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  • Gary Sweet
    Luton Town news

    Sweet believes Luton Town could benefit from football watchdog’s crackdown on game’s big spenders

    Luton Town could be among the clubs to benefit from tougher financial controls across English football, with chief executive Gary Sweet backing reforms designed to protect sustainable clubs from rivals gambling beyond their means. Sweet [...]
The Orange Picture Club team: (top) Jaspal Nangla. Bottom (L-R) Mac Pajika, Jasbir Nangla and Dan Eyles
In the Spotlight

How Luton’s cinema history offers inspiration for the future

by James Cunliffe in Film 0

What does it take to keep a town’s film culture alive? In Luton, the answer may lie in looking back as much as looking forward – from the grand old art deco picture houses that [...]

News & Sport in Luton

  • Luton fans celebrate
    ‘One of the best’ – Wilshere hails home atmosphere as Luton show their mentality in late fightback against Foxes
    October 26, 2026 0
  • How inside of the new 25,000-seater Power Court stadium will look on a match day
    Luton’s Power Court stadium target remains on track despite one month delay, £15m cost hike and ‘legacy issue’
    October 26, 2026 1
  • A firefighter
    Luton Airport expansion among risks facing town over next five years, warns fire chief
    October 26, 2026 0
  • Jack Wilshere
    Luton 2 Leicester 1: ‘It’s better than playing’ – Wilshere loved the feeling of Magic Marshall’s late winner
    October 24, 2026 0
  • Russell Martin
    Pressure on Leicester boss Martin played no part in Luton’s preparations, insists Wilshere
    October 24, 2026 0
  • Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter in the new TV series adaptation
    News

    Luton landmark appears in new Harry Potter TV series trailer

    September 4, 2026 Comments Off on Luton landmark appears in new Harry Potter TV series trailer
    A familiar Luton landmark has appeared in the latest trailer for HBO’s new Harry Potter television series after Wardown Park was used as a filming location for the highly anticipated adaptation. The park’s distinctive suspension [...]
  • Olivia Lynn at Party in the Park 2026
    Music

    150 years of the past – but the future’s ours: How Luton is finally finding its voice

    September 17, 2026 1
    Standing in Stockwood Park among thousands of people singing, dancing and waving their arms in the air as fireworks, lights and lasers lit up the sky, it didn’t feel particularly like a celebration of the [...]
  • Awaken
    Theatre

    Luton-born playwright brings supernatural thriller Awaken home for Halloween

    September 18, 2026 Comments Off on Luton-born playwright brings supernatural thriller Awaken home for Halloween
    A Luton-born playwright will bring her debut play to the town this Halloween, with a supernatural thriller exploring witch persecutions, working-class women and a forgotten language. Cheryl Prince, founder of 5D Theatre CIC, will bring [...]
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