This week is the last that eligible households can apply for the Warm Homes Discount, and the city’s Labour MPs are encouraging Milton Keynes residents to make sure they are accessing support with the cost of living. Over 6 million homes across the country are entitled to benefit from the discount this year, which provides £150 to help qualifying households with the cost of heating their homes, giving vital support with the cost of living. The scheme has been extended by the

Leading Labour Milton Keynes City Council councillors are set to agree proposals to funding vital new flood defence schemes across the city, including major schemes for estates such as Beanhill and Netherfield and the village of Lavendon.

The Leader of Milton Keynes City Council, Cllr Peter Marland, has been named Councillor of the Year at the Labour Housing Awards. The national award highlighted how Milton Keynes City Council has led the way in sustainable development over the past decade, with a nationally recognised record of delivering well-planned growth with the infrastructure needed to support it. Last week, Milton Keynes City Council supported a new local plan and welcomed the Labour government’s annou