as they launch their 2019 Christmas appeal, Giving Tuesday, tomorrow 3rd December.

Willen Hospice would like to thank 17 intrepid trekkers for raising a phenomenal £44,000 for the charity, by taking on their Borneo Jungle Adventure.

Russell Martin was left with mixed emotions after a dominating MK Dons display at Doncaster Rovers wasn’t rewarded with three points.

Kieran Agard made his 250th career start for MK Dons in Saturday’s Sky Bet League One clash with Doncaster Rovers.

MK Dons will be taking the opportunity to show support for Stonewall’s Rainbow Laces campaign at Stadium MK this weekend.

Tickets still available for the must-attend party tonight...

The Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning earned a 5-2 victory over the Telford Tigers on Saturday night and I caught up with head coach Lewis Clifford to talk about the game.

The Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning have put together their first winning streak of the season, securing two points in a 5-2 win over the visiting Telford Tigers.

The Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning take on league leaders the Telford Tigers tonight at home and will be hoping to carry the momentum of last weekend into the game.

The Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning battled to an impressive 8-7 shootout victory in last night's home game against the Hull Pirates.

Voters are going to the polls in the third general election in the UK in under five years - and the fourth in under a decade.

Naturalist and broadcaster David Bellamy has died aged 86.

Two more people have died following the volcano eruption in New Zealand, raising the number of people killed to eight.

A teenager has been found guilty of murder after a 14-year-old boy was knocked off his moped by a car before being stabbed to death in the road.

See you at the Barricade... The World's favourite musical LES MISERABLES comes to Milton Keynes Theatre

The seventh annual #LoveMK Day is being held this year on Thursday 2nd May.

Dillian Whyte’s suspension has been lifted by the WBC, after he was cleared by UK Anti-Doping last week.

Carlo Ancelotti was sacked as Napoli late on Tuesday night, but he may not be out of work for too long.

Duncan Ferguson will remain in caretaker charge of Everton for their trip to face Manchester United on Sunday, amid Carlo Ancelloti being linked with the permanent manager's job.

Everton will begin contract talks with Carlo Ancelotti after he was sacked as Napoli manager on Tuesday evening.

Naturalist and broadcaster David Bellamy has died aged 86.

A painting stolen almost 23 years ago may have been hidden inside the walls of an art gallery where it had been on display.

Ed Sheeran is going to need a bigger mantelpiece.

Donald Trump's campaign team has released a video portraying the president as supervillain Thanos from the Marvel comics films.

Walmart has apologised for selling a pullover on its website that appears to show Father Christmas doing lines of cocaine.

It sold for $120,000 (£91,300) just last week - but the artwork of a banana duct-taped to a wall has now been scoffed.

Like Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, Wonky the lop-eared rabbit is hoping his unusual physical trait will help him find a loving family this Christmas.

A banana duct-taped to a wall has been sold by an artist for $120,000 (£91,000).

New Zealand has ordered 1.2 million sq cm of skin from America to treat patients suffering burns of up to 95% after Monday's volcano eruption.

Two more people have died following the volcano eruption in New Zealand, raising the number of people killed to eight.

Dillian Whyte’s suspension has been lifted by the WBC, after he was cleared by UK Anti-Doping last week.

A teenager has been found guilty of murder after a 14-year-old boy was knocked off his moped by a car before being stabbed to death in the road.

Amazon's hefty investment in the online food courier Deliveroo raises serious competition concerns that may need an in-depth investigation, a competition watchdog has said.

The future of the Supercuts and Regis hair salon brands has been secured after a rescue deal was struck with administrators.

Shares in Saudi Aramco surged to their maximum 10% daily limit as the state-owned oil giant made its record-breaking stock market debut.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was said to be disappointed that Saudi Aramco, the kingdom's state oil and gas company, was not valued at $2trn (£1.52trn) in its initial public offering (IPO).

The Rugby World Cup - in which England lost the final - was the UK's most googled search term of 2019.

Political ads are "disappearing" from Facebook's advertising monitoring system, leaving stunned researchers fearing a "catastrophic" loss of transparency and accountability.

They say that “home is where the heart is”. But for Milton Keynes local Angie Connolly, home is now where the Haart is, as she has just moved into Haart & Hillcrest Homes’ first new-build development.