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 announcement that...

MPs in Milton Keynes are today welcoming news that train fares will be frozen after thirty years of continuous fare hikes.   In an announcement by the Department for Transport this morning, the Chancellor confirmed a historic freeze to fares at the Budget, with passengers not paying a penny more on season tickets, peak returns for commuters and off-peak returns.   A typical commuter travelling from Milton Keynes to London three   days a week using flexi-season tickets will save approximately...

A community organisation dedicated to supporting local parents has received a £500 cash boost from Stony Stratford ward councillor Akash Nayee. The local Labour councillor is donating a portion of his ward budget to support MK Milk Mentors, a community project which runs vital breastfeeding peer support sessions in Stony Stratford Library. Started by J'Nel Metherell, a local International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), who ran the first training course in October 2019, the...