http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk News RSS feed en-us Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:19:17 GMT The Hub will be exhibiting at the UK Venue Show from 1-2 February at Olympia in London, as part of the Amazing MK stand. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/The%2DHub%2Dshows%2Doff%2Dat%2DUK%2DVenue%2DShow http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/The%2DHub%2Dshows%2Doff%2Dat%2DUK%2DVenue%2DShow Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Brooklands development in Milton Keynes has won yet another accolade, this time taking a silver medal at the What House? Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Brooklands%2Dwins%2Dyet%2Danother%2Daward http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Brooklands%2Dwins%2Dyet%2Danother%2Daward Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Children from Brooklands Farm Primary School in Milton Keynes have been learning all about native British trees right on their own doorstep. The youngsters were given a guided tour of the multi- award winning Brooklands Ridge as part of National Tree Week. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Brooklands%2Dchildren%2Dcelebrate%2DNational%2DTree%2DWeek http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Brooklands%2Dchildren%2Dcelebrate%2DNational%2DTree%2DWeek Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Big designer labels including Ralph Lauren, Gant, Lyle & Scott and Boss can now be bought in Ampthill with the opening of Buckles, a new independent menswear shop to be found downstairs at the ladies? boutique, Bows. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Buckles%2C%2DDesigner%2DMenswear%2DShop%2DOpens%2Din%2DAmpthill http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Buckles%2C%2DDesigner%2DMenswear%2DShop%2DOpens%2Din%2DAmpthill Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT A Bedford based firm?s newly completed green energy plant has won two national awards in the space of two weeks. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Award%2Dwinning%2Denergy%2Dplant%2Dfor%2DBedfordshire%2Dbusiness http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Award%2Dwinning%2Denergy%2Dplant%2Dfor%2DBedfordshire%2Dbusiness Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT On Friday 11 November, Ramada Encore in The Hub is holding a Christmas Gift Event. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Christmas%2DGift%2DEvent%2Dat%2DRamada http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Christmas%2DGift%2DEvent%2Dat%2DRamada Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT It is fifty years next year since the first appearance on television of Steptoe and Son and now the creators and writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson have given their blessing to a production by David Pibworth of Classic Comedy Scripts of Milton Keynes to bring the nation?s favourite ?rag-and-bone men? to the stage. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Steptoe%2Dand%2DSon%2Dreturn%2D%E2%80%93%2Dto%2Dthe%2DStage http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Steptoe%2Dand%2DSon%2Dreturn%2D%E2%80%93%2Dto%2Dthe%2DStage Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Get your fix of spooky goings on this Halloween at Milton Keynes vibrant leisure destination, The Hub, on Sunday 30th October from 5 pm to 6:30 pm http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/HALLOWEEN%2DFUN%2DAT%2DTHE%2DHUB http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/HALLOWEEN%2DFUN%2DAT%2DTHE%2DHUB Mon, 01 Jan 1900 00:00:00 GMT Wolverton Park has beaten competition from across the world to land the Urban Land Institute Global Award for Excellence at a ceremony in Los Angeles. It was the only British winner and picked up the prize alongside 4 other developments - three in America and one in Singapore. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Wolverton%2DPark%2Dscoops%2Dworldwide%2Ddesign%2Daward http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Wolverton%2DPark%2Dscoops%2Dworldwide%2Ddesign%2Daward Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT The developers of Wolverton Park and Brooklands ? two of Milton Keynes most recognised and awarded schemes - has been shortlisted for two prestigious What House? Awards. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Places%2Dfor%2DPeople%2Dshortlisted%2Dfor%2Dtwo%2DWhat%2DHouse%3F%2Dawards http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Places%2Dfor%2DPeople%2Dshortlisted%2Dfor%2Dtwo%2DWhat%2DHouse%3F%2Dawards Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Headonist Hair and Beauty salon in The Hub has scooped a place in the prestigious American Crew ?Face Off? Style Guide for 2011. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Headonist%2Dscoops%2Dplace%2Din%2Dtop%2Dstyle%2Dguide http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Headonist%2Dscoops%2Dplace%2Din%2Dtop%2Dstyle%2Dguide Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Guests partied until the early hours at the glitzy VIP launch party of My Place Bar & Lounge, the latest exciting venue to open in The Hub. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/My%2DPlace%2Dopens%2Din%2DThe%2DHub http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/My%2DPlace%2Dopens%2Din%2DThe%2DHub Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT The biggest rebranding ever attempted? http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Business%2DMK%2DColumn%2D%2D%2DAugust http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Business%2DMK%2DColumn%2D%2D%2DAugust Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Eastenders' heart throb Scott Maslen, a keen angler when he's not in Albert Square attended The Big Fish family fun day at Great Linford Lakes on Sunday. