This week at The Stables: With Boo Hewerdine, Leveret & Miles Jupp

Now, what connects astronauts, regrets, the sexes, social media, hipsters, poo, rage, medicine, manners, identity and lost stuff? You'll not guess it, so we'll tell you - the answer is comedian Miles Jupp....

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TV's Adam Henson called upon to launch the Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve in Milton Keynes

A real treat for many was the sighting of a Great White Egret, an uncommon large white heron which has only started breeding in the UK within the last four years....

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In Review: War Dogs hits the big screen

When a film draws its inspiration from an article in Rolling Stone magazine with the headline 'The Stoner Arms Dealers: How Two American Kids Became Big-Time Weapons Traders' you know two things. One: drugs will feature in the film at some point. Two: Jonah Hill probably stars in it....

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Civil War returns to Newport Pagnell!

This weekend, Bury Field, now used in the main by dog walkers and those seeking a little tranquil time away from the every day bustle, has seen wartime action – a staging of the attack on the town by the Royalists, and the re-taking by the Parliamentarians....

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Badgered to Death: New book lifts the lid on the persecution of the beautiful animals

The badger is being blamed for spreading tuberculosis among cattle, and only last week the government approved an extended cull. In reality, the animals - a protected species - are another victim of the intensive livestock industry, and they’ve faced persecution for the past four decades....

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Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya goes under the spotlight at intu Milton Keynes

She still does all the cooking (although her hubby does make 'a mean sandwich' and is fabulous at reheating!), she is partial to a slice of carrot cake (while watching EastEnders in her slippers) and the Queen introduced her to Prince Phillip....

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