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Milton Keynes

American  
[keenz] / kinz /

noun

  1. a residential district in S England, near London, established in the 1960s.


Milton Keynes British  
/ ˈmɪltən ˈkiːnz /

noun

  1. a new town in central England, in Milton Keynes unitary authority, N Buckinghamshire: founded in 1967: electronics, clothing, machinery; seat of the Open University. Pop: 184 506 (2001 est)

  2. a unitary authority in central England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 215 700 (2003). Area: 310 sq km (119 sq miles)

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Milton Keynes Central MP Emily Darlington said it was "a shock" but urged people not to speculate online.

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The couple were told they could buy two tickets on the flights, but the cost would be about £5,000 each, so they were left waiting for their son to turn around - having driven as far as Milton Keynes - to collect them.

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Liverpool, Edinburgh, Milton Keynes, Oxford, and Brighton are among the places that have introduced some form of dockless bike or scooter scheme since the 2010s, though many of those places have since imposed rules about where the vehicles can be left.

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The third edition of the event is going to take place in the Czech Republic in June, after being held in Milton Keynes for the past two years.

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However, she says it would probably cost her about the same amount to travel from Scotland to the Czech Republic as it was for her to go to BludFest in Milton Keynes.

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