Your City

In these pages you will find a wealth of information about Milton Keynes both past and present. A statistics section provides information to answer the most frequently asked questions giving business and residents access to the most up-to-date information 24/7.

Milton Keynes has been identified as one of four major growth areas in the South East of England. Other areas are London-Stansted-Cambridge, Ashford and Thames Gateway.

The new development will create 28,100 new homes in MK by 2011 and 71,000 dwellings by 2031 giving a projected population increase of approx 110,000. 4,500 of these homes will be in Central Milton Keynes.

It will have: a greater number of houses per hectare (higher density); will regenerate existing areas of MK i.e Wolverton and Bletchley; create new sustainable areas; bring enhanced public transport systems and interchanges. more...

Milton Keynes residents are familiar with seeing lots of building work as new houses, schools, offices and industrial units are put up, but now the rate of new development will increase.

Between 2001 and 2031 Milton Keynes looks set to accommodate 71,000 new homes and 2005 will see work start on... more...

We all know that a successful outcome relies on clear, accurate conversations and correspondence.
So what do you do when you need an interpreter?

Do you reply on the goodwill of a colleague to drop everything and give you a hand?

Or, maybe you rely on a family member of your service user to accurately convey all the details of your message?

And what happens in an emergency...?

In partnership with other key organisations in the public & voluntary sectors, at Milton Keynes Council we have decided we can do better than that.

Introducing, the Milton Keynes Community Language Service.

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Find out about the Milton Keynes Local Plan which sets out proposals and policies for the development and use of land and buildings in the Borough.

Information on the Local Plan Enquiry including venue details and programme dates is also available.

As part of the growing debate on Growth in the South East, and the financial consequences for local authorities of funding that growth, a workshop was held on 4th February 2004 in Milton Keynes. more...

The Milton Keynes Local Studies & Family History Library is situated on the ground floor of Central Milton Keynes Library. It houses books, maps, newspapers, parish registers, censuses, and a cuttings collection on Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire.

For family historians, we have indexes to births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales since 1837, the 1881 Census and the International Genealogical Index for the whole country.

Type in your postcode or street name and find out who your local councillor is by using the new Find the Nearest web area. Unsure of your postcode ? Then use the Royal Mail postcode finder service

Visit the Council transport pages to view the latest details on the Park and Ride Services, to download bus timetables or to access information on green travel.

Latest News: You can now download your employee parking permit application form

This site will provide you with information regarding all aspects of education in Milton Keynes schools.

Whether you are a headteacher, teacher, parent or governor, you will be able to access all the latest news regarding schools, download key policies and documents, apply for vacant teaching staff or governor positions and contact officers and departments within the Local Education Authority (LEA) more...