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/The%2DBig%2DFish%2Dis%2Da%2DBig%2DCatch%2Dfor%2DMilton%2DKeynes http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/The%2DBig%2DFish%2Dis%2Da%2DBig%2DCatch%2Dfor%2DMilton%2DKeynes Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT BiogenGreenfinch is delighted to announce that its latest anaerobic digestion plant has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/New%2Denergy%2Dplant%2Dnominated%2Dfor%2Dindustry%2Daward http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/New%2Denergy%2Dplant%2Dnominated%2Dfor%2Dindustry%2Daward Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Staff at Headonist hair and beauty salon in the Hub, Milton Keynes tested themselves to the limit recently to raise funds for Help for Heroes charity. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Headonist%2DHair%2Dand%2DBeauty%2Draises%2Dfunds%2Dfor%2DHelp%2Dfor%2DHeroes http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Headonist%2DHair%2Dand%2DBeauty%2Draises%2Dfunds%2Dfor%2DHelp%2Dfor%2DHeroes Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Five thousand cyclists are expected to take part in this year?s Sky Ride Milton Keynes which will bring them through the central piazza of The Hub. It will be a fantastic spectacle for visitors to The Hub with street entertainers adding to the buzz and excitement of the day. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Sky%2DRide%2Dat%2DThe%2DHub http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Sky%2DRide%2Dat%2DThe%2DHub Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Join Lizarran's Spanish wine expert on Monday 12 September at 7pm for 'A Journey through the Wine regions of Spain? http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Journey%2Dthrough%2Dthe%2DWine%2Dregions%2Dof%2DSpain http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Journey%2Dthrough%2Dthe%2DWine%2Dregions%2Dof%2DSpain Mon, 01 Jan 1900 00:00:00 GMT Hundreds of people turned out to enjoy a walk along Milton Keynes newest landmark, the Brooklands Ridge, as part of the celebrations for the opening of the new Brooklands Meadows Park and Play Area. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Fun%2Din%2Dthe%2Dsun%2Dat%2Dcitys%2Dnewest%2Dplay%2Darea http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Fun%2Din%2Dthe%2Dsun%2Dat%2Dcitys%2Dnewest%2Dplay%2Darea Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Would you trust a journalist? Super-injunctions, phone-hacking and faked documentary footage. British journalism is not having the opportunity to give itself a very good press at the moment. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Business%2DMK%2DColumn%2D%2D%2DJuly http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Business%2DMK%2DColumn%2D%2D%2DJuly Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT A NEW type of networking organisation, Business Biscotti, takes place on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at a different venue in The Hub. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Business%2DBiscotti%2D%2D%2DNetworking%2DDone http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Business%2DBiscotti%2D%2D%2DNetworking%2DDone Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Milton Keynes' first ever Charity Bazaar held at the Hub on Sunday 24 July was declared a huge success. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Charity%2DBazaar%2Dis%2Dhuge%2Dsuccess http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Charity%2DBazaar%2Dis%2Dhuge%2Dsuccess Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Hub Milton Keynes will host a colourful Charity Bazaar on Sunday 24th July, from 12pm to 3pm. Staged in the central Piazza of the popular restaurant and leisure destination, and with the support of new radio station MKFM who will broadcast live from the event, organisers Jardine Michelson have engaged many of the area?s most well-known and best loved charities. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Hub%2Dhosts%2Dfirst%2Dever%2DCharity%2DBazaar http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Hub%2Dhosts%2Dfirst%2Dever%2DCharity%2DBazaar Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT BiogenGreenfinch picked up the prize for Waste to Energy Provider of the Year at this year?s National Recycling Awards, held at the London Hilton, Park Lane on Thursday 14 July. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/BiogenGreenfinch%2Dwins%2DNational%2DRecycling%2DAward http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/BiogenGreenfinch%2Dwins%2DNational%2DRecycling%2DAward Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Original artwork created for the multi-award winning Wolverton Park development in Milton Keynes is proving so popular it is being bought by collectors all over the world. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Today%2DWolverton%2DPark%2C%2Dtomorrow%2Dthe%2DWorld http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Today%2DWolverton%2DPark%2C%2Dtomorrow%2Dthe%2DWorld Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Linford Lakes in Milton Keynes is set to be the venue for one of the largest and most exciting events in the UK fishing calendar. Annual charity carp fishing extravaganza ?The Big Fish? will be held at the stunning Great Linford Lakes for the next 5 years with over 3,000 visitors already expected at this year?s star studded affair. