Local News from Thursday, February 12th, 2026

Milton Keynes is now in the bottom half of local authorities for youth services funding.

Wavendon welcomes the opening of the long-anticipated Co-Op store on Glebe Farm.

Following the seventeenth West End and fifth Broadway extensions, award-winning musical Operation Mincemeat is coming to the new city.

Sports fans and charity supporters went head to head last week, for a Question of Sport with a difference.

The thrilling Cirquoise Circus is bringing a brand-new show to Frosts Garden Centre at Woburn Sands this February half-term.

A Pink Punters-led initiative is helping to arm Milton Keynes residents with the necessary skills to save lives, through its Ready to Respond programme.

Stagecoach, parent of Milton Keynes bus operator Stagecoach East, has been named as a big winner for its customer experience.

Robot programming, coding challenges and light-up cars all formed part of the day’s fun activities run by  FCDO Services, UK NACE and HMGCC yesterday.

A recovering alcoholic is to host a ‘sober night out’ in the new city later this month, and is inviting as many people to join her in raising a glass of something alcohol free on the night.