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Milton Keynes at 50: The making of a new town
As Milton Keynes celebrates its 50th birthday, we look back at how it was formed and how things are going in the current day.
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Watch ITV News Anglia's special programme to mark Milton Keynes at 50
The iconic New Town of Milton Keynes celebrated the 50th anniversary of its creation on Monday 23 January 2017.
ITV News Anglia hosted a special programme from centre:mk in the heart of the community presented by Becky Jago and Jonathan Wills.
From concrete cows to roundabouts, the programme traced the history of the planning prototype for a new city and reported on the celebrations there.
It featured birthday messages from long jumper Greg Rutherford, jazz legend Cleo Lane, Formula 1 racing driving Christian Horner and MK Dons chairman Pete Winkelman.
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Fifty years ago Milton Keynes was little more than a tiny Buckinghamshire village now it's a thriving conurbation that wants to be officially named a city.
It was the first of a new generation of New Towns originally built to relieve a housing shortage in London back in 1967.
Today many companies have put down roots in the town over the years .
Click below to watch a report by ITV News Anglia Matthew Hudson
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