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... 

The second phase of the Stadium MK development will be completed by the start of next season, MK Dons have confirmed. The work, which will increase the ground’s capacity from 22,000 to 32,000, is being funded by a new £56m retail development on the site. Stadium MK has remained a work in progress since it was opened in 2007. The average attendance this season is 8,111 – with thehighest... 

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... 

Whitbread has appointed Milton Keynes-based creative agency BBH to lead the overhaul three of its brands – Beefeater Grill, Brewers Fayre and Table Table, which is reported to be centring around younger customers. David Murdin, restaurants marketing director at Whitbread said: “We are looking to build our portfolio of already successful restaurant brands to make them ‘best in class’.... 

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... 

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... 

Direct Golf UK, the leading multi-channel golf retailer, has expanded their portfolio to 17 stores with the acquisition of four new sites across the UK. Following the purchase of Tramgear Limited, a Nevada Bob’s franchisee, Direct Golf UK will open their newest store in Milton Keynes with a Grand Opening Weekend on 18th & 19th December. With fantastic opening offers, special discounts, free giveaways,... 

This September,  Midsummer Place will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary. The shopping centre, which has been affectionately nicknamed ‘the new bit,’ will turn a decade old on September 26th 2010, and to celebrate the Midsummer Place team have a host of festivities planned. During the weekend of 11th/12th September, Midsummer Place will be transformed into the place to party, as shoppers will... 

The new 2010/11 MK Dons Corporate Brochure can be downloaded from mkdons.com, with a printed version from the club’s Commercial Team at stadiummk. Detailing hospitality options, sponsorship packages and advertising opportunities, the brochure contains all the information on how your business or organisation can support the Dons during the new season. There is also information on the stadium’s...