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Man jailed for six years for GBH

A Milton Keynes has been jailed for six years for grievous bodily harm with intent. Nathan Thomas Stear, 22, from Swimbridge Lane, Furzton, was sentenced at Huntingdon Crown Court on Wednesday (28/7),

Cannabis growers charged

Police

Police have charged two men with the cultivation of cannabis plants. Aneil Baig, aged 31, from Mayer Gardens, Shenley Lodge has been charged with cultivation of cannabis plants, a

Boy pleads guilty to car thefts

Thames Valley Police

A 15-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to two counts of theft from vehicles. He also asked for 12 other offences, of theft from vehicles and shoplifting, to be taken into consideration. The youth was

Law student accused of murdering father

milton keynes mknews Scene at the rear of Samuel Alexander's home in Drayton Parslow in February

Law student Mark Alexander murdered his father and disposed of the body to "live the life he wanted to lead" jurors heard yesterday. The 22-year-old is standing trial at Reading Crown Court following

Youth given six years for armed robbery

A 15-YEAR-OLD boy has been sentenced to six years in prison for robbery. On Saturday March 13, he and three other youths made off with �25,000 worth of jewellery from George and Co in Hatton Gardens,

Sing yourself happy this summer

Sing yourself happy this summer. Glee Club and Xtreme Sports are two, two-day taster challenge taking place on August 2 and 3 at Leon School and Sports College and on August 4 and 5 at The Hazeley

City centre parking changes given the go-ahead

Parking

Big changes to car parking in the city centre were given the go-ahead in a council Cabinet meeting last night. As reported in MK NEWS, the decision to axe 3,782 free parking spaces was agreed. The

Hospital puts a quota on births

Milton Keynes General Hospital

A limit on the number of babies born at Milton Keynes Hospital at any one time has been put in place. The move means, should the hospital expect too many births in any one month, would-be-mums could

No date for new Coachway opening

milton keynes mknews Coachway building at Junction 14 delayed yet again

THE wait for the new Coachway to open continues. The old gateway to the city was closed in April 2008 to make way for a swanky new model with work due to start in September of that year and an opening

Reviews & Features


  • Amsterdam days are just as lively as nights

    I was told three things about Amsterdam before I went on my trip; it always rains, there aren’t any decent restaurants and it’s all about the ‘coffee shops’ and red light

  • Five extra days in Madeira? They were a piece of cake

    Last october, STEVE LOWE and family visited Madeira and fell in love with the island. Over Easter they returned and had a longer holiday than planned

  • Set sail for sun, fun... and tequila!

    MEXICO: Believe it or not, there is more to Mexico than Cancun

  • Sin City exposed

    Bright light city gonna set my soul, gonna set my soul on fire . . . never has a song lyric been so true about a city


MK Sport Headlines


Five star Dons ease to win at Rushden & Diamonds

MK Dons turned in a five star performance as they ran out 5-0 winners in their pre-season friendly at Rushden & Diamonds. Karl Robinson’s men eased to the victory with five different goal scorers

Hammers class to strong for Dons

MK DONS 0 WEST HAM UNITED 2 Pre-season friendly TWO second half goals saw MK Dons fall to a pre-season defeat at the hands of West Ham United at stadiummk on Wednesday night. The Premier League outfit

Hammers class too much for strong Dons

milton keyens mknews mk news West Ham and England keeper Robert Green punches clear as MK Dons pressurise in the first half

Two second half goals saw MK Dons fall to a pre-season defeat at the hands of West Ham United at stadiummk on Wednesday night. The Premier League

MK Dons' West Ham test

milton keynes mknews MK DONS V WEST HAM UTD

MK Dons will test themselves against ‘the best of the best' tonight when they host West Ham United in a pre-season friendly at stadiummk. The Premier League side head to MK having already