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/The%2DBig%2DFish%2Dcomes%2Dto%2DMilton%2DKeynes http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/The%2DBig%2DFish%2Dcomes%2Dto%2DMilton%2DKeynes Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT David Pibworth, Milton Keynes celebrated historian of comedy, is to play the drunken butler, Stephano, in a new touring production of Shakespeare?s The Tempest. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Milton%2DKeynes%2D%E2%80%9CProfessor%2Dof%2DComedy%E2%80%9D%2Dplaying%2DShakespeare%2D%E2%80%9Cfor%2DLaughs%E2%80%9D http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Milton%2DKeynes%2D%E2%80%9CProfessor%2Dof%2DComedy%E2%80%9D%2Dplaying%2DShakespeare%2D%E2%80%9Cfor%2DLaughs%E2%80%9D Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT The multi-award winning Wolverton Park development has landed the company behind it, Places for People, yet another prestigious award, this time on the world stage. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Wolverton%2DPark%2Dis%2Da%2DWorld%2DBeater http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Wolverton%2DPark%2Dis%2Da%2DWorld%2DBeater Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Children from Broughton Fields Primary School who were recently named Milton Keynes Community Champions have spent the day being introduced to the work of The Parks Trust with the help of MK Dons striker Charlie Collins. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Milton%2DKeynes%2Dnewest%2DCommunity%2DChampions%2Dclean%2Dup%2DBroughton%2DBrook http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Milton%2DKeynes%2Dnewest%2DCommunity%2DChampions%2Dclean%2Dup%2DBroughton%2DBrook Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Yes, that's right - we are now on Twitter so you can keep up to date with all the latest goings on within the world of JMPR. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Jardine%2DMichelson%2Dis%2Dnow%2Don%2DTwitter http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Jardine%2DMichelson%2Dis%2Dnow%2Don%2DTwitter Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Bedfordia Farms is pleased to be taking part in Open Farm Sunday once again on 12 June 2011. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Open%2DFarm%2DSunday%2Dat%2DBedfordia%2DFarms%2Din%2DMilton%2DErnest http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Open%2DFarm%2DSunday%2Dat%2DBedfordia%2DFarms%2Din%2DMilton%2DErnest Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Global Spanish tapas and pinxtos restaurant and bar, Lizarran, has opened in the UK at The Hub in Milton Keynes and guarantees to bring a large slice of Spanish flair and passion to the city?s dining out offering. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Hub%2Dsees%2Dfirst%2DLizarran%2Dopen%2Din%2Dthe%2DUK http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Hub%2Dsees%2Dfirst%2DLizarran%2Dopen%2Din%2Dthe%2DUK Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Today Jurys Inn, The Hub, announced its activity and in-hotel initiatives in support of Green Tourism Week and the hotel?s continuing commitment to Milton Keynes, its residents and visitors. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Green%2DTourism%2DWeek%2Dat%2DJurys%2DInn http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Green%2DTourism%2DWeek%2Dat%2DJurys%2DInn Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT What a difference a week makes! When a clearly irritated and affronted President Obama stood in the White House brandishing his newly-released Hawaiian birth certificate in response to those who questioned the nation of his birth he told the world, ?We've got better stuff to do. I've got better stuff to do. We've got big problems to solve. And I'm confident we can solve them, but we're going to have to focus on them - not on this." http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Business%2DMK%2DColumn%2D%2D%2DJune http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Business%2DMK%2DColumn%2D%2D%2DJune Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Milton Keynes School children have graduated from a new scheme aimed at generating Community Champions of the future. Pupils at Broughton Fields Primary School were presented with their certificates and become the first official community champions within Milton Keynes. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Milton%2DKeynes%2DNew%2DCommunity%2DChampions http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Milton%2DKeynes%2DNew%2DCommunity%2DChampions Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Can a bad reputation ever be good? Everyone loves a bad boy, or do they? http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Business%2DMK%2DColumn%2D%2D%2DMay http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Business%2DMK%2DColumn%2D%2D%2DMay Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Brooklands, Places for People?s 360-acre premium development on the eastern flank of Milton Keynes, has recruited a new infrastructure project implementation manager. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Brooklands%2Dto%2Dbuild%2Don%2Dits%2Dsuccess%2Dwith%2Dnew%2Dappointment%2E%2D http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Brooklands%2Dto%2Dbuild%2Don%2Dits%2Dsuccess%2Dwith%2Dnew%2Dappointment%2E%2D Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT The multi-award winning Wolverton Park development has landed the company behind it, Places for People, yet another prestigious award nomination, this time on the world stage. