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Extensive road improvement programme will help Luton’s ‘need to cut carbon’

July 26, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on Extensive road improvement programme will help Luton’s ‘need to cut carbon’

A large, multi-million pound programme of works is underway to repair, protect and preserve Luton’s roads, which will also assist in the towbn’s carbon reduction commitments. More than 221,000m2 of roads will be improved in […]

Linus Udofia
Boxing

Title fight set as Udofia vows to ‘become a two time English champion’

July 25, 2024 Sportsdesk Comments Off on Title fight set as Udofia vows to ‘become a two time English champion’

Boxer Linus Udofia will fight Dan Catlin for the English middleweight title in September. The Lutonian is a previous holder of the national strap, having beaten Tyler Denny in 2019 to become a champion for […]

Broken Castles singer Ben Suttey
Music

Everything you need to know about Luton’s one-day music festival Summer Assembly

July 24, 2024 Ronny Trousers Comments Off on Everything you need to know about Luton’s one-day music festival Summer Assembly

Summer Assembly returns to The Castle this Saturday (July 27) for its second annual celebration of up-and-coming new indie and alternative live music, including some homegrown heroes handpicked by Luton music collective Vandalism Begins at […]

The Knife Angel sculpture by Alfie Bradley, made from over 100,000 seized blades.
Art

Knife Angel sculpture to arrive in Luton as memorial to lost lives

July 23, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on Knife Angel sculpture to arrive in Luton as memorial to lost lives

A towering 27-foot sculpture crafted from over 100,000 seized blades, called The Knife Angel, will be unveiled in St George’s Square on Saturday 3 August. The artwork by Alfie Bradley presents a striking visual reminder […]

The Luton Point shopping centre entrance in St George's Square
News

New era for shopping centre with name change

July 22, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on New era for shopping centre with name change

A new era will begin for the town’s shopping centre today (July 22) as The Mall changes its name to become Luton Point. The name was selected to represent the retail hub’s unique positioning at […]

Deadpool & Wolverine is released in cinemas on July 25
Film

Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman urge Luton film fans to give blood

July 21, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman urge Luton film fans to give blood

Hollywood superstars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are calling on Luton film fans to be ‘heroes’ by becoming blood donors in a collaboration between NHS Blood and Transplant and Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine movie. The actors […]

London Luton Airport Departures
News

Luton Airport ‘fully operational’ amid worldwide IT chaos hitting planes, trains and NHS

July 19, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton Airport ‘fully operational’ amid worldwide IT chaos hitting planes, trains and NHS

London Luton Airport “remains fully operational” as a major worldwide IT outages have hit travel, retail and healthcare industries across the world, with more than 5,000 flights cancelled across the globe.  This issue has been […]

Rachel Hopkins
News

MP Hopkins says Labour’s agenda will ‘deliver real change’ for Lutonians

July 18, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on MP Hopkins says Labour’s agenda will ‘deliver real change’ for Lutonians

Luton South and South Bedfordshire MP Rachel Hopkins has said that the King’s Speech, which laid out in Parliament proposed new laws to reform housing, transport and workers’ rights will “deliver real change” for Lutonians.  […]

Universal Studios
News

Local council leaders unite to support Universal Studio’s theme park project in county

July 18, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on Local council leaders unite to support Universal Studio’s theme park project in county

Luton Council are among the leaders and chief executives of six local authorities that have collectively endorsed Universal Studios expanding its theme park empire in Bedfordshire, in a letter sent to the Prime Minister. Though […]

The Carnival Hopper sculpture by Marta Zubieta, as part of the Short Tail Trail on Market Hill
Art

Luton artists reveal inspiration as biggest ever public art event hits town

July 17, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton artists reveal inspiration as biggest ever public art event hits town

The biggest outdoor public art event Luton has ever seen has begun as 90 animal sculptures have hopped into place for the summer, with some of the local creatives responsible revealing their inspiration behind works […]

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