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Luton Airport's new consolidation centre
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New Luton Airport logistics hub to create up to 30 jobs

May 27, 2026 Newsdesk 0

Luton Airport has unveiled a new consolidation centre expected to create up to 30 jobs for local people as part of wider £11.5million redevelopment plans that will eventually create five times as many jobs. The […]

London Luton Airport
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Luton Airport ground staff secure 7.5 per cent pay rise after union negotiations

April 28, 2026 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton Airport ground staff secure 7.5 per cent pay rise after union negotiations

More than 180 ground handling workers at Luton Airport have secured a 7.5 per cent pay rise after threatening strike action. Staff employed by GH Luton Ground Handling Services, who provide services for Wizz Air […]

The Vauxhall plant on Kimpton Road is set to close
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‘Major milestone’ as plans submitted for £400m redevelopment of former Vauxhall van factory

January 20, 2026 Newsdesk Comments Off on ‘Major milestone’ as plans submitted for £400m redevelopment of former Vauxhall van factory

Plans to regenerate the former Vauxhall van factory site in Luton have taken a major step forward, with property group Goodman submitting a planning application to the council. The proposals would see the 36-hectare site […]

The easyJet check-in area at Luton Airport
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Luton Airport strikes called off after easyJet staff accept improved pay deal

January 6, 2026 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton Airport strikes called off after easyJet staff accept improved pay deal

Planned strike action by easyJet check-in staff and baggage handlers at Luton Airport has been formally called off after workers voted to accept an improved pay offer. The decision brings an end to a dispute […]

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Luton Airport strikes called off after improved pay offer

December 23, 2025 Newsdesk 1

Planned strike action by DHL workers at Luton Airport over the Christmas period has been suspended after an improved pay offer was put to staff. The move means hundreds of easyJet flights due to operate […]

Luton's new Economic Growth Strategy unveiled at Luton Airport
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Long term plan unveiled to boost jobs and start ‘shaping the kind of town we want Luton to be’

December 11, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Long term plan unveiled to boost jobs and start ‘shaping the kind of town we want Luton to be’

Luton has set out a sweeping vision to reshape its economy over the next decade, unveiling a new Economic Growth Strategy at a summit held at London Luton Airport. The plan aims to push the […]

Leonardo's Capability Green site
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Luton aerospace staff end strike threat after strike pressure forces pay rise deal

November 25, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton aerospace staff end strike threat after strike pressure forces pay rise deal

Workers at Leonardo’s Luton site have secured a pay rise after months of tension with the aerospace giant, bringing an end to the threat of further strike action at the town’s high-tech manufacturing hub. The […]

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Strike alert resumes at Luton aerospace factory as pay offer rejected

November 11, 2025 Newsdesk 1

Strike action at Leonardo’s Luton factory is back on after workers voted to reject the company’s latest pay offer, a week after suspending earlier plans to walk out. The dispute had appeared to ease last […]

Captain Fred Rivett, who flew the first ever easyJet flight on November 10, 1995, and Kenton Jarvis, CEO of easyJet, at the easyJet 30th birthday celebrations at London Luton Airport, where the airline is marking the anniversary of its first flight from Luton to Glasgow by operating the same route exclusively with pilots and crew who are also turning 30 this November. Photo by Matt Alexander/PA Media Assignments
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easyJet marks 30 years since first Luton flight with £21bn boost to UK economy

November 10, 2025 Newsdesk 1

Three decades after its first orange plane took off from Luton Airport bound for Glasgow, easyJet is celebrating its 30th anniversary as a local success story with figures showing just how far the home-grown airline […]

Leonardo's Capability Green site
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Strike at Luton aerospace factory suspended after new pay offer

November 4, 2025 Newsdesk 1

Planned strike action by staff at Leonardo’s Luton site has been suspended after the defence and aerospace company put forward an improved pay offer following last-minute talks with union officials. Unite members at the Capability […]

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    New Vauxhall exhibition to celebrate Luton’s industrial past after factory closure

    April 20, 2026 Comments Off on New Vauxhall exhibition to celebrate Luton’s industrial past after factory closure
    A major new exhibition charting more than a century of car manufacturing in Luton is set to open next month, offering a poignant look at the town’s industrial heritage following the closure of the Vauxhall [...]
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    Luton Henge Festival to return ‘louder, bolder and more powerful than ever’

    April 20, 2026 Comments Off on Luton Henge Festival to return ‘louder, bolder and more powerful than ever’
    A community-built landmark in Marsh Farm will once again take centre stage this summer as Luton Henge Festival returns for a second year. The free event, taking place across Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 August, [...]
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