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Netherfield residents have it better than those in West Bletchley

July 2 2008

Sir - I would like to reply to the resident of Netherfield who feels the estate 'has been left behind'. You state the area has been there 25 years but it ... (02/07/2008) Read More [Read More]

Lottery should pay for Bletchley Park repairs

June 18 2008

Sir - I read with interest your recent piece on Bletchley Park. Let me add my voice to those who are appalled that it is short of funds for even basic ... (02/07/2008) Read More [Read More]

Passengers being taken for a ride on rail fares

June 4 2008

Letters - Commuters on train platformSir - Philip Morgan can rest assured that he is not the only one who is annoyed by London Midland's £4.40 stealth charge on travellers from Bletchley to London.(MK NEWS, ... (02/07/2008) Read More [Read More]

Park preservation is a story of empty words

SIR - Your article 'Code Centre Crumbling' (MK News May 21) is a damning indictment of successive British Governments, Heritage Agencies and the Lottery Fund. (02/07/2008) Read More [Read More]

Artists through history Turner in their graves

MAY 21 2008

Letters - A view of Cathy Wilkes installation in the Long Gallery at MKGSir - I think that the picture on page three last week, as well as many other so-called art displays, are an insult to true artists all over the world ... (02/07/2008) Read More [Read More]

Council has priorities wrong on windows

MAY 14 2008

Sir - We have been council tenants in West Bletchley for four years and have been waiting for our new PVC windows since we moved in.Our neighbours, who have lived ... (02/07/2008) Read More [Read More]

Find new homes before demolition of old ones

Sir - Few people will fail to feel some sympathy for Rob Caulfield and Amanda Selby, not to mention their unborn child. Having to sleep in a garden shed is hardly ... (02/07/2008) Read More [Read More]

Congratulations to the Dons' Chairman Pete

April 30 2008

Letters - Pete WinklemanSir - I would like to congratulate MK Dons for their fantastic achievement of winning League Two and the Johnstone's Paint Trophy this year ... (02/07/2008) Read More [Read More]

City recyclers should be excused Pak drill

April 16 2008

Sir - After many years of practice I now class myself as an expert on recycling. I separate paper from household waste (which is composted where applicable) ... (02/07/2008) Read More [Read More]

Council has missed the bus on OAPs' passes

April 9 2008

Letters - MP Phyllis Starkey with members of the MK Pensioners' AssociationSir - We are quite disappointed to report to you, and after reading MK NEWS, that we had contacted MK Council over and over again, about our new bus passes ... (02/07/2008) Read More [Read More]

£100m land sale cash should go into coffers

April 2 2008

Sir - In last week's MK NEWS there was a terribly exciting story covering the sale of public land and how Cllr Sam Crooks believes we could spend the proceeds ... (02/07/2008) Read More [Read More]

Don't tar all cleaners with the same brush

March 26 2008

Letters - Raj Chagger outside MK HospitalSir - Having been a cleaner for 32 years I was appalled to read Raj Chaggar saying that hospital cleaners have the same standards as office cleaners ... (02/07/2008) Read More [Read More]

Speed limit adds to danger on grid road

March 19 2008

Letters - Speed limit on V7 Saxon StreetSir - V7 Saxon Street is more dangerous now that it is speed limited than it was before as not everybody heeds the limit and so confusion is created ('Report ... (02/07/2008) Read More [Read More]

Drink blitz should be an ongoing operation

March 12 2008

Letters - Confiscated drinkSir - Isn't it a good thing that police are finally doing something about the problem of under age drinking ... (02/07/2008) Read More [Read More]

Ferrets dig allotment holders out of a hole

March 5 2008

Sir - It has been with much amusement that I have read the unfolding stories about the rabbits and various methods of controlling them both in allotments and other areas ... (02/07/2008) Read More [Read More]

Make a stand over under-age drinkers

February 20 2008

Letters - Police using headcams for the first time during operation DitaSir - Re 'Operation Disrupt sees cops tackling under-age drinkers'. I think it's great that at last something is being done about under-age smoking and drinking, not before time ... (02/07/2008) Read More [Read More]

Let's wish race abuse couple a better future

February 13 2008

Letters - Shaun Hussain outside Stirling House on Chester Close in BletchleySir - It was good to read that there has been a positive outcome to the sad story of the young couple who lost their unborn baby as a result ... (02/07/2008) Read More [Read More]

Pity police don't march along Queensway

February 6 2008

Letters - Police march in LondonSir - I read with interest your story on page 14 in MK NEWS (Jan 30) regarding the police march in London. It was very nice to see Milton Keynes Police, ... (02/07/2008) Read More [Read More]

A trip to see the MKDons play could lead to a long love affair

January 30 2008

Letters - MK Dons fansSir - this weekend I took my children along to stadiummk for their first ever football match. Although MK Dons may have lost the match, it was a thoroughly enjoyable day ... (02/07/2008) Read More [Read More]

Councils should have power to build homes

January 23 2008

Letters - An affordable place to live: Protesters outside MK civic offices in a call for more council housingSir - Congratulations to the MK Defend Council Housing Group which organised a successful demonstration outside the council offices last week. It highlighted the desperate shortage in Milton Keynes of genuinely ... (02/07/2008) Read More [Read More]

Council should not be penalising commuters

January 16 2008

Sir - I agree with William Morland's comments last week that our local politicians should be helping the thousands of us who commute ... (18/01/2008) Read More [Read More]

Driving passengers off the rails and into cars

January 9 2008

Sir - I have just read about the further increase in rail fares affecting travellers across the country. We are witnessing complete and utter madness whereby the cost of train travel ... (02/07/2008) Read More [Read More]

Empty manger shows that God's not just for Christmas

January 5 2008

Sir - I couldn't help a wry smile when reading your headline for issue number 277, 'Away from a manger'. This very thing happened to us at Christ the Vine Community ... (02/07/2008) Read More [Read More]