Pets at Home back open following fire in Milton Keynes branch

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City-based musician Mick Abrahams - an original member of the band Jethro Tull - has passed away. He was 82-years-old.

Following last week’s fire at Pets at Home in Rooksley, the company has issued a release to reassure customers that no animals were trapped in the building during the incident.

The Pallets of Hope campaign, an initiative from Franklins Solicitors, has helped bring vital support and festive cheer to families facing hardship across Milton Keynes and the surrounding areas this Christmas.

A couple from Woburn Sands who lost two family members to brain tumours have lit up their house in festive lights to raise money to fund research into the disease.

With December 25 just days away, Milton Keynes Hospital is calling on family and friends to help get their loved ones home before the holiday season. 

Officers from Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) have charged a man from Bletchley in connection with terrorism offences.

As festive celebrations take place around the city, Milton Keynes City Council has been sharing advice with staff at pubs and bars to make sure local people have a fairer and safer experience.

Appliances and crews from Broughton and Newport Pagnell were called to a lorry fire on Friday morning.

The UK’s biggest Muslim youth organisation, The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association UK (AMYA), is preparing for its annual New Year’s Day Street cleaning initiative in Milton Keynes.

The RSPCA is inviting animal lovers across Milton Keynes to pick up their knitting needles and crochet hooks to help pets in need this winter, as part of its Big Give Back to Animals appeal.

Award-winning restaurateur Naseem Khan has just cooked up another win - taking the title of Curry Queen at this year's 10th Asian Food & Restaurant Awards, which were held in London earlier this month.