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Proposed View from Luton rail station towards mixed-use building and Bute Mills. New public square in the foreground
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Council to unveil new plan for £1.7bn Luton town centre transformation

December 11, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Council to unveil new plan for £1.7bn Luton town centre transformation

Luton Council will set out a fresh blueprint for the future of the town centre next week as it prepares to launch its latest delivery plan, billed as a major update on how £1.7 billion […]

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 […]

Luton Town Hall
Culture

Luton set for year of celebration as borough marks 150 years

December 2, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton set for year of celebration as borough marks 150 years

Luton will host a full year of celebrations in 2026 as the town marks 150 years since becoming a municipal borough. The milestone was trailed at the weekend during the Luton Lights Up for Christmas […]

Rachel Hopkins MP. Photo by House of Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Luton Council leader and MPs hail “a major step” towards ending child poverty

November 27, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton Council leader and MPs hail “a major step” towards ending child poverty

The abolition of the two-child benefit cap announced yesterday by Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been hailed by Luton Council as a turning point for many of the town’s poorest families. From next April the scheme […]

News

Festive light switch on events to brighten 20 wards in Luton

November 24, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Festive light switch on events to brighten 20 wards in Luton

Luton will see all 20 of its wards lit up with new community Christmas trees over the coming weeks as the council launches a town-wide festive programme aimed at bringing neighbours together. Funded through the […]

Proposed View from Luton rail station towards mixed-use building and Bute Mills. New public square in the foreground
News

Green light for The Stage as construction date confirmed for £136m regeneration project

November 17, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Green light for The Stage as construction date confirmed for £136m regeneration project

Luton Council has confirmed that construction on The Stage will finally begin in January, marking the most significant step forward for the £136million town centre regeneration scheme since it stalled earlier this year. The announcement […]

News

Council completes repair programme to create safer, smoother roads in Luton

November 6, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Council completes repair programme to create safer, smoother roads in Luton

Work to repair roads that are near the end of their life has been completed in Luton. These roads have been resurfaced to replace damage to the layers in the surface that cannot be treated […]

The Holiday Inn
Food and drink

Luton hotel fined after guest suffers allergic reaction

October 27, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton hotel fined after guest suffers allergic reaction

The operators of a hotel in Luton have been fined almost £40,000 after serving food to a customer which resulted in an allergic reaction. A guest at the Holiday Inn, Airport Way, suffered an allergic […]

Hazelbury Crescent car park
Luton Town news

Luton Council teams up with Hatters to provide new public car parking in Bury Park

October 24, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton Council teams up with Hatters to provide new public car parking in Bury Park

Luton Council and Luton Town Football Club have teamed up to offer additional parking facilities in the Bury Park area. An agreement in principle has been reached that will allow the council to operate the […]

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
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Luton Council calls for fire services to be given legal say in major developments after Grenfell

October 20, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton Council calls for fire services to be given legal say in major developments after Grenfell

Luton Council is demanding the Government change national planning rules to make fire services statutory consultees on all major developments — a move councillors say is vital to prevent another disaster like the Grenfell Tower […]

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