Bury Field Geophysical Survey – Free Open Day
Good news for all those who have bought – or are thinking of buying! – the new Bury Field handbook ….here’s news of an event not to be missed on the town’s ‘most valuable asset’ to be held on...
DetailsBury Field Second Edition Out Now
AN updated pocket-book on one of the most popular open spaces in north Bucks has been published by WordGo. The second edition of Bury Field, a thousand years of history (ISBN 9780954143299; price £6) was launched at Newport Pagnell’s...
DetailsMedian earnings for professional writers have plummeted
A report by the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) shows median earnings for professional writers have plummeted by 42% since 2005 to under £10,500 a year, well below the minimum annual income of £17,900 recommended by the Joseph...
DetailsNewport Pagnell’s very own car built in the 1920s
Chris Nelson, who compiled our handbook on Salmons & Sons and Aston Martin, has been uncovering more information about the elusive NP (yes, our very own Newport Pagnell car, built in the 1920s). Chris' latest information can be found...
DetailsUpdated Bury Field Book is to publish on July 7
AN updated handbook on one of the most popular open spaces in north Bucks is to publish on July 7. Bury Field, a thousand years of history (WordGo Publishing; £6) will launch at Newport Pagnell’s annual town carnival weekend....
DetailsMilton Keynes Literary Festival
21st - 24th September 2018 launch party with Lemn Sissay MBE
DetailsSalmons and Sons & Aston Martin
Paul Spires, boss of Aston Martin's base at Newport Pagnell told the town's packed annual meeting he wanted to restore the old three-storey building in Tickford Street back into a production line where 'the most expensive cars Astons have...
DetailsBooksellers Association sees highest membership since records began
The Booksellers Association (BA) now has its largest membership since records began with over 5,000 members. Retail chain Marks & Spencer joined the trade body last year, boosting its overall membership by 300 stores to 5,029 – the highest...
DetailsAdult book sales up, kids’ sales down in first nine months of 2017
Sales of adult trade books inched up 0.4% in the first nine months of 2017, over the same period in 2016, according to estimates released by the Association of American Publishers’ StatShot program. Sales in the children’s/young adult segment...
DetailsLibrary book spend falls £45m in a decade …
The amount of money libraries are spending on books has fallen by £45.8m since 2007, analysis of figures from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) has revealed. It says 105 libraries closed in 2017 (67 in...
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