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Wolverton%2DPark%2Dshort%2Dlisted%2Dfor%2DGlobal%2Daward http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Wolverton%2DPark%2Dshort%2Dlisted%2Dfor%2DGlobal%2Daward Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Woburn Artbeat - a real life art gallery on the streets of Woburn in support of the British Heart Foundation - launched on Friday 15th April with a preview of a spectacular sculpture exhibition in the gardens of Woburn Abbey. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Woburn%2DArtbeat%2D http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Woburn%2DArtbeat%2D Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Take care of your reputation ? it may not take care of itself Public relations is about reputation - the result of what you do, what you say and what others say about you. Public relations is the discipline which looks after reputation, with the aim of earning understanding and support and influencing opinion and behaviour. It is the planned and sustained effort to establish and maintain goodwill and mutual understanding between an organisation and its publics. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Business%2DMK%2DColumn%2D%2D%2DApril http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Business%2DMK%2DColumn%2D%2D%2DApril Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Award winning singer-songwriter HAZEL O'CONNOR is taking time out from her hectic UK Blondes on Fire tour to perform at two major London charity gigs and will make her West End and London debut with fellow performers in The Bluja Project at the Leicester Square Theatre. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/TRIO%2DOF%2DEXCITING%2DLONDON%2DDATES%2DFOR%2DSINGER%2DSONGWRITER%2DHAZEL%2DO%E2%80%99CONNOR http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/TRIO%2DOF%2DEXCITING%2DLONDON%2DDATES%2DFOR%2DSINGER%2DSONGWRITER%2DHAZEL%2DO%E2%80%99CONNOR Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Waste fruit and vegetables from three of Hackney?s street markets are to be turned into green electricity. Waste food from Hoxton Market, Broadway Market and Ridley Road Market is to be collected by Bedfordshire-based, BiogenGreenfinch instead of going into landfill. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Hackneys%2Dfruit%2Dand%2Dveg%2Dturned%2Dto%2Dgreen%2Dpower http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Hackneys%2Dfruit%2Dand%2Dveg%2Dturned%2Dto%2Dgreen%2Dpower Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT National business networking group, Business Biscotti, has launched in Milton Keynes holding its inaugural event at the Ramada Encore Hotel in The Hub. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Business%2DBiscotti%2Dlaunches http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Business%2DBiscotti%2Dlaunches Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT If you go down to the new Brooklands development in Milton Keynes today, you may not spot any teddy bears but you will meet a whole variety of new animal inhabitants. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Brooklands%2DPlay%2DArea%2DWelcomes%2Dits%2Dnew%2DResidents http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Brooklands%2DPlay%2DArea%2DWelcomes%2Dits%2Dnew%2DResidents Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT BiogenGreenfinch, the Bedfordshire-based Anaerobic Digestion business has been short-listed for the celebrated Observer Ethical Awards in the category, National Grid Big Idea. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Food%2DWaste%2Dcompany%2Dshortlisted%2Dfor%2Dprestigious%2DObserver%2DAwards http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Food%2DWaste%2Dcompany%2Dshortlisted%2Dfor%2Dprestigious%2DObserver%2DAwards Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT How governments risk our national reputation at their peril http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/BUSINESS%2DMK%2DCOLUMN%2DMARCH http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/BUSINESS%2DMK%2DCOLUMN%2DMARCH Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT The developers behind two and a half thousand homes in Milton Keynes are looking to the past to create something new and exciting for the future. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Brooklands%2Dlooking%2Dfor%2Dthe%2D%E2%80%9Ccorner%2Dshopkeeper%2Dof%2Dthe%2Dfuture%E2%80%9D http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Brooklands%2Dlooking%2Dfor%2Dthe%2D%E2%80%9Ccorner%2Dshopkeeper%2Dof%2Dthe%2Dfuture%E2%80%9D Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT BiogenGreenfinch is pleased to announce that it has successfully secured planning permission from Warwickshire County Council for the construction of an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant at Merevale & Blyth Estate in Warwickshire. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Warwickshire%2Dfood%2Dwaste%2Drecycling%2Dplant%2Dto%2Dpower%2D2%2C000%2Dhomes%2E http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Warwickshire%2Dfood%2Dwaste%2Drecycling%2Dplant%2Dto%2Dpower%2D2%2C000%2Dhomes%2E Mon, 01 Jan 1900 00:00:00 GMT Milton Keynes based Civil Engineering company, Smith Construction Group Ltd, has been awarded a two and a half year contract at Brooklands, the substantial new development in the Eastern Expansion Area of the city. