Local News from Wednesday, March 11th, 2026

Midsummer Place has celebrated the vibrant launch of Wings of Wonder, which has transformed The Boulevard into a colourful celebration of creativity, nature and spring.

A man has been sentenced for dangerous driving, following a Thames Valley Police investigation.

Fire crews from Newport Pagnell and Woburn were among those who attended a vehicle fire on the M1 Northbound yesterday afternoon.

Officers from the Milton Keynes Harm Reduction Unit and the Neighbourhood Policing Team joined forces with Glebe Farm School and Shenley Brook End School, to take a proactive stand against knife crime.

A woman from Milton Keynes is wearing a different hat every day throughout this Brain Tumour Awareness Month in support of her husband who is living with the disease.

Willen Lake and Willen Hospice have announced the launch of Love Willen, a brand-new community event.

Organisers of the Milton Keynes Marathon Weekend are calling for enthusiastic volunteers to join the Event Crew and help deliver one of the city’s biggest sporting events, taking place over the May Bank Holiday weekend.

A brand-new sculpture designed by MK College students has been installed at Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH) to celebrate the rich legacy of medical education at the hospital.

Acclaimed Singaporean performer Adrian Pang, whose extensive stage career spans the UK and Asia, will lead the cast. 

Next week, author Chris Dresser will issue the final part in his Willjohn Trilogy of page-turners, called Surviving Treachery.