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Luton Town Football Club chief executive Gary Sweet and club legend Mick Harford hold a Hatters shirt next to DJ Greg James he hosted his Radio 1 breakfast show from the football club's Kenilworth Road stadium to announce that Luton will host this year's Big Weekended music festival
Music

‘Luton is now officially cool’ says Hatters chief Sweet as town to host Radio 1 Big Weekend

January 29, 2024 Music and arts desk Comments Off on ‘Luton is now officially cool’ says Hatters chief Sweet as town to host Radio 1 Big Weekend

“Luton is now officially cool” – that was the verdict of Hatters chief executive Gary Sweet as the football club played host to the announcement that BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend music festival will be […]

Wardown Park bridge over the boating lake
News

Popular park lake to be restored with lottery grant

January 16, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on Popular park lake to be restored with lottery grant

The Wardown Park boating lake is set to be restored thanks to £274,000 of funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.  Restoration of the lake will help preserve the Wardown Park Grade II Listed landscape […]

Chopstix noodle bar in The Mall
News

Cockroaches and mouse droppings found as food firms fined for ‘dreadful failure’ over hygiene

October 5, 2023 Newsdesk Comments Off on Cockroaches and mouse droppings found as food firms fined for ‘dreadful failure’ over hygiene

Two food spots have been prosecuted for unacceptably poor hygiene conditions with Luton Council accusing them of a “dreadful failure” to “take their food hygiene responsibilities seriously” with an active cockroach infestation found in one […]

Luton Town Hall
News

Council leader says Luton must ‘find solutions’ for knife crime as community leaders speak out

October 2, 2023 Newsdesk Comments Off on Council leader says Luton must ‘find solutions’ for knife crime as community leaders speak out

Police, schools, council and community and faith groups in Luton have come together to express their deep shock and sadness at the tragic events over the weekend where one teenager was stabbed to death amid […]

Manager Rob Edwards being interviewed onstage in St George's Square with the Luton players behind him as fans flooded the town centre to get a glimpse of their newly-promoted Premier League heroes
Luton Town news

Town turns orange as thousands line streets to greet Premier League Luton Town

May 29, 2023 Sportsdesk 3

Thousands of Hatters fans lined the streets of Luton today to welcome home their Wembley heroes after a play-off final victory saw them promoted to the Premier League on Saturday.  Town won 6-5 on penalties […]

The Castle
Music

Don’t ‘kill’ our music venue – council urged to reject ‘bedsit’ plans

May 2, 2023 Ronny Trousers 11

A music collective has issued a rallying cry for Lutonians to object to a proposed housing development which could “kill” the town’s only alternative live music venue.  A planning application has been submitted to Luton […]

The Bear Club
Music

The Bear Club to close as ‘financial sword of Damocles swings overhead’

September 2, 2022 Music and arts desk 19

An internationally renowned Luton jazz and blues music nightspot is set to close, with the owner saying the “financial sword of Damocles swings overhead”. In 2019 The Bear Club was voted one of the top […]

A drawing of the proposed domed training facility
Luton Town news

Luton Town submit new plans for academy dome after previous thwarted attempts

May 20, 2022 Sportsdesk 5

Luton Town Football Club has submitted plans for a new indoor facility at their training headquarters, The Brache, in their latest bid to boost their academy after previous run-ins with the council. It is part […]

Newlands Park illustration of the evening aerial view over London Road roundabout, looking south
Luton Town news

Luton Town’s Newlands Park plans approved despite Tory councillor’s ‘sick of it’ row

January 26, 2022 Sportsdesk 4

Luton Town’s revised Newlands Park plans have tonight been granted outline planning permission by Councillors, despite fiery criticism from Conservative Gilbert Campbell, the only member of the Development Management Committee to vote against both applications. […]

2020/21 Newlands Park illustration of the aerial view of the office development from the M1 edge
Luton Town news

Decision delayed on Hatters’ Newlands Park plans after council ‘farce’ over withdrawn objection

January 6, 2022 Newsdesk 1

A decision to delay Luton Town Football Club’s planning application hearing for Newlands Park was branded a ‘farce’ as councillors raged over late additions to the agenda, which detailed withdrawn objections described as “no longer […]

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