Union call for mail jobs to be savedBY LAURA HANNAMA city union is calling for jobs to be saved as the threat of closure looms over Milton Keynes' mail centre.The local branch of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) believes ... (09/10/2008) 
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Stop and search uncovers £12,000 of cocaineCocaine worth £12,000 was seized by police in Monkston last week.Officers stopped a vehicle in Ladbroke Grove car park, Monkston, on October 1 and found the driver in possession ... (08/10/2008)
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Jobs lost as council's building dept closedBY LAURA HANNAM Twenty-eight council staff are to lose their jobs as its building design arm Architecture MK is closed. Some positions have been saved as the council will retain small building works and ...
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WPC is first to make the grade A 28-year-old woman has become the first NVQ qualified police constable in Milton Keynes.PC Laura Garside is the first to achieve national vocational qualifications level three and four in policing... (08/10/2008)
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Cyclists targeted in violent robberiesTwo cyclists were attacked during violent robberies in Great Linford.Between 6pm and 7pm on Thursday evening (2/10), a man was cycling on Railway Walk near the bridge carrying the Wolverton ... (08/10/2008)
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Welcome to MK - but where is it?BY JESSICA CUNNIFFE Visitors to the city are getting lost because there are no signs telling them where to go. MK NEWS has discovered that more than half the people that visit looking to ...
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PM gives his backing to anti-bullying schemeBY ROB GIBSON The Prime Minister has given his support to antibullying campaigner Alex Holmes. The 20-year-old from Stony Stratford was invited to meet Gordon Brown at Number 10 Downing Street after he was ...
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Acting head teacher steps in at special schoolAn acting head teacher has been installed at a special school which has been rocked by serious health and safety allegations ... (08/10/2008)
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Brass band's final salute to SimonBY LAURA HANNAM A member of Stantonbury's brass band has been found hanged at his parent's house. Simon Palmer was a flugel horn player for Stantonbury Brass for 18 years and was often featured ...
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Jobs on the line at council's building deptThe council was set to decide if 40 jobs at its building design arm Architecture MK would be lost last night. Staff based at offices in Avebury Boulevard were told in ... (08/10/2008)
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Pervert pleads guilty to sharing indecent images on the webBY LAURA HANNAMA man from Walnut Tree who distributed thousands of indecent images of children has been spared a prison sentence. Thirty-six-year-old Mark John Wasden traded thousands of indecent images over an internet ... (08/10/2008)
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Student barred from nightclub after a drunken online rantBY ROB GIBSON A student who wrote drunken abusive comments about a nightclub on Facebook has been barred for 'joining a smear campaign' ...
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Developer plays down concerns over lack of infrastucture in 'eco town'BY LAURA HANNAM The developer at the helm of plans for an 'eco-town' near Milton Keynes says it would not drain the city's resources. David Reavell, director of the firm behind proposals for 15,000 ...
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New Sainsbury's blooms into life at Witan Gate Sainsbury's has opened its new city store in Witan Gate ...
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Roundabout to M1 on the road to recoveryThe junction 14 roundabout is congestion free - but the roadworks will continue for a few more weeks ... (09/10/2008)
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Don't be wet behind the ears - prepare for floods Milton Keynes Council is holding a series of 'flood fairs' to warn about the dangers of severe winter weather ...
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MK artwork up for Turner prize An artist has been nominated for the prestigious Turner Prize for an exhibition held in Milton Keynes ...
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£65,000 drugs mule jailed for seven yearsA 32-year-old man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for smuggling cocaine into the UK. Gavin Archibald Thorburn, of Scatterhill Close, Bradwell Village, was sentenced at Warwick Crown Court ... (09/10/2008)
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A new CT scanner would prevent patient deaths A coroner has found that hospital staff missed an opportunity to treat a dying patient. Deputy coroner Tom Osborne called for a new CT scanner at Milton Keynes Hospital to help ...
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The police officers in the line of fire Every year MK NEWS receives police reports of armed robberies involving the use of firearms against local shop owners and innocent members of the public ...
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Festive foodies help hospicePan-Asian restaurant Silk Road has put up its six foot tree without decorations - and three months early - in order to raise money for Willen Hospice between now and ... (09/10/2008)
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Homelss FC v Thames Valley PoliceA team of homeless people will take on the police in a football match to improve community relations ... (09/10/2008)
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The appliance of science is needed Worm farms, Darwin's theory of evolution, facial recognition and a giant inflatable rocket. Those are just some of the things Milton Keynes's second ever science festival has in store for residents ...
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All comers get their kicks at fight club A martial arts champion is schooling the next top fighters in Milton Keynes, or those that just want to have some fun. MK NEWS reporter LAURA HANNAM went along to ...
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MKWeb scoops top accolade at awards The city's premier community information portal MKWeb has been officially named the UK's Community Website of the Year. The accolade came at a gala awards evening staged to celebrate the best ...
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Secondary school tsar to help with applicationsHelp is now at hand for parents and carers with any questions about transferring their children from primary to secondary schools in Milton Keynes ... (09/10/2008)
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New chapter for Reading Champions Brooksward School in Neath Hill has come runner-up in a national competition run by the National Literacy Trust. The competition was for the Reading Champions School of the year - and ...
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Full steam ahead for Wolverton revamp A multi million pound regeneration project in the historic rail town of Wolverton is close to completion. MK News reporter LAURA HANNAM went along to see how it ...
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Worldwide Winter Wonderland You'd better not shout, you'd better not cry You'd better just book online. That's right, the big man is nearly at thecentre:mk. Santa and his elves have been beavering away in the ...
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'Lost youth' films a study into student behaviourStudents have been filmed under-age drinking and causing criminal damage at school. But the 'crimes' were all in name of art ... (09/10/2008)
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New leaflet reveals all about the work of Milton Keynes Partnership The city's regeneration agency has produced a leaflet to explain what it does. The leaflet, called 'Who we are and what we do', explains the work of Milton Keynes Partnership (MKP), ...
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Wrighty's owner in the wrongA Bletchley woman faces punishment in court after failing to take her sick dog to the vets. Sharon Roy, 41, of Menteith Close, admitted one charge at Milton Keynes Magistrates' Court ... (09/10/2008)
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Chirstmas card alternativeAs hristmas approaches are you dreading writing endless cards for work colleagues? A local hospice for terminally ill children has found a way to take away the burden by producing ... (09/10/2008)
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Firefighters turn knightsBY LAURA HANNAM A firefighter from Bletchley is to answer a call for help in Africa. Watch manager Shaun Cunningham, who works at Bletchley Fire Station, is to pass his specialist knowledge and skills ...
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All credit to Tesco for three £100 gift cardsCOMPETITION Beat the credit crunch this month by winning £100 shopping spree at one of three Tesco stores in Milton Keynes. Britain's largest discounter has teamed up with MK NEWS to help ...
(07/10/2008)
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CCTV captures voyeurism suspect Do you know this man?This image, captured on CCTV, shows a man wanted by police on suspicion of voyeurism at a B&Q warehouse ... (06/10/2008)
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