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Festivalgoers will be travelling to major music destinations from Luton Airport this summer
Travel

Festival fever takes off at Luton Airport

June 13, 2025 Music and arts desk Comments Off on Festival fever takes off at Luton Airport

Luton Airport is set to welcome thousands of festivalgoers travelling to major music destinations this summer, proving that many travellers are swapping beach towels for backstage passes. Research commissioned by the airport highlights that 45 […]

Work has not yet begun on The Stage regeneration project the site of which can be seen here on the left, the scene of which immediately greets passengers as they exit Luton Train Station and head down Bute Street
News

Delay to £136m Luton regeneration project The Stage blamed on safety regulator backlog

June 12, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Delay to £136m Luton regeneration project The Stage blamed on safety regulator backlog

Luton Council’s flagship £136 million town centre regeneration scheme, The Stage, has been hit by delays which are costing £100,000 a per month amid a lack of response from the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), it […]

Sarah Owen MP (Luton North) pictured speaking in the House of Commons
News

‘In urgent need of an overhaul’: Luton MP backs call for extended paternity leave in new report

June 12, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on ‘In urgent need of an overhaul’: Luton MP backs call for extended paternity leave in new report

Luton North MP Sarah Owen has called for a major overhaul of the UK’s parental leave system, saying the current two-week allowance for new fathers is “not good for families, not good for the economy […]

Ava and her sibling in the easyJet airplane cockpit
News

Luton landing marks 100th easyJet flight for critically ill children

June 11, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton landing marks 100th easyJet flight for critically ill children

The 100th easyJet flight supporting the travel wishes of children living with critical illnesses across Europe landed in Luton. Every 25 seconds, a family hears the devastating news that their child is diagnosed with a […]

Sarah Owen MP (Luton North) pictured speaking in the House of Commons
News

Luton MP condemns new Reform MP’s call to ‘ban the burka’ in heated BBC clash

June 11, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton MP condemns new Reform MP’s call to ‘ban the burka’ in heated BBC clash

Luton North MP Sarah Owen has condemned as “dangerous and disingenuous” a call by newly elected Reform MP Sarah Pochin for a national ban on the burka, in a heated exchange aired live on BBC […]

Nadiya Hussain
Food and drink

Nadiya Hussain says BBC axe of her show is a ‘huge turning point’

June 6, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Nadiya Hussain says BBC axe of her show is a ‘huge turning point’

TV chef and Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain has revealed her BBC cookery show Nadiya’s Simple Spices will not be returning — calling the decision a “huge turning point” in her career. In […]

Rachel Hopkins MP
News

Free school meals expansion welcomed by Luton MPs

June 6, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Free school meals expansion welcomed by Luton MPs

Luton MPs Rachel Hopkins and Sarah Owen have welcomed the government’s move to expand eligibility for free school meals, calling it a “vital step” in tackling the cost of living and helping almost 8,500 children […]

University of Bedfordshire, Luton campus
News

University and NHS trust join forces to boost healthcare, education and community impact

June 6, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on University and NHS trust join forces to boost healthcare, education and community impact

The University of Bedfordshire and the NHS Trust behind the Luton & Dunstable Hospital have joined forces for a partnership aimed at driving advancements in education, healthcare, and community engagement across the region. At the […]

The calf with mum Orla at Whipsnade Zoo. Photo by Whipsnade Zoo
News

Bactrian camel calf born at Whipsnade Zoo

June 6, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Bactrian camel calf born at Whipsnade Zoo

A ‘chatty’ Bactrian camel calf has been born at Whipsnade Zoo in the heart of Bedfordshire.   The baby boy, who is yet to be named, was born on the 18 May, to first-time mum Orla, […]

Music lovers enjoy concerts at the Wardown Park bandstand in 2024
Music

Summer of free live music concerts announced at Luton’s iconic bandstand

June 6, 2025 Music and arts desk Comments Off on Summer of free live music concerts announced at Luton’s iconic bandstand

A collection of free concerts and performances at the Luton Rotary Bandstand is about to get underway this summer in Wardown Park. Lutonians will be able to bring a picnic down to the park on […]

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