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BBC News
19-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Cycling tour to return to Milton Keynes after 17-year break
Part of the 2025 route for Britain's biggest professional cycle race has been Keynes and Central Bedfordshire will host the third stage of the Lloyds Tour of Britain Men on Thursday, 4 will start at Midsummer Boulevard in Milton Keynes, marking its return to the city for the first time since 2008, and finish on Woburn Street in Ampthill. Relaunched in 2004 after a five-year absence, the event is held annually across six stages in September. Milton Keynes City Council cabinet member for sport Mick Legg said: "We're excited to welcome the Lloyds Tour of Britain back to our city and it promises to be a fantastic celebration for all our cycling enthusiasts." This year will be the first time that the Lloyds Tour of Britain has come to Ampthill and Central of the council Adam Zerny said: "We hope it will be a thrilling day for all residents and visitors alike and are looking forward to welcoming the riders and celebrating this world-class sporting event with our communities."The detailed route of the Milton Keynes to Ampthill stage will be published later in July. The race begins in East Suffolk on Tuesday, 2 September, with an opening leg between Woodbridge and Southwold, followed by a second stage at announcements about the host venues of the remaining stages, as well as the participating teams for the Lloyds Tour of Britain, will be made over the coming largest free-to-attend sporting spectacle in the UK features Olympic, world and Tour de France champions, and attracts a roadside audience of over one million spectators. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
20-05-2025
- Business
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Infrastructure needed for Universal UK theme park, says council
Vital infrastructure upgrades are required if plans for the first Universal Studios theme park in the UK go ahead, a council leader has Destinations & Experiences will build its first UK resort on a site that includes former brickworks at Kempston Hardwick near leader of Central Bedfordshire Council, Adam Zerny, said while the plans were "great news", work was needed to improve the area including around junction 13 of the M1, a key route for accessing the proposed site from the west.A formal planning application has not been submitted, but Zerny said the council had been in close contact with the company over the past year and continued to press for major transport improvements. "Universal are well aware of the infrastructure needs that we have continually put forward on behalf of residents," Zerny said."We will continue to lobby the government for what we need in this area."A full public consultation on the plans is expected to be run by the government later this year, reports the Local Democracy Reporting Service. Asked whether he personally supported the project, Zerny said it "would be great news"."Not just the park itself - new infrastructure, jobs in construction and on the site once it's completed, and potentially increased income for local business," he added that the council stood to gain financially as Zerny acknowledged there were major infrastructure needs for the area."Junction 13 does need to be sorted out, and we also believe the roundabouts should be removed from the A1 to improve the flow of traffic. We will be pushing the government for solutions," he continued."We want a lot for this area, and we're going to demand a lot. Don't ask, don't get." Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
