Milton Keynes Council's Progressive Alliance's plans to develop more 'genuinely affordable' housing for local families will move a step closer next week.

At a meeting of Full Council on 15th September, Tattenhoe ward Cllr James Lancaster questioned MK Council on its security at sensitive sites.

Residents are being asked to give their thoughts on a few proposals for Milton Keynes.

The Milton Keynes Conservatives have called on MK Council to play a more 'supportive role' together with Thames Valley Police and the Government in tackling violent crime.

Plans to tear down an ‘unsafe’ tower block for future redevelopment have prompted concerns about ‘limited access to schools’.

Last night, Liberal Democrat and Labour councillors voted for plans to help reduce the impact of fireworks on animals and vulnerable people.

Ben Everitt, the MP for Milton Keynes North, is calling on Boris Johnson to work with the G20 to ensure support for the education of young people in Afghanistan.

Last night, the Lib Dem Group put forward a successful motion opposing the government’s planning proposals.

A decision will be made next week to restrict developers’ rights when seeking to convert offices into poor-quality residential units.

MK Council is due to commission a new study which will help shape the future growth and facilities of Milton Keynes over the next 30 years.

Milton Keynes Labour Group has said that last week, it was revealed the government plan to allow partially treated sewage to be discharged directly into rivers, waterways and the sea in response to a possible shortage of chemicals used to treat sewage.

Milton Keynes Council created more than 30,000 fully funded activity sessions over the school summer holidays.

Milton Keynes Council has applied for planning permission to extend Wolverton Cemetery by over 800 burial plots.

Landlords in Milton Keynes can receive up to £2,670 as a cash incentive from MK Council if they’re able offer longer tenancies to families that have been made homeless by the current private rental sector.

Milton Keynes Council has announced that even more estates have been impacted by missed green bin collections today (8/9).

Every year organisations and communities around the world come together to raise awareness of how we can create a world where fewer people die by suicide.

Milton Keynes Council's Progressive Alliance is set to propose a motion at Full Council asking when the police service in Milton Keynes will be 'sufficiently resourced'.

The Progressive Alliance is introducing its ‘More for MK’ scheme, a plan that enables the Council to award more contracts to local suppliers and to work with more local partners.

They say 22,840 families across Milton Keynes face the government's Universal Credit cut.

A lack of qualified drivers could affect MK waste collections with the national shortage of HGV drivers impacting waste and recycling sectors across the country says Milton Keynes Conservatives.

The annual canvass ensures that the council can keep the electoral register up to date, identifying any residents who are not registered so that they can be encouraged to do so.

Over the last year, Milton Keynes council received over 5,800 reports of fly-tipping, from household rubbish right up to hazardous dumped commercial waste which can cost thousands to deal with.

Milton Keynes Council has set out new arrangements with MEARS, its council housing repairs and maintenance contractor, to deliver 'better and faster' repairs.

Following a successful bid for national funding, the council has bought 30 new homes for people previously sleeping rough in Milton Keynes.

Two 'unsafe' tower blocks could be demolished later this year as Milton Keynes Council has submitted the planning applications.

It has been announced today (1/9), that arrivals under Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy will be given immediate indefinite leave to remain and the government is currently working with local councils across the UK to meet the demand for housing.

Milton Keynes Council staff have been working around the clock and over the bank holiday weekend to help ease the arrival of almost 700 people airlifted out of Afghanistan.

The Government's regulator for health and safety has suggested there is no 'connection' between Serco's work conditions and the recent COVID-linked deaths of two workers.

The number of positive COVID-19 cases in Milton Keynes has reduced to 5.9 per 100,000 people for the week ending 30 August, down from 9.6 per 100,000 people the previous week.

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Following MKFM's exclusive announcement yesterday, Cllr Pete Marland has confirmed that three new coronavirus testing sites will be opening in Milton Keynes.

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Milton Keynes Council is set to provide £2.25m of funding to local groups and businesses to help drive growth, create new green and creative jobs and help people into the workplace.

Milton Keynes Council is intending to build 500 new council homes by 2022 and a further 700 by 2030, totalling 1,200. These new council homes will be some of Milton Keynes’ most accessible and environmentally friendly homes.

Milton Keynes Council will provide almost £2.2million of funding to local groups and businesses to help drive growth, create new green and creative jobs and help people into the workplace.

Milton Keynes Council is reminding residents that waste collections will continue as normal during the Bank Holiday weekend.

Milton Keynes Council have launched a new way to report workplaces and other venues which are ignoring government rules on social distancing.

MK Council is encouraging businesses to express their interest in a new eCargo bike rental scheme and help achieve the city’s carbon reduction ambitions.

This comes as residents were experiencing delays in the collection of food and garden bins due to lorry breakdowns.

Milton Keynes has been awarded more than £2.4m to create an innovation hub at the city’s proposed university MK:U.

In his weekly COVID-19 video update, Peter Marland warns residents, "If people continue to not follow the guidance and cases continue to rise it is highly likely that restrictions will be reimposed here."

MK Council has launched a new Local Help Hub to help more Milton Keynes residents by phone, as part of managing its response to COVID-19.

Milton Keynes Council’s support of the Armed Forces has been awarded gold status in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

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Milton Keynes Council Leader Peter Marland is advising city residents to consider if any journeys to nearby Bedford, Luton or Northampton are 'avoidable' due to higher rates of coronavirus in these areas.

Milton Keynes Council is asking people to phone and email rather than calling in during the current coronavirus crisis.

Milton Keynes Council Leader Pete Marland has urged extra vigilance as a rise in local COVID-19 positive cases has raised concerns.

All three tips across Milton Keynes have now been re-opened with residents being told to pre-book a slot to attend.

A vital part of the democratic process – decision-making meetings that are open to the public – could soon be re-established at Milton Keynes Council.

Milton Keynes Council and MK Food Bank have teamed up to offer more help to local people in crisis during coronavirus pandemic.

Food and Garden Waste (green bin) collections to will return to normal from Monday 11 May across Milton Keynes.

Milton Keynes Council has announced it will suspend food and garden waste collections after Friday 3rd April.