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Year: 2025

Luton Town Hall
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MPs hail £139m funding windfall for Luton ‘after years of cuts and decline’

December 22, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on MPs hail £139m funding windfall for Luton ‘after years of cuts and decline’

Luton MPs have hailed a £139million funding boost from the government, with one saying it will mark a turning point for the town after years of constrained budgets. Luton Council is set to receive the […]

Ruby the red panda marvels at her food-filled Christmas present.
News

Red pandas, lynx and elephants enjoy festive treats at Whipsnade Zoo

December 21, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Red pandas, lynx and elephants enjoy festive treats at Whipsnade Zoo

Red pandas,elephants, and lynx have proved they’re on the good list this year, as Father Christmas (aka their zookeepers at Whipsnade Zoo) delivered a sleigh-ful of special seasonal food and gifts for them.   Red pandas Ruby, Nilo, and their cub Hattie had their usual breakfast of […]

Cohen Bramall
Luton match reaction

Wilshere backs Bramall but ‘cheap goals’ undo Luton despite stirring fightback

December 19, 2025 Sportsdesk 1

Jack Wilshere admitted Luton were left hurting after conceding what he described as “cheap goals” in a damaging 3-2 defeat at struggling Reading, as Cohen Bramall apologised to fans and the manager after his part […]

Jack Wilshere
Luton match preview

Defender ruled out of Reading clash as Wilshere weighs up makeshift options

December 17, 2025 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Defender ruled out of Reading clash as Wilshere weighs up makeshift options

Luton will be without Reuell Walters for tomorrow night’s League One trip to Reading, with manager Jack Wilshere confirming the defender is unavailable after a combination of a minor groin issue and illness. Walters’ absence […]

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Recycling changes set for Luton as weekly food waste collections introduced

December 17, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Recycling changes set for Luton as weekly food waste collections introduced

Recycling and waste collections in Luton are set to change from late March 2026, with the council promising a simpler system designed to help residents recycle more and cut the amount of rubbish sent to […]

Luton and Dunstable University Hospital
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Doctors’ strike set to disrupt services at Luton Hospital before Christmas

December 16, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Doctors’ strike set to disrupt services at Luton Hospital before Christmas

Patients in Luton are being warned to expect disruption at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital after resident doctors confirmed a new round of national strike action in the run up to Christmas. The British Medical […]

Elijah Adebayo
Luton Town news

Sunderland teenager fined just £200 for ‘cowardly’ racist message sent to Luton striker

December 15, 2025 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Sunderland teenager fined just £200 for ‘cowardly’ racist message sent to Luton striker

A Sunderland teenager who sent a racist message to Luton Town striker Elijah Adebayo has been fined just £200. Connor Butler, 19, targeted the Hatters forward on Instagram last October after Luton’s Championship meeting with […]

Jack Wilshere
Luton match reaction

Wilshere didn’t understand hostile home ‘was as bad as it is at times’ but urges Hatters to face it

December 15, 2025 James Cunliffe 1

Jack Wilshere has admitted that the level of fan frustration has been worse than he expected, but warned his Luton Town players they must learn to cope with a hostile atmosphere at Kenilworth Road. The […]

Jack Wilshere
Luton match reaction

Luton 2 Port Vale 2: Wilshere admits Hatters are lacking in ‘belief’

December 13, 2025 James Cunliffe 1

Luton scraped a second successive League One draw in a week out of another poor performance, but this time it was scant consolation against the previously goal-shy basement boys of Port Vale, as boss Jack […]

Jack Wilshere
Luton Town news

Wilshere gets fans’ right to be angry but urges patience for Port Vale clash

December 12, 2025 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Wilshere gets fans’ right to be angry but urges patience for Port Vale clash

Jack Wilshere says he always knew that taking charge of Luton Town would mean fronting up to a frustrated fanbase and trying to rebuild a connection that has been strained by two relegations and an […]

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    Luton Carnival ‘returning to it’s spiritual home’ for 50th birthday bash

    February 1, 2026 Comments Off on Luton Carnival ‘returning to it’s spiritual home’ for 50th birthday bash
    Luton International Carnival will return to Wardown Park this spring in what organisers and councillors have described as a homecoming for one of the town’s most significant cultural events. The move marks the first time [...]
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