Rightmove plc has signed up for new headquarters at Turnberry House on the Caldecotte Business Park. The 18,000 sq ft accommodation, secured for a ten year term, offers the company Grade A accommodation and a central location for its 130 staff. Capita Symonds advised on the transaction and undertook building surveying work on the new property to prepare the premises for Rightmove’s occupation. The... 

Spirit Health Club, located at the Holiday Inn Milton Keynes, have acted as matchmakers for two of their members.  Milton Keynes Women & Work, the local charity based across the road from Spirit, were looking for a keen runner to enter the first Milton Keynes Marathon and raise sponsor money for the charity. Janice Jones, Office Manager at Women & Work is a member at the gym and asked them... 

Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia retail group has signed up for its first new store to combine its Bhs homewares range with his Arcadia brands. It will open in the new development at Stadium MK, joining retailers such as Marks & Spencer and Primark. Sir Philip has been closing some of his Bhs stores to reduce costs. He sold the lease to its Aylesford store in Kent to Irish toy chain Smyths Toys... 

Formula 1 double-world champion SebastianVettel and his Australian team-mate Mark Webber will drive through Milton Keynes to celebrate Red Bull’s back-to-back world championships. On Saturday December 10th, both drivers will perform a demo run through the centre of the city, with team principal Christian Horner saying: “It’s great news to be able to go ahead with this event in Milton... 

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 four other developments – three in America and one in Singapore. The success comes after the development picked up Urban Land Institute’s Excellence Award for Europe, Middle... 

German company SMA Solar Technology has opened its first operation in the UK, settling in new offices in the Linford Wood Business Centre. For over 30 years, SMA has been the worldwide market and technology leader for solar inverters – the most important component of every photovoltaic (PV) solar power system. The group employs more than 6,500 people in 19 countries on four continents. A solar inverter... 

Milton Keynes Council have deferred plans to build a casino in the Xscape building. At a development control meeting on October 13th, the Council stalled on a decision as details it asked for two years ago had not been presented. Outline planning permission was granted back in 2009, though this was subject to a detailed transport assessment. Instead of presenting the requested detail, X-Leisure, who... 

Kingston-based Domino’s Pizza had a record day in online sales on Saturday [October 8, 2011], taking over £1million in sales through its various web platforms. Of the £1million of orders, 13% were taken through mobile devices. Domino’s Chief Executive, Chris Moore, said: “When we launched online ordering just over a decade ago, it was a huge investment – but one that has continued to... 

A landmark victory for the Bletchley Park Trust is today announced with a grant of £4.6 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) towards the regeneration of Bletchley Park.  The investment will enable the restoration of iconic Codebreaking Huts 1, 3 and 6 and create a world-class visitor centre and exhibition in the currently derelict Block C as soon as £1.7 million in match funding has been... 

The Good Food Guide has recently contacted local Chinese restaurant ‘Taipan’ to inform them they have been included in their prestigious 2012 book, apparently the only restaurant in Milton Keynes to be in the Guide this year. The Good Food Guide has been written by restaurant / food critics since 1951 and is started from scratch each year. The only way to be included is initially to be nominated...