Local News from Monday, February 23rd, 2026

Today is World Spay Day and the RSPCA is urging cat owners to neuter their pets as unprecedented numbers of felines continue to fill its animal centres locally, and across the country.

Most weeks are fulfilling for Milton Keynes-based Gamiel Yafai, who spends his time working in Diversity & Inclusion.

Woburn Safari Park’s newest African lion, Lonka, has been caught on camera revealing his favourite hobby, playing with giant colourful balls like an overgrown house cat with zero chill.

The Parks Trust is launching a new, free-to-join cycling session to help keep people active. 

The RSPCA is urging major fast food companies not to sacrifice chicken welfare for profits - as 18 businesses abandon promises and risk condemning millions more chickens to lives of poor welfare.

The news that Namji restaurant has closed its doors in Central Milton Keynes is another blow for independent businesses here in the new city.

Electric Paradise arrives this summer as a brand-new open-air festival experience at Milton Keynes's National Bowl on Saturday, August 8.

Residents in Stacey Bushes are up in arms about a large static caravan that has been left blocking a path, and protruding onto the road.

Last Monday, thieves stole the minibus belonging to Milton Keynes-based charity, Action4Youth.

MK Food Bank is asking for your support to help make this weekend's Big Doorstep Collection a resounding success.

Here's the list of roadworks being carried out across Milton Keynes this week - and it's another busy list.

A restaurant in Stony Stratford has been ordered to pay more than £12,700 after Milton Keynes City Council (MKCC) found a rat infestation and poor hygiene conditions inside the premises.

If you’ve lost your keys in Newport Pagnell, there’s a good chance that the Town Council might be able to unlock the mystery as to where they ended up!

Last week, the City Council agreed its budget for the coming year, and Lib Dem councillors put forward an amendment focusing on securing fair funding for MK, protecting essential services, and honesty with residents about financial challenges.

Students from Buckingham’s Royal Latin School will be swapping the classroom for Midsummer Place next month, when they launch their Easter Hampers in the shopping centre.