The Lutonian
  • Home
  • News
  • Hatters
    • Luton Town news
    • Transfer news
    • Match previews
    • Match reports
    • Opinion
    • Interviews
    • Features
  • Sport
    • Luton Town
    • Boxing
  • Culture
    • Music
    • Art
    • Film
    • Theatre
    • Things to do
  • Lifestyle
    • Food and drink
    • Parks and outdoors
Homeleisure

leisure

The 'If You can dream it you must do it' mural on Bute Street is lit up at night
News

Plan to boost Luton’s night life backed amid calls for a safer, more inclusive town centre

January 29, 2026 Newsdesk 0

Older residents who feel unsafe in Luton town centre after dark and cut off from information about what is happening in the evenings were at the heart of concerns raised by councillors as the council’s […]

Rachel Hopkins MP, pictured in another debate
News

MP hails East-West rail push as a major opportunity for Luton’s future

December 4, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on MP hails East-West rail push as a major opportunity for Luton’s future

The ambitious expansion of East West Rail (EWR) — a keystone of the government’s newly relaunched Oxford‑Cambridge growth corridor — has been spotlighted by local MP Rachel Hopkins as a game-changer for Luton’s economy, employment […]

easyJet Cabin Crew L-R - Benjamin Collict, Oliver Spreadbury, Natalie Tavener, Danielle Robinson, Dimo Kolev, Jamie Smart 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
News

easyJet recreates first ever Luton flight with crew born the same month airline took off 30 years ago

November 10, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on easyJet recreates first ever Luton flight with crew born the same month airline took off 30 years ago

Thirty years after a bright orange Boeing 737 first taxied down the runway at London Luton Airport bound for Glasgow, easyJet has recreated that historic journey – this time crewed entirely by staff who were […]

Luton Rising Managing Director Nick Platts and Head of Commercial Operations Linsey Sweet (back row) with Active Luton Chief Executive Officer Lawrence Kay and Director of Finance and Resources Sue Jones (front)
News

Luton’s health, leisure and library services get £13m boost

October 13, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton’s health, leisure and library services get £13m boost

Luton’s health, leisure and library services have been given a major boost with a new £13.1 million funding deal announced between Luton Rising and Active Luton, securing vital support through to 2030. The agreement, revealed […]

Luton sign on Bute Street in the Hat District
News

Luton handed £1.5m and new powers to reclaim high street and help ‘restore pride’

September 25, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton handed £1.5m and new powers to reclaim high street and help ‘restore pride’

Luton will receive £1.5million from the government’s new Pride in Place programme, a nationwide plan aimed at helping communities reclaim neglected spaces and restore civic pride. The money can be used for new green areas, […]

More Luton stories

  • The Luton Carnival parade through the town centre in 2025
    Culture

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

    February 1, 2026 0
    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 [...]
Articles you might have missed
  • Crime Commissioner urges caution over force mergers ahead of police reform plans
    January 23, 2026 0
  • Luton MP welcomes £1.5bn arts funding pledge
    January 23, 2026 0
  • Luton maternity services ‘fell short’ of standards but improvements under way after inspections
    January 23, 2026 0
  • University hands honorary degree to singer and TV star as graduations celebrate class of 2026
    January 23, 2026 0
  • Why Independent Venue Week of live music at The Castle matters for Luton’s future
    January 21, 2026 2
  • Victims’ bravery at heart of second Carson Grimes investigation airing on Channel 4
    January 21, 2026 0
  • ‘Major milestone’ as plans submitted for £400m redevelopment of former Vauxhall van factory
    January 20, 2026 0
About The Lutonian

The Lutonian is a 21st century independent news desk for a modern, forward-thinking Luton.

We are here to report on the news, sport and culture that matters to you, with journalism by Lutonians for Lutonians.

Our town is changing for the better, so it’s time to start shouting about it while also celebrating more of the things, places and people that bring us together and make life worth living.

You don’t need to have been born here, you don’t need to live here, but if you carry Luton and, more importantly, its people in your heart, then you are a Lutonian and you are in the right place. Welcome.

Copyright © 2026 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes