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Month: May 2024

Popeyes opens in Luton
Food and drink

Chicken lovers queue overnight to be first in new Luton Popeyes restaurant

May 29, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on Chicken lovers queue overnight to be first in new Luton Popeyes restaurant

Customers started queueing 20 hours before Popeyes opened its first restaurant in Luton on Friday (May 24). The American chain is renowned as the home of Famous Louisiana Chicken, and such was the excitement in […]

Myles Smith
Music

Rising Luton singer-songwriter and online sensation Myles Smith releases debut EP

May 29, 2024 Music and arts desk Comments Off on Rising Luton singer-songwriter and online sensation Myles Smith releases debut EP

With over 135 million streams to his name, Myles Smith, singer songwriter and DIY phenom extraordinaire, has released his debut EP, ‘You Promised A Lifetime’, today via Sony Music UK/RCA Records. A guitar player from […]

Chicken George
Food and drink

Chicken George teases plans to return to roots in Luton

May 27, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on Chicken George teases plans to return to roots in Luton

Chicken George has confirmed it is aiming to return to its Luton roots after feeding hungry revellers during Radio 1’s Big Weekend at Stockwood Park.  The purveyors of ‘fried gold’ made their name in the […]

Chris Martin of Coldplay performs 'Orange' a specially written tribute song to Luton Town FC
Luton Town news

Coldplay close Big Weekend festival with ‘Orange’ tribute song to Luton Town

May 27, 2024 James Cunliffe 1

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin wowed Luton by closing BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Stockwood Park with a specially written song about the town and its football club, the Hatters.  Hundreds of thousands of fans […]

Tysie Gallagher celebrates becoming super bantamweight Commonwealth champion with Boxing Saves Lives' JP Smith. Photo courtesy of B
Boxing

Tysie Gallagher tipped for world title after making history to claim British crown

May 25, 2024 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Tysie Gallagher tipped for world title after making history to claim British crown

Tysie Gallagher made history by becoming the first-ever women’s British Super Bantamweight Champion as she unanimously out-pointed and outclassed Stevi Levy to be tipped as a next world beater. The Luton fighter was already the […]

Luke Berry
Luton Town news

“What a ride!” – Luke Berry to leave Luton after “best seven years of my life”

May 24, 2024 Sportsdesk Comments Off on “What a ride!” – Luke Berry to leave Luton after “best seven years of my life”

Midfielder Luke Berry is set to leave Luton Town this summer after seven successful years, but has left a parting message to Hatters fans that he’s had the time of his life playing for the club.  […]

Dan Potts takes in Kenilworth Road for one last time during the squad's end of season lap of appreciation
Luton Town news

Potts: Luton ‘will always hold a special place in my heart’

May 24, 2024 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Potts: Luton ‘will always hold a special place in my heart’

Dan Potts says Luton Town will “always hold a special place in my heart” after it was announced his nine-year spell as a Hatter will come to an end.  The defender will leave the club […]

Luke Berry applauds the Luton fans for the last time after the final day of the Premier League season and a defeat to Fulham
Luton Town news

Potts and Berry among five Hatters released with one new deal and talks ongoing with another

May 24, 2024 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Potts and Berry among five Hatters released with one new deal and talks ongoing with another

Luton will wave goodbye to two long-serving players that were instrumental in the club’s rise up the Football League, with three others also being released, contract talks ongoing with Gabriel Osho and a new deal […]

Bim's
Food and drink

‘Luton’s food scene is growing,’ as chain picks town to launch first spot outside of London

May 24, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on ‘Luton’s food scene is growing,’ as chain picks town to launch first spot outside of London

A fast-growing Algerian-inspired fast food chain has opened its first new restaurant outside of London on St George’s Square, aiming to tap into Luton’s “growing” food scene. Taking over the unit that has previously been […]

Luton Airport staff and local dancers signal the start of the much-anticipated. Radio 1 Big Weekend
Music

Watch airport staff and Luton dance students signal start of Radio 1’s Big Weekend

May 21, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on Watch airport staff and Luton dance students signal start of Radio 1’s Big Weekend

London Luton Airport staff joined forces with local performers to signal the start of the much-anticipated Radio 1’s Big Weekend, surprising passengers with a high-octane dance routine was devised by celebrity choreographer Remi Black.  The […]

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