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Local%2Dconstruction%2Dcompany%2Dawarded%2Dmajor%2Dcontract%2Dat%2DBrooklands http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Local%2Dconstruction%2Dcompany%2Dawarded%2Dmajor%2Dcontract%2Dat%2DBrooklands Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Your website in 2011 ? If it doesn?t move, it must be dead! Question: Where on the internet is the second most likely place where people will search for the goods or services you provide, or even for information about your specific business? Answer: YouTube. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/CAROLYNS%2DBUSINESS%2DMK%2DCOLUMN%2DFEBRUARY http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/CAROLYNS%2DBUSINESS%2DMK%2DCOLUMN%2DFEBRUARY Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT The bigger they are.. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/CAROLYNS%2DBUSINESS%2DMK%2DCOLUMN%2DJANUARY http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/CAROLYNS%2DBUSINESS%2DMK%2DCOLUMN%2DJANUARY Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Headonist Hair and Beauty at The Hub has been celebrating in style after being the only salon in Milton Keynes to be awarded five stars by the prestigious Good Salon Guide. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/HEADONIST%2DHAIR%2DAND%2DBEAUTY%2DSCOOPS%2DMILTON%2DKEYNES%E2%80%99%2DONLY%2DFIVE%2DSTAR%2DAWARD%2DFROM%2DGOOD%2DSALON%2DGUIDE http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/HEADONIST%2DHAIR%2DAND%2DBEAUTY%2DSCOOPS%2DMILTON%2DKEYNES%E2%80%99%2DONLY%2DFIVE%2DSTAR%2DAWARD%2DFROM%2DGOOD%2DSALON%2DGUIDE Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Places for People development, Wolverton Park, has scooped two further major awards adding to a bumper year of success for the stylish and contemporary new development. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Bumper%2Dyear%2Dof%2Dawards%2Dsuccess%2Dat%2DWolverton%2DPark%21 http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Bumper%2Dyear%2Dof%2Dawards%2Dsuccess%2Dat%2DWolverton%2DPark%21 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT Coventry-born singer-songwriter Hazel O?Connor will launch her brand new charity single RE-JOYCE on 6th December, and will announce its release on ITV?s Daybreak that morning. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/HAZEL%2DO%E2%80%99CONNOR%2DLAUNCHES%2DCHARITY%2DSINGLE%2DTO%2DHONOUR%2DHER%2DMOTHER%2DJOYCE http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/HAZEL%2DO%E2%80%99CONNOR%2DLAUNCHES%2DCHARITY%2DSINGLE%2DTO%2DHONOUR%2DHER%2DMOTHER%2DJOYCE Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT Last month, Places for People opened its marketing suite for Brooklands, the new 2,500 home community it is developing in Milton Keynes on a 365 acre site in the East Expansion Area of the town. The company has reported an overwhelming interest in the scheme with over 500 potential buyers walking through the doors on the first weekend. Already over 20 reservations have been made with more coming on stream and Brooklands? first residents will move into their new homes before Christmas. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Brooklands%2D%E2%80%93%2Da%2Dnew%2Dway%2Dof%2Dlife%2Dproves%2Dpopular%2Dwith%2Dbuyers http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Brooklands%2D%E2%80%93%2Da%2Dnew%2Dway%2Dof%2Dlife%2Dproves%2Dpopular%2Dwith%2Dbuyers Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT Looking forward to Christmas but dreading the New Year? - How many businesses depend on a surge in activity over the Christmas period, only to dread the three dark months of the New Year? http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Carolyns%2DBusiness%2DMK%2DColumn%2DDec%2D2010 http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Carolyns%2DBusiness%2DMK%2DColumn%2DDec%2D2010 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT Milton Keynes? first Caribbean restaurant and bar, Turtle Bay, opened with a large helping of classic Caribbean heart and soul at The Hub last week. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Turtle%2DBay%2Dlaunch%2Ddelivers%2Da%2Dslice%2Dof%2Dthe%2DCaribbean%2Dto%2DMilton%2DKeynes%21 http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Turtle%2DBay%2Dlaunch%2Ddelivers%2Da%2Dslice%2Dof%2Dthe%2DCaribbean%2Dto%2DMilton%2DKeynes%21 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Multi-award winning mixed use development, Wolverton Park, continues to make waves in Milton Keynes with six of the city?s top basketball players all moving into contemporary new homes. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Wolverton%2DPark%2Dproves%2Da%2Droaring%2Dsuccess%2Dfor%2DMK%2DLions http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Wolverton%2DPark%2Dproves%2Da%2Droaring%2Dsuccess%2Dfor%2DMK%2DLions Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Over 600 ghosts, ghouls and wicked witches cast a spell over The Hub on Sunday evening as hundreds of families were treated to a spectacular evening of Halloween fun. