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The Bear Club
Music

Bear Club planning for ‘worst case scenario’ as building put up for sale

January 29, 2024 Music and arts desk Comments Off on Bear Club planning for ‘worst case scenario’ as building put up for sale

Luton’s internationally renowned jazz and blues nightspot, The Bear Club, is planning for the “worst case scenario” as the freehold of the building was listed for sale which could see them forced out in the […]

Carrie Dunn is to deliver a talk and sign books at Brown Books
Books

Luton writer to talk about new book on fight for equality in women’s football

November 14, 2023 Music and arts desk Comments Off on Luton writer to talk about new book on fight for equality in women’s football

A Luton-born football writer is to deliver a bookshop talk about the importance of women’s football and the progress made in the fight for equality. Carrie Dunn will appear at Brown Books in High Town […]

JW Paris.
Music

JW Paris unleash darker and heavier sound on new single ‘You’ve Got Me’

October 13, 2023 Music and arts desk Comments Off on JW Paris unleash darker and heavier sound on new single ‘You’ve Got Me’

Britpop-inspired rockers JW Paris have released new single ‘You’ve Got Me’, exposing toxic personal relationships, the grip of algorithms and unraveling the seductive hold of social media. The track has existed in the JW Paris archives […]

Black History Month 2023
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Luton celebrates Black History Month honouring the achievements of black women

September 29, 2023 Music and arts desk 1

Community groups and individuals across Luton are coming together this October to celebrate Black History Month. There are events for everyone, from music, film and theatre to steel pan and African drumming workshops, a children’s […]

David Arnold
Music

James Bond composer David Arnold to return home for special performance

September 29, 2023 Music and arts desk Comments Off on James Bond composer David Arnold to return home for special performance

The acclaimed multi-award-winning Lutonian composer behind the James Bond music and other film and TV scores is coming home with a never-seen-before performance at The Hat Factory Arts Centre this November! David Arnold, has also […]

Our River... Our Sky
Film

Film Night: Our River… Our Sky

September 13, 2023 Music and arts desk Comments Off on Film Night: Our River… Our Sky

The Hat Factory is screening Maysoon Pachachi’s award-winning fiction debut, Our River… Our Sky, which seeks to offer a realistic portrayal of Iraqi lives amid the US-led occupation. Curated by the Bute Street Festival, whose […]

33 @ 77 on High Town Road where Brown Books will open
Books

New pilot project bookshop to open in High Town with plan to boost reading and creative writing

April 25, 2023 Music and arts desk Comments Off on New pilot project bookshop to open in High Town with plan to boost reading and creative writing

A new bookshop is set to open in High Town and run for a year as a pilot project aiming to make a positive impact on the local community by encouraging a love of reading […]

Nishant Joshi (right) on stage with KILL, THE ICON!
Music

KILL, THE ICON! hit out at subtle racists with new single ‘Heavy Heart’

April 22, 2023 Music and arts desk Comments Off on KILL, THE ICON! hit out at subtle racists with new single ‘Heavy Heart’

KILL, THE ICON! have ‘released ‘Heavy Heart’, the racist-slating second single from their upcoming debut EP ‘Your Anger Is Rational’, due for release on June 2 via Blaggers Records.  The band is the synth-punk passion project from […]

The Bear Club's new owners Neil and Giles
Music

Bear Club new bosses ‘not about to change anything in a hurry’

December 24, 2022 Music and arts desk 17

The new owners of The Bear Club have promised not to change anything in a hurry when the popular jazz and blues music venue reopens its doors in February.  The internationally renowned nightspot had been […]

Justin Doherty behind the bar at The Bear Club
Music

New owners found to keep Bear Club ‘on the rails’

December 9, 2022 Music and arts desk 1

The Bear Club will get a new lease of life after new owners were announced.  The internationally renowned jazz and blues music venue was due to close after the former owner Justin Doherty admitted the […]

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  • JW Paris.
    Music

    JW Paris drop Britpop-inspired anthem ‘with sonic nods’ to Elastica, Blur, Pulp and Oasis

    October 3, 2025 Comments Off on JW Paris drop Britpop-inspired anthem ‘with sonic nods’ to Elastica, Blur, Pulp and Oasis
    Luton’s own JW Paris are back with a brand-new single, ‘Anything’ — a shimmering, swaggering slice of 90s-inspired Britpop that captures both the nostalgia and restless energy of a British summer night. The three-piece — [...]
  • The Bricklayers' Arms
    Food and drink

    Pints and pride: YouTuber raises a glass to Luton’s pubs — and calls time on town’s critics

    September 1, 2025 Comments Off on Pints and pride: YouTuber raises a glass to Luton’s pubs — and calls time on town’s critics
    Luton is no stranger to harsh headlines. But away from a long line of column inches painting the town in an unflattering light, one seasoned pub-goer has found something very different: a town centre brimming [...]
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