Leisure & Lifestyle in the City


MK NEWS Milton Keynes: The World Famous with Terrafolk: Full Circle. Picture by Shaun Armstrong

IF: MIlton Keynes International Festival

From July 16 for ten magical days the festival will host a celebration of the arts.The festival is produced by The Stables in association with Milton Keynes Gallery and funded by Arts Council England.

Milton Keynes Theatre

Quartet July 26-31 Quartet is a touching, charming, bitter-sweet comedy about life-long friendships and growing old disgracefully. Ronald Harwood's comedy starring Michael Jayston

Live Music at The Stables

Dr John and The Lower 911 playing on Monday

Stars from The CommitmentsThursday, June 24. 8pm The energy and excitement of Alan Parker's movie has been transferred into a thrilling, unforgettable live experience that will stir your soul. Songs

New exhibition at MKG

The The Things is (for3)

THE THE THINGS IS (FOR 3)July 9 - 12 September 2010 Admission free Milton Keynes Gallery presents a major solo exhibition of work by a London-based artist who emerged in the early 1990s, exhibiting

Live Music at The Stables

Stars from The CommitmentsThursday, June 24. 8pm The energy and excitement of Alan Parker's movie has been transferred into a thrilling, unforgettable live experience that will stir your soul. Songs



Travel Reviews


Canal in Amsterdam

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

Not volcanic ash, just some clouds over Madeira

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!

Sapphire

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

Sin City exposed

Las Vegas

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




Food & Drink

Ye Olde Swan, Woughton on the Green

Ye Olde Swan, Woughton on the Green

SOME warnings before you visit The Swan: mind your head (the beams are low), don’t wear tight clothes (you will eat a lot)...

Dexters

Dexters

Dexters and Tootsies restaurant bills itself as a family friendly experience for breakfast, lunch or dinner ...

Afternoon tea

Afternoon tea

‘Tea’ means different things to different people. To some it is their evening meal, to others it is a quick brew, while in some circles it is a late afternoon snack ...


Local News

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

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

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,