The Lutonian
  • Home
  • News
  • Hatters
    • Luton Town news
    • Transfer news
    • Match previews
    • Match reports
    • Opinion
    • Interviews
    • Features
  • Sport
    • Luton Town
    • Boxing
  • Culture
    • Music
    • Art
    • Film
    • Theatre
    • Things to do
  • Lifestyle
    • Food and drink
    • Parks and outdoors
Homenews

news

Festivals

Pride in Luton launches with powerful speech in protest against hate and a call for change

June 13, 2025 Newsdesk 1

The fourth annual Pride in Luton event was launched last night with a vigil including a powerful speech that reflected on the cost of living authentically as LGBTQI+ in a world that so often resists […]

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, […]

Posts pagination

« 1 … 32 33 34 … 53 »

More Luton stories

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

    Luton Council makes plans for annual three-day music festival at Stockwood Park

    September 2, 2026 0
    Luton Council has unveiled plans to hold 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. [...]
  • Luton Henge
    Film

    Luton Henge to host film premiere exploring the people and stories of the town for autumn equinox double bill

    August 18, 2026 0
    A new dance film exploring Luton through movement, migration and the town’s changing identity will premiere at Luton Henge as part of a special autumn equinox event. Like the River Lea, conceived and directed by [...]
  • Myles Smith
    Music

    Myles Smith dedicates new short film with Stephen Graham to Luton Hospital as debut album on course for No.1

    June 23, 2026 1
    Luton singer-songwriter Myles Smith has released a powerful new short film dedicated to children and staff at Luton & Dunstable University Hospital while also announcing that his debut album is in early contention to go [...]
Articles you might have missed
  • Luton Council to invest £18.9m in three-year drive to prevent problems before they start
    August 20, 2026 0
  • £3.3m Luton funding welcomed as government launches plan to end rough sleeping
    August 20, 2026 0
  • Luton Henge to host film premiere exploring the people and stories of the town for autumn equinox double bill
    August 18, 2026 0
  • Luton MP ‘appalled’ as fireworks set off despite Luton fire warnings and emergency government alert
    August 18, 2026 0
  • Major incident stood down after huge Luton fire
    August 16, 2026 1
  • Clearing offers second chance for Luton students after A-Level results day
    August 13, 2026 0
  • Luton residents urged to take care as hot weather increases fire risk
    August 12, 2026 0
About The Lutonian

The Lutonian is a 21st century independent news desk for a modern, forward-thinking Luton.

We are here to report on the news, sport and culture that matters to you, with journalism by Lutonians for Lutonians.

Our town is changing for the better, so it’s time to start shouting about it while also celebrating more of the things, places and people that bring us together and make life worth living.

You don’t need to have been born here, you don’t need to live here, but if you carry Luton and, more importantly, its people in your heart, then you are a Lutonian and you are in the right place. Welcome.

Copyright © 2026 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes