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Councillor Umme Ali - Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Children's Services
News

Luton children’s services goes from ‘inadequate’ to helping other councils improve

September 11, 2026 Newsdesk 0

Luton’s children’s services has been chosen by the government to help other councils improve their social care, just months after being rated ‘good’ by Ofsted and six years after being deemed ‘inadaquate’. The Department for […]

Bin your gum signs around the town centre
News

Luton Council targets three chewing gum litter hotspots as part of £1.2m national clean-up scheme

September 11, 2026 Newsdesk 0

Three parts of Luton are being given a specialist clean-up after the town was selected for a national scheme tackling chewing gum litter. The council has been awarded funding from Keep Britain Tidy as part […]

The Luton Made: Vauxhall exhibition
History

Almost 50,000 visit Luton’s Vauxhall exhibition as project tells wider industrial story

September 10, 2026 Newsdesk 0

Nearly 50,000 people visited an exhibition celebrating Vauxhall’s history in Luton before it closed following a hugely popular run at Stockwood Discovery Centre. Luton Made: Vauxhall attracted almost 50,000 visitors between 2 May and 9 […]

Stacey Dooley to host Clickbait Clinic on the BBC
News

Luton’s Stacey Dooley to tackle bizarre online health claims in new BBC series

September 9, 2026 Music and arts desk 0

Luton’s Stacey Dooley is taking on some of the internet’s strangest health claims in a brand new BBC series – and the first trailer has now been released. Clickbait Clinic with Stacey Dooley will see […]

Dunstable Road in Bury Park
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Controversial Bury Park red route trial approved after council reconsidered plans

September 8, 2026 Newsdesk 0

Luton Council has given the green light to its controversial Bury Park red route after the scheme was forced back through the council’s decision-making process following a row over the plans. The 18-month trial, which […]

Coldplay headlining Radio 1 Big Weekend at Stockwood Park in 2024
Music

Luton Council gives green light for annual three-day music festival at Stockwood Park

September 7, 2026 Music and arts desk 1

Luton Council has approved a licence for an annual three-day music festival at Stockwood Park with capacity for almost 15,000 people after the town’s success in hosting BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend there in 2024. […]

The wellbeing garden at the Putteridge Bury campus
News

New accessible wellbeing garden opens at university campus

September 7, 2026 Newsdesk 0

A new accessible garden designed to support wellbeing and provide a space for learning and community activities has opened at the University of Bedfordshire’s Putteridge Bury campus in Luton. The Wellbeing Garden has been developed […]

George Street, facing the Corn Exhange in 1906
Culture

Luton’s hidden history opened up for free as Heritage Open Days return

September 4, 2026 Newsdesk 0

Some of Luton’s best-known landmarks – and some of its less familiar stories – will be opened up to the public for free this month as the town takes part in the national Heritage Open […]

Councillor Tahmina Saleem, Leader of Luton Council
News

Labour vows to fight after ‘coalition of chaos’ vote of no confidence threatens Luton Council control

September 4, 2026 Newsdesk 0

Luton Council Leader Cllr Tahmina Saleem has vowed to challenge a vote of no confidence after opposition councillors united to try to remove her from the council leadership. The Liberal Democrats, Independent Alliance and Conservatives […]

24 Hours in Police Custody - The Ambush
News

24 Hours in Police Custody returns as detectives continue their quest for justice after Luton teen left for dead

August 29, 2026 Newsdesk 0

24 Hours In Police Custody returns to screens with a double bill that follows Bedfordshire Police’s four-year fight for justice after a teenager was left for dead in Luton. In a brand-new two-part special that […]

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