Police have released images of an individual officers would like to speak to following a serious injury road traffic collision in Milton Keynes.
The incident happened at around 12pm this afternoon (6/9) in Central Milton Keynes.
The incident happened when an offender was riding an e-scooter along Avebury Boulevard and travelled through the junction of Witan Gate, when they collided with the victim, who was a woman in her sixties, and who was crossing the road at the time of the collision..
The rider has then failed to stop for officers when they arrived at the scene.
Thames Valley Police said that the pedestrian suffered a serious head injury and was taken to hospital, where she remains at this time.
Investigating officer PC Lewis Carpenter, of the Joint Operations Unit, said, “We are appealing to anyone who may recognise the individual in these images to please get in touch as they may have vital information about this incident.
“We are specifically appealing to anyone in the area who may have ring door bell, dash-cam, CCTV footage, or mobile phone footage that could assist our enquiry to please come forward.
“You can contact police by calling 101 or by making a report online quoting reference 43240429158.
“Alternatively, if you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via its website.”
The Midsummer Place shopping centre in Milton Keynes has announced the return of their annual Christmas Tree Festival.
Launched earlier this month, Midsummer Place has announced the return of their community campaign where they invite local organisations to embrace the spirit of giving and sponsor their very own Christmas tree on the mall, all in support of charitable causes.
This festive campaign features a limited opportunity to sponsor one of the 20 available trees for a fee of £250 each. In exchange, the chosen sponsors will receive complimentary mall space during the bustling holiday season, granting them unprecedented exposure for their brand. Additionally, sponsors will benefit from free PR, marketing assistance, and social media support, while also raising the profile of a charity of their choice.
Simon Martin, Centre Manager at Midsummer Place, expressed the excitement surrounding this year’s initiative, saying, “We are excited to be collaborating with local businesses again this year. The Christmas Tree festival provides them with a prime location within our mall during peak footfall hours. This exceptional opportunity is perfect for local businesses, organisations, and individuals eager to showcase their brand to hundreds of thousands of visitors.”
Local businesses eager to participate can apply by visiting the Midsummer Place website. Each participating party will then be tasked to spruce up their 6ft pine with creativity and imagination – the brighter and bolder the better – with the trees set to be on display from 16 November.
Visitors and shoppers will then have the chance to partake in the festivities by voting for their favourite tree designs. The three trees with the most votes will be rewarded with a portion of the total funds collected during the campaign, contributing to the charitable initiatives of their choice.
Luton Town’s Irish international winger Chiedozie Ogbene has left the Hatters to join Ipswich Town.
The 27-year-old has joined the Tractor Boys on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee widely reported to be in the region of around £8million.
Ogbene leaves just over a year after joining the Hatters, who he joined from Rotherham United on a free transfer.
The winger had joined Luton ahead of their first Premier League season in just over 30 years and made 36 appearances last season in all competitions, scoring five goals. He had played in all 3 of Luton’s first games in the Championship this season before a deal to sell him to the Suffolk-based club was agreed.
In his career, Ogbene has also received 20 caps for the Republic of Ireland national team, scoring four times.
Ogbene is Ipswich’s latest signing as they build a squad for their first season in the Premier League in over 20 years, following recent signings such as Jacob Greaves, Liam Delap, former England international Kalvin Phillips and last season’s Championship top scorer Sammie Szmodics.
The winger told the official Ipswich Town TV channel TownTV of his delight to make the move back to the Premier League.
He said, “I’m very excited and feel lucky to have this opportunity to play in the Premier League again.
“I’ve had very positive chats with the manager and for someone to believe in me that I could play at this level again means a lot to me and my family.
“I know what he wants from me and the role I will play and I’m here to be a positive addition to the squad as we look to achieve our goals.
“It’s an opportunity I had to grab with both hands and I can’t wait to be involved as soon as possible.”
Milton Keynes City Council have fined a woman for abandoning her car in the city.
The fine was made in response to the illegal dumping of a car in the Conniburrow area of the city in August 2023 by a resident of Milton Keynes who has not been named.
On 22 July, Magistrates at Milton Keynes heard that the abandoned car was also untaxed and had no MOT. MK City Council’s Environment Crime Unit had placed a notice on the car to warn the owner, but this was ignored and the car was later removed. Investigations revealed that the owner had failed to notify DVLA of a change of address but officers located her and she was summonsed to appear before court for abandoning her motor vehicle.
In court, the woman was found guilty of abandoning a car. She was fined £250, ordered to pay £782 in compensation, pay the city council’s legal costs of £200 and a victim surcharge of £100.
MK City Council’s Cabinet Member for the Public Realm Cllr Jennifer Wilson-Marklew said, “Vehicles left abandoned in our neighbourhoods are unsightly and can attract more antisocial behaviour. You can’t just leave things you don’t want on our streets and hope no one will take action against you. We will act and prosecute.”
The city council said that they deal with around 2,000 reports of abandoned vehicles each year, incurring costs to deal with removal, storage and disposal which could be better spent elsewhere.
Luton Town are out of the Carabao Cup after defeat on penalties by QPR after a 1-1 draw in normal time.
No winner was forthcoming in 90 minutes for either side, which saw both goals scored in the first half after Luton’s Zack Nelson cancelled out an opener scored by QPR’s Hevertton Santos.
But in the shoot-out, Luton duo Cauley Woodrow and Tahith Chong failed to score their kicks, allowing their Championship rivals and upcoming league opponents to progress to Round Three.
Luton had been given a bye in the First Round of the competition and named a strong side for the trip to West London as they chased a first win of the new season.
But Rob Edwards’ team fell behind after 11 minutes, as Brazilian full-back Santos scored the rebound after Thomas Kaminski could only parry an effort by Elijah Dixon-Bonner.
Luton weren’t behind for long, however. Five minutes later, Nelson scored a spectacular equaliser as he planted a volley from a flicked-on corner into the back of the QPR net to score his first goal for the club.
The best chance in the remainder of the first half saw a strike by Elijah Adebayo trickle just wide.
The visitors pushed for a goal in the second half, with Joe Walsh in the QPR goal denying Carlton Morris’ header, before Kaminski made a double save to deny QPR sub Alfie Lloyd.
Walsh would deny Chong and Adebayo failed to convert the rebound as Luton tried to probe their way to a winner, while Woodrow saw a free-kick flash just off target.
QPR would also see an effort blocked at the end of the 90, but with no winner in regular time, the game would go straight to penalties.
It was there when the decisive moments happened, as Woodrow saw Luton’s first penalty denied by Walsh before the Hatters’ third penalty saw Chong strike the bar.
QPR scored all four of their penalties, duly taking a place in the next round.
Luton will renew hostilities with QPR on Friday night, as the Hatters welcome the Londoners to Kenilworth Road in their next league outing.