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Halloween%2DFrights%2Dand%2DDelights%2Dat%2DThe%2DHub%21 http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Halloween%2DFrights%2Dand%2DDelights%2Dat%2DThe%2DHub%21 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Milton Keynes? first Caribbean restaurant is gearing up to its grand public opening on Friday 5th November ready to deliver a large slice of Caribbean heart and soul to the city! http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/The%2DHub%2Dpiazza%2Dset%2Dto%2Dswing%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dbeat%2Dat%2DTurtle%2DBay%2Dlaunch%2Dparty http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/The%2DHub%2Dpiazza%2Dset%2Dto%2Dswing%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dbeat%2Dat%2DTurtle%2DBay%2Dlaunch%2Dparty Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Truth That Dare Not Speak Its Name - Over the last few days the first shots have been fired in a war which could engulf us all. In all probability it will not ?be over by Christmas.? http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Carolyns%2DBusiness%2DMK%2DColumn%2DNov%2D2010 http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Carolyns%2DBusiness%2DMK%2DColumn%2DNov%2D2010 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Get your fix of spooky goings on this Halloween @ The Hub when the ghosts and ghouls come out to play and invite you to join them! Join DJ and Host Trevor Marshall for loads of entertainment including: http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Ghostly%2Dgathering%2Dat%2DThe%2DHub http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Ghostly%2Dgathering%2Dat%2DThe%2DHub Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Mark Lancaster has been wowed by a new development which mixes the old with the modern to provide award-winning housing. The city MP took a tour of Wolverton Park on Friday to learn about how the area had been transformed by developer Places for People. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Wolverton%2DPark%2DWows%2DMP%2DMark%2DLancaster http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Wolverton%2DPark%2DWows%2DMP%2DMark%2DLancaster Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Another superbly innovative and exciting show comes to The Stables, Milton Keynes this Christmas, with a spellbinding production of ?A Christmas Carol? taken from the classic ghost story by Charles Dickens. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/A%2DChristmas%2DCarol%2Dat%2DThe%2DStables http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/A%2DChristmas%2DCarol%2Dat%2DThe%2DStables Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Milton Keynes Chamber of Commerce has awarded the Operational Excellence Award to Places for People for its stunning development, Wolverton Park. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Another%2Dprestigious%2Daward%2Dfor%2DPlaces%2Dfor%2DPeople%2Dand%2DWolverton%2DPark http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Another%2Dprestigious%2Daward%2Dfor%2DPlaces%2Dfor%2DPeople%2Dand%2DWolverton%2DPark Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT A Martial Reputation - In the next few days, remarkable numbers of ordinary members of the public will turn out at towns and villages up and down the country to mark Remembrance. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Carolyns%2DBusiness%2DMK%2DColumn%2DOct%2D2010 http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Carolyns%2DBusiness%2DMK%2DColumn%2DOct%2D2010 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT A record crowd of 500 watched fabulous acts battle it out in the Final of the National Street Entertainers Competition last Saturday at The Hub. It was a closely fought competition with fantastic displays from some of the UK's finest street entertainers. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Electric%2DCabaret%2Dwin%2DNational%2DStreet%2DEntertainers%2DCompetition%2D2010 http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Electric%2DCabaret%2Dwin%2DNational%2DStreet%2DEntertainers%2DCompetition%2D2010 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT A unique new restaurant and bar concept is set to open in Milton Keynes this autumn, guaranteed to bring a large slice of Caribbean heart and soul to the city?s dining out offering. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Milton%2DKeynes%2Dfirst%2DCaribbean%2Drestaurant%2Dto%2Dopen%2Dat%2DThe%2DHub http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Milton%2DKeynes%2Dfirst%2DCaribbean%2Drestaurant%2Dto%2Dopen%2Dat%2DThe%2DHub Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT After four exciting rounds across the summer months, the 2010 Final of the National Street Entertainers Competition is taking place on Saturday 25 September at The Hub, Milton Keynes. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/National%2DStreet%2DEntertainers%2DCompetition%2DThe%2DFinal http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/National%2DStreet%2DEntertainers%2DCompetition%2DThe%2DFinal Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT The first new homes at Brooklands, Milton Keynes? most exciting new property development have been officially launched on Saturday 11 September. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Brooklands%2Dis%2DOpen%2Dfor%2DBusiness http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Brooklands%2Dis%2DOpen%2Dfor%2DBusiness Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT BP ? A Reputation All at Sea - After weeks of screaming headlines following the terrible oil spill in the United States, BP?s appearances on our screens and in our newspapers have slowed to the occasional reminder of their continuing travails. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Carolyns%2DBusiness%2DMK%2DColumn%2DSept%2D2010 http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Carolyns%2DBusiness%2DMK%2DColumn%2DSept%2D2010 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Great weather and a fantastic line up of original street talent made round three of the National Street Entertainers Competition, held at The Hub on Saturday, another huge success. