Milton Keynes

2022 - 5 - 19

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Revealed: The startling number of banks that have closed in Milton ... (Milton Keynes Citizen)

Analysis from consumer champion Which? has shown a sharp decline in the number of bank branches open in areas across much of the UK compared to seven years ...

Separate figures from LINK, a cash machine network, show there has also been a decline in the number of free-to-use ATMs across the UK in recent years. The number of ATMs in Milton Keynes South dropped from 100 to 77. Analysis from consumer champion Which? has shown a sharp decline in the number of bank branches open in areas across much of the UK compared to seven years ago.

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Gerard Way wears blood-splattered white suit at first MCR Milton ... (Kerrang!)

So badass! For the first of their three-night stint at the MK Stadium, My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way rather dramatically switched up his…

Fittingly, our fair isle became the site of many of their greatest victories, from Brixton to headlining Reading & Leeds. As their enormous comeback shows arrive, we look back at how New Jersey’s finest built their empire on British soil… News News

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My Chemical Romance air more fan favourites as UK tour hits Milton ... (NME.com)

My Chemical Romance played Milton Keynes last night (May 19), as their hugely anticipated UK and Ireland comeback tour continues.

You can see the band’s upcoming tour dates below. It genuinely feels like anything could happen, as My Chemical Romance channel punk rebellion and playful ambition. You can see fan footage below.

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Newport Pagnell captain's rallying cry ahead of Wembley final (Milton Keynes Citizen)

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Thank you so much for the support and one last thing: Ultras and Oldtras let’s make sure the place is bouncing...NEWPORT ARE MASSIVE EVERYWHERE THEY GO!” We are living our dream Sunday and hopefully inspire 100s of kids to make it there one day too. We cannot wait to see you all down there turning Wembley green.

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What does new city status actually mean for Milton Keynes? (Milton Keynes Citizen)

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The smallest is St David’s in Wales, which only has around 1,600 residents. London is the largest city in the UK, with a population of over 9m. It is widely regarded as a marker of prestige and is a source of local pride.

Milton Keynes granted city status (Brain Tumour Research)

Brain Tumour Research celebrates the news that Milton Keynes has been granted city status in the Platinum Jubilee civic honours competition.

Brain Tumour Research Chief Executive Sue Farrington Smith MBE said: “We are delighted that Milton Keynes has been recognised as a city, even before we moved here we centred out network in this dynamic community. Brain Tumour Research is proud to call the city its home having established its head office here in 2015, after a period of growth required the charity to relocate from its previous office in Padbury, near Buckingham. Milton Keynes is among eight new cities named for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, and later this year, there will be a Royal visit to formally bestow city status.

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What does city status mean for Milton Keynes? (MKFM)

This morning, residents across Milton Keynes woke up to the exciting news that we have officially been crowned a city. But what does it mean for us?

The main thing that comes with being a city, is a sense of pride and validation. Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries said: "City Status is a huge accolade and I congratulate our eight brilliant winners. Birmingham was the first town without a cathedral to become a city, in 1889.

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Milton Keynes city status 'a long time coming' say businesses as ... (Buckinghamshire Live)

"It could also become a city of culture or art one day, you never know"

He added: “Other cities and town’s sneer at Milton Keynes for what it is, always commenting on the roundabouts. “It will put Milton Keynes more on the map more so now than it did before. For many who have grown up in the town it was a proud moment.

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Milton Keynes Council leader hopes new city status will change ... (ITV News)

The announcement of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee civic honours brings the number of official cities in the mainland UK to 76, 55 in England, eight in Scotland, ...

Robots delivery vehicles are a common site in Milton Keynes, and the borough has the nation’s largest network of electric vehicle charge points. Cultural Infrastructure: The town has extensive cultural infrastructure including 27 conservation areas, 50 scheduled monuments, 1,100 listed buildings and 270 pieces of public art, its application pointed out. but it's also a real economic impact and about the investment and jobs it can create."

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Aylesbury shoppers who frequent nearby Milton Keynes will now be ... (Bucks Herald)

That's after MK was awarded city status as part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations overnight. After years of trying and failing, MK now has the right ...

“Milton Keynes is unique and the pinnacle of the post war town planning during the reign of our Queen. Today is a celebration of all those with the vision to have created our great city. People who have made the city their own, and who have made the city the success it is. This has been the experience of previous winners.

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Milton Keynes named a city to mark Queen's Platinum Jubilee (BBC News)

A council said it was "thrilled" that Milton Keynes has finally won city status at the fourth attempt. The civic honour has been granted to eight places in ...

It's going to be really positive for tourism." Those were the words of Scott Jones, who runs 123 Internet Group, which has been in the city for more than 10 years. "It was such an inclusive bid we sent in. He believed the new status "will make a difference - we want to bring investment into our city, we want to grow our city and we want to establish our own university [with a campus], which is in the pipeline". "The city was built for this reason it's a perfect set up for business, testing and technology and everything else." On hearing the news, he said "it's about time, we've been going for this for a quite some time and this was our season for it to happen in the Queen's jubilee". "I think it's going to be really good for us - I think it's going to make everything more busy and that's a good thing," she said. In 2007, he co-founded SieveMK, an education charity that aims to get children "out of the streets into education and then into employment" he said. Resident Peter Navan, who moved from London to the new town about 10 years ago, said he did not think it should be a city and that the decision was "a mistake". "City status will make people even prouder to call Milton Keynes their home and gives us the platform to make our great city even greater. "People have always said that Milton Keynes looks like a city, feels like a city and now we can say, it is a city," said council leader Peter Marland. A council said it was "thrilled" that Milton Keynes has finally won city status at the fourth attempt.

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Salary calculator: how big a pay rise you need in Milton Keynes to ... (Milton Keynes Citizen)

The UK is facing an unprecedented cost of living crisis, with inflation reaching a record high of 9% in April. By Harriet Clugston. Friday, 20th May 2022, ...

Our salary calculator below will show you how much you need to be taking home now compared to last year if your pay is to keep up with inflation. Our real-terms salary calculator below will show you how much your take-home pay will have had to increase to keep up with inflation – and how out of pocket you are if your wages have stood still. But how much would you have to earn now compared to last year to avoid suffering a pay cut?

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'I love living in Milton Keynes - it's more than just roads and ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Sophia Murray, 31, from one of the UK's newest cities, says people who joke about Milton Keynes being a bit of a "nothing" city are hugely mistaken - and ...

Woburn Safari Park is beautiful." While lots of people use Milton Keynes as a base to commute into bigger cities, she's noticing more and more people coming into the new city itself for work - another sign that the area is up-and-coming. With the MK:U Technology University set to open in Milton Keynes in the next few years (the opening has been delayed), and more and more fintech companies setting up in the city, Sophia says there's chatter of the place becoming a mini Silicon Valley in the next decade. "There's a new restaurant that has opened up that has a lovely view over the lake and a new hotel in the same spot," she said. "I live 10 minutes away from a lake, five minutes away from a park and about a minute from the canal," she said. But one of the newest cities is a place that is often overlooked by the rest of the country - and sometimes, it's just the butt of mean jokes.

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MK Dons chairman Pete Winkelman bursting with pride after Milton ... (Milton Keynes Citizen)

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"I's really fitting because we are the home of great events in Milton Keynes," Winkelman added. We've been a new city for ages, but now, we are a real city. Speaking to MKFM, Mr Winkelman said: "What great news – it is absolutely fantastic.

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