Milton Keynes chess superstar shines at chess challenge

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Sixty of the UK's brightest young chess players gathered at Blenheim Palace at the weekend for the Delancey UK Chess Challenge Terafinal.

This week is National Adoption Week, and Milton Keynes City Council (MKCC) is trying to find 'forever families' for 11 children from the new city.

Firefighters were called to Bleak Hall overnight, following reports of a fire at a commercial scrap metal building.

Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber awards more than £190,000 of money taken from criminals to 49 organisations to support the Police and Crime Plan.

The Bus Shelter MK will relaunch as The Shelter MK this half term.

Taylor Wimpey is holding a public consultation to allow residents to submit their feedback on plans for the next phase of development at Salden Park.

Woburn Safari Park has welcomed the birth of one of the world's most endangered large mammals, a female Eastern mountain bongo calf.

When Lynda Watt and her family returned home from a holiday in Greece in the early hours of Friday morning, the holiday vibe was quickly replaced by worry – when the family's four suitcases were stolen from their car.

The show comes to Milton Keynes Theatre from Tue 6 – Sat 10 Oct 2026, as part of a major UK tour.

Black History Month was marked with an exhibition of art, culture and business in the new city at the weekend – the largest of its type in the UK.

Thieves have stolen the service-critical minibus from local charity Camphill Milton Keynes.