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Street%2DEntertainers%2DStorm%2DThe%2DHub http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Street%2DEntertainers%2DStorm%2DThe%2DHub Mon, 01 Jan 1900 00:00:00 GMT Brooklands Ridge, the unique three and a half kilometre long earthwork beside the M1 at the Brooklands development in Milton Keynes, has won the prestigious Environment Award from the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT). http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Top%2DEnvironment%2DAward%2Dfor%2DBrooklands%2C%2DMilton%2DKeynes http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Top%2DEnvironment%2DAward%2Dfor%2DBrooklands%2C%2DMilton%2DKeynes Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Cycle-MK Challenge was rounded off in style with a celebratory award winners? lunch held at the Ramada Encore Hotel, The Hub. The event marked the fantastic achievements of the 76 organisations and 1,170 individuals who took part in the free, fun competition aimed at encouraging workers to rediscover the joys of riding a bike by building it into their daily lives. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Cycle%2DMK%2DChallenge%2DWinners%2DAwarded http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Cycle%2DMK%2DChallenge%2DWinners%2DAwarded Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT As Milton Keynes was alive with the sights and sounds of IF: Milton Keynes International Festival, The Hub hosted its own day of entertainment with variety acts including fire-eating Dingle Fingle, Britain?s Got Talent star Sister Ruth and children?s favourite living statue Matt The Chimney Sweep. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Afternoon%2Dof%2Dfun%2Dand%2Dentertainment%2Dat%2DThe%2DHub http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Afternoon%2Dof%2Dfun%2Dand%2Dentertainment%2Dat%2DThe%2DHub Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Wolverton Park, once the home to the Royal Train and now an award-winning, stylish and contemporary new development from Places for People, has become a Platinum Corporate Member of Milton Keynes Theatre. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Wolverton%2DPark%2Dsupports%2DMilton%2DKeynes%2DTheatre http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Wolverton%2DPark%2Dsupports%2DMilton%2DKeynes%2DTheatre Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Places for People has picked up its third prestigious award for its Wolverton Park development in Milton Keynes. Wolverton Park scooped ?Best New Large Development? at the Evening Standard New Homes Awards. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Hat%2DTrick%2Dfor%2DWolverton%2DPark%21 http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Hat%2DTrick%2Dfor%2DWolverton%2DPark%21 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Forty Milton Keynes? business leaders gathered at The Stables in Wavendon as IF: Milton Keynes International Festival 1010 unveiled its full programme of events and highlighted the impact the upcoming July Festival would have on the city in terms of visitors, economic spend in restaurants, hotels and shops, and also in the drive to promote the city nationally and internationally. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/IF%2DBusiness%2DLaunch http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/IF%2DBusiness%2DLaunch Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Milton Keynes companies are being actively encouraged to take part in the Cycle-MK Challenge ? a fun and free workplace-based challenge to inspire people to give cycling a go? http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Get%2Dfit%2Dand%2Dget%2Dcycling%2Dwith%2Dthe%2DCycle%2DMK%2DChallenge http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Get%2Dfit%2Dand%2Dget%2Dcycling%2Dwith%2Dthe%2DCycle%2DMK%2DChallenge Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT In a spectacular UK first, producers of extraordinary live events Artichoke bring the world of The Magical Menagerie - a spectacular carousel of monumental proportions and mythical creatures ? to Milton Keynes as part of the Sky Arts Artichoke Season. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/The%2DMagical%2DMenagerie http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/The%2DMagical%2DMenagerie Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Following on from its huge success in 2009, power@thehub returns to The Hub in Central Milton Keynes on Sunday 13 June. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Feel%2Dthe%2Dpower%2Dat%2Dthe%2DHub%2Don%2D13%2DJune http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Feel%2Dthe%2Dpower%2Dat%2Dthe%2DHub%2Don%2D13%2DJune Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Saturday 29 May saw Round 1 of the National Street Entertainers competition get off to a flying start with a great line up of street artists pulling out the stops in very wet conditions performing out of their skin for every vote they could get. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Despite%2Dthe%2Drain%2C%2Dthe%2Dcrowds%2Dcame%2E%2E%2E http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Despite%2Dthe%2Drain%2C%2Dthe%2Dcrowds%2Dcame%2E%2E%2E Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT For 10 extraordinary days in July, central Milton Keynes will play centre stage to IF: Milton Keynes International Festival, bringing world renowned performers, artists and interactive attractions - many never before seen in this country - that will amaze and delight audiences. