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by Richard Greenwood on 20 August, 2017
Recently Vince Cable launched his manifesto for leading the Liberal Democrats, with a positive vision for the future of our country. Click below to see Vince’s priorities. https://www.libdems.org.uk/vince-manifesto Join our party to show support for our positive vision for Britain, looking after our people by working closely with our friends and partners in Europe and […]
Read more Leave a commentby craigwhittall on 28 March, 2017
Milton Keynes Council has approved the sale of land at Tickford Fields between Newport Pagnell and Sherington to MK Dons for their new training ground. The plan, subject to planning permission, is for the 96 acre site, which will be accessed off the A509, to be a state- of- the-art training facility with 19 pitch […]
Read moreby craigwhittall on 21 February, 2017
The long awaited link footpath from Barnsbury Gardens to Green Farm Road in Newport Pagnell has finally been built, and it has street lights too. It has taken years to get to this point, but perseverance by the Focus Team paid off in the end.
Read moreby craigwhittall on 20 February, 2017
A proposed development has been submitted to Milton Keynes Council regarding the Storage Distribution Warehouse in Yeomans Drive, Blakelands, previously owned by John Lewis. The current building is 17,500 square metres and around 9m in height and the proposed building will be increased in size by around 17% but the height will double to 18 […]
Read moreby craigwhittall on 18 February, 2017
The Conservative Government continues with its manifesto commitment to slash funding to public services. This includes grants to councils such as Milton Keynes Council, which has had to make a further £22M worth of cuts on top of the £105M made over the last five years. There will be a further £20M a year of […]
Read moreby craigwhittall on 31 January, 2017
Redrow Homes have been granted permission to develop 88 dwellings, with approptiate parking and facilities, on the old Aston Martin site on Tickford Street, Newport Pagnell . The 3 heritage buildings on the site are to be restored to occupancy standard. It is anticipated that work will start on this site towards the end […]
Read moreby craigwhittall on 21 January, 2017
Following the recent government announcement via the National Infrastructure Commission for an East – West Expressway as well as East – West Rail, the Liberal Democrats call for the plan period for Plan:MK to be reduced from 20 years to 15 years to allow time for a full evaluation of the impact of that […]
Read moreby craigwhittall on 16 January, 2017
Essential Stonework refurbishment of North Bridge commenced in January 2017 and will take up to 16 weeks to complete. The work will be carried out by specialist stonemasons Bowden and Ward and will be managed by Ringway, MK Council’s highways contractor. Bowden and Ward are highly skilled craftsmen and have recently completed the Tyringham […]
Read moreby craigwhittall on 23 December, 2016
I received some excellent news. The Council has finally taken ownership of the land from the developer after a lengthy legal process. This is what has been stopping the link footpath from Barnsbury Gardens to Green Farm Road being built. The money is there, and now the land – so the work has […]
Read moreby craigwhittall on 22 December, 2016
At Christmas we produce a lot more rubbish, so a good time to ensure we recycle as much as we can. The following is what can go in your pink recycling sack: Paper and cardboard including: • newspapers and magazines • catalogues and directories • writing/typing paper • leaflets • cards • […]
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