Local News from Thursday, April 30th, 2026

Following a joint investigation with Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service (BFRS) into the fire at Pink Punters on Sunday (26 April), third‑party involvement has been ruled out, and the fire is believed to have been accidental.

The Home Secretary has been accused of failing in her duty to support the fight against organised crime in the UK.

The Milton Keynes College Group Football Academy team have won the National Colleges Football Association Cup Final, beating South Devon College 3-2 at EFL 2 Accrington Stanley’s Wham Stadium.

Woburn Safari Park is celebrating the birth of a healthy male Eastern Mountain bongo calf, offering a rare and hopeful moment for one of the world’s most endangered antelope species.

Multiple fire crews were called to a detached barn fire in Little Brickhill last night, which generated multiple calls to Thames Valley Fire Control Service.

Cranfield University has launched a new soil and environmental online database and mapping tool, opening up detailed information about land in England and Wales.

In a more unusual challenge, Milton Keynes-based ground engineering experts Mainmark UK successfully strengthened the ground beneath a Watford junior school, damaged by a badger sett. 

Sitting at home watching the London Marathon is enough to make some of us feel out of puff, so huge respect to Milton Keynes' own Clair Roberts who took on the mammoth challenge at the weekend.

The Parks Trust won Community Business of the Year at the SME MK and Buckinghamshire Business Awards.