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/IF%3A%2DMilton%2DKeynes%2DInternational%2DFestival%2D2010 http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/IF%3A%2DMilton%2DKeynes%2DInternational%2DFestival%2D2010 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Over a hundred guests from the local community and rail industry, attended the unveiling of a prestigious National Railway Heritage Award, won by Places for People, for the outstanding restoration work that has transformed the grade II listed Royal Train Shed at Wolverton, into a development of luxury homes. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Award%2DUnveiled%2Dat%2DWolverton%2DPark http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Award%2DUnveiled%2Dat%2DWolverton%2DPark Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT The first of two and a half thousand new homes are taking shape on the Brooklands development which will transform the eastern side of Milton Keynes into a modern, environmentally sensitive and hi-tech community. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/First%2DHomes%2DTaking%2DShape%2Dat%2DBrooklands http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/First%2DHomes%2DTaking%2DShape%2Dat%2DBrooklands Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Executive Lets is proud to present a new era in accommodation for corporate clients based on regal quality and competitive prices. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Regal%2DLiving%2Dat%2DWolverton%2DPark http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Regal%2DLiving%2Dat%2DWolverton%2DPark Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to ?bust some moves? this Easter Sunday at The Hub in central Milton Keynes. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Get%2Din%2Dthe%2Dgroove%2Dthis%2DEaster%2Dat%2DThe%2DHub http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Get%2Din%2Dthe%2Dgroove%2Dthis%2DEaster%2Dat%2DThe%2DHub Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT ...unless you would rather make electricity! Prize-winning pupils from four Ealing Primary schools have been watching their lunchtime leftovers being transformed into green electricity at one of BiogenGreenfinch?s state-of-the-art Anaerobic Digestion plants. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Eat%2DUp%2Dall%2Dyour%2DGreens http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Eat%2DUp%2Dall%2Dyour%2DGreens Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Hilary Benn, visits BiogenGreenfinch and says Anaerobic Digestion must be rolled out more widely across Britain. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/This%2Dis%2Dthe%2Dfuture%2Dand%2Dit%2Dis%2Dalready%2Dhappening%2Dhere%2E http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/This%2Dis%2Dthe%2Dfuture%2Dand%2Dit%2Dis%2Dalready%2Dhappening%2Dhere%2E Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Members of Sir John Dankworth?s family, his friends and fellow entertainers, came together on Monday 1 March to offer their heartfelt personal tributes in words, poetry, music and song, in celebration of the extraordinary life and music of a unique and special man. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/sir%2Djohn%2Ddankworth http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/sir%2Djohn%2Ddankworth Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT The latest stage of Places for People?s Brooklands development, which will see a new 2,500 home community built in Milton Keynes, has been given the green light. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/brookland%2Dpark%2Dplanning%2Dapproval http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/brookland%2Dpark%2Dplanning%2Dapproval Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Stables pays a heartfelt tribute to Sir John Dankworth after his sad passing was announced last night by wife Dame Cleo Laine on stage at the Stables Anniversary concert. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Stables%2Dpays%2Dtribute%2Dto%2DSir%2DJohn%2DDankworth http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Stables%2Dpays%2Dtribute%2Dto%2DSir%2DJohn%2DDankworth Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT IF: Milton Keynes International Festival will take place for the first time from 16 ? 25 July 2010 presenting an ambitious, high quality programme in locations across Central Milton Keynes. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/IF%2Dpress%2Drelease http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/IF%2Dpress%2Drelease Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT This year marks BREAKING GLASS? award-winning star Hazel O?Connor?s 30th anniversary in the music and entertainment industry. Striding into the spotlight with the cult movie in 1980, Hazel immediately became an iconic figure. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/hazel%2Doconnor%2Dtour%2D2010 http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/hazel%2Doconnor%2Dtour%2D2010 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Following hot on the heels of being officially voted the best mixed use development in the country winning Gold at the What House? Awards, Wolverton Park has just won Modern Railway Restoration Award at the National Railway Heritage Awards for 2009 for its superb restoration of the Grade II listed Royal Train Shed. http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Wolverton%2DPark%2DWins%2DTwo%2DMajor%2DAwards http://jmpr.idlive.co.uk/News/Index/Wolverton%2DPark%2DWins%2DTwo%2DMajor%2DAwards Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT