A Charity Tribute Dance to Maggie is being held at the Community Centre on Saturday 11th October from 7:45pm to 11:45pm in aid of the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity. It will feature the band the 6T’s who play “swinging sounds from the sixties”. Tickets are £10 (in advance only and price includes raffle and nibbles) […]

As you will have seen if you read the milton-chat list we seem to be having a bit of a crime wave in Milton at the moment with reports of an unlocked car being ransacked on Humphries Way last weekend and house windows being broken on Fen Road (one last Tuesday night, two last night). […]

The Government announced yesterday that it had rejected plans by Australian development company Multiplex to create the town of Mereham, a 5,000 home “sustainable community” just off the A10 between Stretham and Wilburton. The plans have now been rejected at every level of the planning process. This is good news for Milton as Multiplex’s plans […]

The local police have produced a newsletter (Adobe/PDF, 821KB) which has been introduced to help keep local people informed about what is going on in their neighbourhood policing area, which for us is Histon. The photos seem to be a bit broken but other than that there is some interesting reading in it.

It might have been a wet year but there are plenty of seeds, nuts and fruits to see in Milton Country Park, it’s been a big year for young birds as well especially the Park’s swans. Why not join the Rangers at 3pm on Saturday 30th August at the Visitor Centre to help them celebrate, […]

Your parish council meets on Monday night after a two month break. There’s a full agenda which is available online (Adobe/PDF, 219KB) along with the supporting documents. Although there are a lot of planning applications on the agenda most either don’t relate to the village or have already been decided under delegated powers. That leaves […]

The Post Office on Coles Road has put in a planning application for installation of an ATM so we will soon be able to withdraw cash from there outside their normal opening hours, using any bank’s card and for free.

Our old friend the Cathedrals Express is back this Sunday (31/8) hauled by a train we’ve not seen coming through Milton before: LMS Coronation Class 4-6-2 46233 Duchess of Sutherland. Full timing are available online but by my reckoning you want to be at the level crossing at Fen Road at about 12:30 if you […]

Flu jabs are recommended for all patients over 65 and for those with chronic diseases such as Asthma, Heart disease, Strokes and Diabetes. Clinics have been scheduled as follows: Monday 6th October 2008   8:30am-12noon and 2pm-7pm     Open Clinic       Just turn up and have your Flu Jab Saturday 11th October […]

A reminder that this Monday, 6th October, there are open clinics at Milton Surgery from 8:30am-12noon and 2pm-7pm. Just turn up and have your flu jab. Flu jabs are recommended for all patients over 65 and for those with chronic diseases such as Asthma, Heart disease, Strokes and Diabetes.