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MK Digest – A421 closures, free SEND support & £5k grants

Oct 26, 2026

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MK Digest – A421 closures, free SEND support & £5k grants

Plus firefighter opportunities, award-winning local businesses, Matilda and free half-term activities.

Toby Barnes

MK Digest – PodGolf, UV splatter rooms, 600-home plan & care centre

Oct 19, 2026

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MK Digest – PodGolf, UV splatter rooms, 600-home plan & care centre

Try virtual golf or splatter painting, check safer youth clubs, and see why MK has a new robotics hub.

Toby Barnes

MK Digest – Padel opening, delivery robots & free cat-neutering vouchers

Oct 12, 2026

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MK Digest – Padel opening, delivery robots & free cat-neutering vouchers

UK PADEL opens at Willen Lake, MKUH treats 28 young patients, Woburn Sands gets live bus screens, plus nine events for the week ahead.

Toby Barnes

MK Digest – 90-home plan, pickleball, bus links & a £28m deal

Oct 5, 2026

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MK Digest – 90-home plan, pickleball, bus links & a £28m deal

YMCA plans up to 90 homes, western bus links are explored, MK Smashers plans a 24-hour pickleball festival, and Canon changes hands.

Toby Barnes

MK Digest – Dementia Safety & £12.5k Start-up Support

Sep 28, 2026

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MK Digest – Dementia Safety & £12.5k Start-up Support

Plus £4.35m heat-network works, Serpentine Court demolition, an Al’s Pals appeal, free DJ clubs and eight other local picks.

Toby Barnes

MK Digest – Crisis Help, £3 Ghost Walks and a 100-Author Book Fair

Sep 21, 2026

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MK Digest – Crisis Help, £3 Ghost Walks and a 100-Author Book Fair

Plus a free CMK dance installation, Bletchley regeneration plans, ADHD support and seven event picks for the week ahead.

Toby Barnes

MK Digest – Bank Closures, M1 Disruption and New Local Services

Sep 14, 2026

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MK Digest – Bank Closures, M1 Disruption and New Local Services

Central MK bank closures, M1 overnight works, an expanded council laundry service, Wolverton Market Hall and more.

Toby Barnes

MK Digest – Full Fibre, Triathlon road closures & FREE heritage events

Sep 7, 2026

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MK Digest – Full Fibre, Triathlon road closures & FREE heritage events

Full Fibre reaches 110,000 MK homes and businesses, plus Sunday road closures, free Heritage Open Days and this week’s What’s On.

Toby Barnes

MK Digest – Gymnastics Future, 100+ Stalls & Woodland Works

Aug 31, 2026

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MK Digest – Gymnastics Future, 100+ Stalls & Woodland Works

New operator sought for Kingston gymnastics centre, 100+ Handmade and Vintage stalls return, and Ash Dieback work begins across three MK woodlands.

Toby Barnes

MK Digest – Bus Changes, New Woodland Trails and 30+ Tribute Acts

Aug 24, 2026

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MK Digest – Bus Changes, New Woodland Trails and 30+ Tribute Acts

Arriva route changes, new trails and accessibility improvements at Shenley Wood, a free neurodivergent school-holiday guide, MK Tribute Festival, Bletchley Park radio workshop and more.

Toby Barnes