Following the success of the first ever MK Midnight Moo in 2009, Willen Hospice is delighted to be organising an even bigger event again for 2010.  The 10 mile walk for ladies will start at midnight on Saturday 17th July from Midsummer Place Shopping Centre and follow a circular, well-lit and marshalled route along the redways in Milton Keynes. 1,000 ladies took part in 2009 and raised a massive £100,000. ... 

Crownhill-based Mirus IT Solutions have been acclaimed as one of the world’s ‘most progressive’ Managed Service Providers following their inclusion in the 2009 – 2010 MSPmentor 100 survey carried out by Nine Lives Media. The company received the recognition after being surveyed against managed services providers throughout the world, carried out between October and December 2009.  The criteria... 

A recent study by Cranfield School of Management suggests that employees given flexible hours by their employers tend to work more intensely than workers with rigid office hours. Published in the January issue of the journal Human Relations, management professors Clare Kelliher and Deirdre Anderson conducted the study. The researchers used a questionnaire to survey more than 2,000 employees at... 

The Pinnacle, Milton Keynes’ newest landmark building has had its official launch. The Pinnacle is the largest office development in Milton Keynes for over 25 years and occupies a prime location within the City’s Central Business District – it is also the tallest office building constructed in Milton Keynes to date. Hampton Brook, the developer of the spectacular 206,000 sq ft office building... 

On 11 February between 9am and 8pm local jewellery store, Fabulous, in thecentre:mk, is running a ‘Men’s Day’ with free beer and snacks to entice in male shoppers just in time for Valentine’s Day. Twice a year, Fabulous holds a ‘Men’s Day’ where men get 15% off everything in-store, just for being men! They also serve free beer and free snacks, to help make the shopping experience more... 

The Ark Charity from Milton Keynes are celebrating a windfall of over £8,000 from the donations to the Wishing Pool at thecentre:mk’s Big Top Christmas Circus Show. On top of this, staff from thecentre:mk are volunteering to work at the Ark House in Wolverton sourcing materials and providing much needed maintenance work and donating £2,000 towards the work.   This year £8259.15 was donated... 

Skyline Taxis of Bradville, who operate a fleet of over 300 vehicles, have launched a new online booking service. Bookings can be made with as little as 30 minutes notice, with customers receiving email confirmation. As many large companies have several departments using Skyline, the new system allows account holders to book securely online, quoting the relevant purchase order number (or department)... 

From the February 5th – 7th, Middleton Hall in thecentre:mk hosts the Milton Keynes Wedding Show. Over 120 exhibitors, including 25 venues, will be onsite with information on dresses, photography, cakes and much more. There will also be catwalk shows featuring all the latest wedding fashions. Over three days the Milton Keynes Wedding Show will display everything needed by a bride and groom... 

Walnut Tree-based charity MK SNAP has been awarded £20,000 over the next two years from the Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales. The charity provides young adults with learning and physical disabilities the opportunity to learn employment and life skills through real work tasks. The funding will help to pay for new courses being developed by the centre in art and drama, sport and excercise,... 

Milton Keynes-based retailer Argos, part of the Home Retail Group, launched its latest catalogue at the end of January, with a new look. For the first time in 10 years, and only the second time since relocating to their existing headquarters at the end of the 1970s, Argos has changed its logo as the company approached the new decade with optimism. The new catalogue, soon to be found in more than...