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Luton Airport’s newly rebuilt Terminal Car Park 2
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Fire-ravaged Luton Airport car park rebuilt and reopens with new £1.5m transport fund

September 24, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Fire-ravaged Luton Airport car park rebuilt and reopens with new £1.5m transport fund

London Luton Airport’s rebuilt Terminal Car Park 2 has reopened almost two years after a devastating blaze destroyed the previous structure and 1,352 vehicles. An investigation later found the October 2023 fire, which led to […]

Doctors performing an operation
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University leads national drive to boost organ donation talks in minority communities

September 23, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on University leads national drive to boost organ donation talks in minority communities

The University of Bedfordshire is spearheading a national push to encourage more conversations about organ donation within minority ethnic communities, combining its research with grassroots action in Luton. Around 7,000 people in the UK are […]

An Arriva bus
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Luton bus staff secure pay rise after strike threat

September 22, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton bus staff secure pay rise after strike threat

Arriva employees in Luton have won a new pay deal that averts a series of strikes planned for this autumn. The agreement follows weeks of tension after Luton bus drivers voted to stage 16 days […]

3D View of proposed mixed-use building on approach from Bute Street
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Concerns grow over loss of £20m funding if delays drag on for regeneration project The Stage

September 22, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Concerns grow over loss of £20m funding if delays drag on for regeneration project The Stage

Concerns are mounting that Luton’s £136million town centre regeneration scheme The Stage could miss out on £20million of government funding if a protracted safety approval process drags on into next year. The Stage is a […]

The Fletton
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Luton Airport unveils new landside pub among four new shops

September 19, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton Airport unveils new landside pub among four new shops

Luton Airport has opened the doors to the Fletton, a new landside bar complete with its own outdoor terrace. The Fletton is one of four exciting new openings at the airport that includes sushi and […]

An artist's impression of how the play area will look
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Work to restart on bigger Wigmore Park upgrade with new skate park and play area

September 19, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Work to restart on bigger Wigmore Park upgrade with new skate park and play area

Luton Rising will restart work next week on a major upgrade to Wigmore Park after delays caused by unexpected site conditions and budget pressures. The Luton Council-owned company, which runs London Luton Airport for community […]

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Luton Council wins licence appeal after driver locked woman in taxi until she paid inflated fare

September 18, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton Council wins licence appeal after driver locked woman in taxi until she paid inflated fare

Luton Council has successfully defended its decision to revoke a hackney carriage drivers licence after an incident in which a lone female passenger was locked inside a taxi driver’s vehicle and only released once an […]

The St George’s cross
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Luton Council warns against unauthorised flags on lamp posts amid national campaign

September 18, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton Council warns against unauthorised flags on lamp posts amid national campaign

Luton Council has warned residents not to attach flags or other objects to lamp posts after a surge in unauthorised displays of St George’s crosses and Union flags linked to the online campaign Operation Raise […]

Luton MPs Rachel Hopkins (left) and Sarah Owen.jpg
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‘Hate won’t win’ in Luton, say MPs and council leader as impact of London rally felt in town

September 18, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on ‘Hate won’t win’ in Luton, say MPs and council leader as impact of London rally felt in town

Luton’s most senior politicians have condemned a rally in London at the weekend as “an offensive and dangerous display of racist nationalism” that has been felt well beyond the capital and in the town. In […]

Sarah Owen, Luton North MP
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Luton MP hails ‘groundbreaking’ job rights reforms as Lords’ amendments rejected

September 16, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton MP hails ‘groundbreaking’ job rights reforms as Lords’ amendments rejected

Luton North MP Sarah Owen praised workers’ rights strengthening new reforms as “groundbreaking” while lawmakers last night voted to back the Employment Rights Bill and reject the House of Lords’ amendments, which the government said […]

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    Luton singer-songwriter Myles Smith has released a powerful new short film dedicated to children and staff at Luton & Dunstable University Hospital while also announcing that his debut album is in early contention to go [...]
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