Train strain leads to extra carriagesBY ROB GIBSONRail chiefs have doubled the number of seats on a popular commuter train.From Monday London Midland will be running an eight carriage train on the 7.54pm service from Euston ... (04/09/2008) 
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Mechanic paid with life for defending sisterBY ROB GIBSON A mechanic was stabbed in the heart after sticking up for his sister, a court has heard. Keith Orchard, 29, from Walgrave Drive, Bradwell, pleaded not guilty to the murder of ...
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The truth WAS out there A groom has shed light on last week's supposed UFO sightings. Iain MacNair, who was staying at the Parkside Hotel in Woughton on the Green, set off 100 sky lanterns after ...
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Clubbers' homage to the SanctuaryBY ROB GIBSON Hundreds of clubbers turned Ikea into a dance floor on Saturday when they launched an impromptu rave in memory of a nightclub that was bulldozed ...
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Accident shrine desecrated againBY JESSICA CUNNIFFE A grieving family's lovingly tended tribute to their dead relative has been repeatedly wrecked. A wooden cross dedicated to 36- year-old Ricky Fordham, who died on his red Yamaha motorbike on the ...
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Cockroaches close Chinese restaurant A Chinese restaurant has been closed after cockroaches were found in the kitchen. Environmental health officers from Milton Keynes Council shut down Samip restaurant, in the Central Business Exhange in the ...
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Bus driver faces court over roundabout crashA bus driver is set to appear in court after driving straight into a roundabout ... (04/09/2008)
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Crackdown on kids' drinking Under-18s nights in central Milton Keynes are a common sight - as are the police officers who routinely patrol them, scanning the crowds for anyone looking to spoil the teenagers' ...
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Schools to close after disagreement over headTwo schools in West Bletchley are set to close and be replaced with a new primary school. Milton Keynes Council's cabinet was due to discuss recommendations to apply to the secretary ... (04/09/2008)
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Coffee Hall comes to terms with new low on 'list of shame' The state of the city's estates was revealed in the council's 2008 social atlas. Despite efforts to get out of the top ten, Coffee Hall has risen from ...
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Gig is held to thank hospital unit for lifeBY LAURA HANNAM A warehouse worker who was left fighting for his life when dozens of ovens fell onto him, is putting on a gig to raise money for the intensive care unit ...
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Beanhill remains bottom of the pileBeanhill is still the worst estate in Milton Keynes. In the council's annual name-andshaming of the 20 'estates with difficulties' -- commonly known as the list of worst estates - it ... (04/09/2008)
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MEP's lucky escape as Parliament roof collapses Part of the European Union's parliamentary building collapsed - directly onto the seat of an MEP who represents Milton Keynes ...
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BT ready to cut off 33 phone boxesBY LAURA HANNAM Plans to remove more than 30 phone boxes have angered the city's pensioners. Milton Keynes Pensioners Association is angry at proposals by BT to remove 33 'disused' phone boxes in the ...
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So you think you can drive? For more than 50 years the Institute of Advanced Motorists has been helping people across the country become safer drivers. MK News reporter Laura Hannam had her skills behind the ...
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Arcade raiders will leave pound coin cluesArmed robbers stole £1,000 from an amusement arcade after threatening a woman with a knife. Two men stormed into Agora amusements in Bletchley at 8.30pm on Thursday and threatened the lone ... (04/09/2008)
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'Common sense has prevailed' as town's development begins A bid to make Bletchley Leisure Centre a listed building and stop its redevelopment has been thwarted. In June, English Heritage received a single request to list the building - which ...
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Emergency service gets carnival cash The 2008 carnival was an awesome success and many charities benefited from the overwhelming generosity of the residents from West Bletchley ...
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Pub raises a glass to carbon neutral beerBY JESSICA CUNNIFFE You may have heard that drinking red wine is good for your heart. But what about if someone told you drinking beer helps the environment? The Nut and Squirrel pub ...
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Recycling double standards rankle in the south eastPeople in this region only recycle half of their rubbish. And according to Zurich, the financial services company, people are placing too much reliance on councils' green schemes instead of seizing ... (04/09/2008)
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Duty cut no help in MKThe Government's new policy on stamp duty will not help the residents of Milton Keynes. That is according to city MP Mark Lancaster who said that yesterday's announcement on suspending stamp ... (04/09/2008)
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Cycle trail to raise stillbirth awareness A man grieving for his stillborn son is going the extra mile to raise money for other families affected by the condition ...
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Forum looks at new roadsA new residents' forum is to discuss the future of Milton Keynes' grid roads. The citizen's group is to be formed by MIlton Keynes Council with the task of weighing up ... (03/09/2008)
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Hospital has its own copThe hospital has recruited a new dedicated police officer for the safety of its patients ... (04/09/2008)
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Take shopping in your stride Get fit while out shopping - that is the message from thecentre: mk The Everyday Activity Project and the shopping centre have joined forces to put on an 'Everyday Activity ...
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Best in the business The countdown has started to one of the major events of the year in the Milton Keynes business calendar. The Milton Keynes and North Buckinghamshire Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards ...
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Car crash pensioner dies at homeBY LAURA HANNAMA pensioner has been found dead at his home a day after being involved in a car crash.Police are appealing for witnesses to the collision in Redwood Gate, Shenley Lodge ... (04/09/2008)
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Teenager beaten for mobile phoneA 13-year-old boy was beaten and robbed of his mobile phone on Tuesday evening.The victim had been in the Westcroft District centre near to Morrison's with four friends. They separated ... (04/09/2008)
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