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Foster Care Fortnight: answering your questions about fostering
It’s Foster Care Fortnight (11 – 24 May) and Milton Keynes City Council is answering the most common questions it gets from local people about fostering, to debunk some myths.
Milton Keynes City Council trials new waste app
Fresh from Milton Keynes being named the country’s number one city for recycling, Milton Keynes City Council is piloting a free waste and recycling app for smartphones and tablets to make managing your bins even easier.
More local children secure first choice primary school places
Thousands of MK pupils have found out which primary school they’ll be moving to in September, and the City Council is giving guidance to parents who still need to make an application.
Milton Keynes is the top recycling city
Milton Keynes is officially England’s top recycling city, and the second highest performer in the country according to new Government figures.
April fools: Plans unveiled for the world’s first robot mayor
Milton Keynes City Council has today revealed its boldest digital innovation yet: the world’s first Robot Mayor, created in tribute to the city’s pioneering status in robotics and its thriving tech sector, where one in three local jobs is tech-related.
Work begins on building 66 new council homes
Pictured: Deputy Leader, Cllr Lauren Townsend, Chief Operating Officer for Higgins Group, Dominic Higgins, and Cabinet Member for Housing, Cllr Ed Hume. Photo credit: Steve Bainbridge
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