Jah Wobble & the Invaders of the Heart to play Bedford Esquires

It was Vicious who nicknamed John ‘Jah Wobble’ after a drunken binge, and loaned him his first bass guitar. Lydon asked JW to join Public Image Limited (aka PiL) in 1978 and Wardle’s distinctive ‘low end’ bass became the backbone of PiL’s pioneering sound....

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This week at The Stables: With The Lindisfarne Story, Charlie Landsborough, Fleetwood Bac, Dave Koz, The Feeling, Jimeoin and Andre Canniere

From rock to jazz, and everything in-between, The Stables can tempt any musical palate in the coming week, so they've added a smattering of clever comedy into the mix too......

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Shakespeare night in Stony Stratford will be Sweeter Than Roses

The same folk who brought you evenings with Samuel Pepys and John Dryden, not to mention some exquisite Jacobean and other period music, are back for another delightful evening on Saturday (October 15)....

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Rare Willow Emerald Damselfly spotted in Milton Keynes for the first time!

The Willow Emerald damselfly was spotted by one of The Parks Trust’s dedicated volunteers, Harry Appleyard, at a pond in Tattenhoe. Harry and Martin Kincaid, Biodiversity Officer for The Parks Trust, were able to watch a female damselfly ovipositing (laying eggs) on a goat willow tree by the water....

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Competition: Win tickets to see Charlie Lansdborough at The Stables in Milton Keynes

We have a pair of tickets to see Charlie at the Wavendon venue on Friday, and entering couldn't be easier!...

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In Review: The 'intriguing jigsaw puzzle' of The Girl on the Train

Is the modern, glass and steel, Prosecco-latte swilling world the most dangerous place and time in our history to be a woman? Watching movies like this post-Gone Girl thriller, based on the book by Paula Hawkins, you would certainly think so, with the threat coming not only from the common or garden office lothario or wine bar stud, but more than likely the life partner who shares her bed....

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