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Bedfordshire Police
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Police funding boost ‘will get more officers into our town centres,’ says Home Secretary

January 31, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Police funding boost ‘will get more officers into our town centres,’ says Home Secretary

Bedfordshire Police is set to receive a 6.6 per cent boost in funding boost to enhance efforts to combat crime in urban areas, including Luton, it has been announced by the government. The increase, announced […]

London Luton Airport
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Luton at ‘tipping point’ with chance to boost economy if airport expansion plans approved

January 30, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton at ‘tipping point’ with chance to boost economy if airport expansion plans approved

Luton Airport has welcomed Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ growth speech and called on the Secretary of State for Transport to formalise the government’s approval of their expansion plans, saying it will provide 11,000 jobs, generate an […]

mosaic alien on wall
Things to do

Level-up your half-term! Free retro arcade brings Pac-Man, Street Fighter and more to Luton

January 27, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Level-up your half-term! Free retro arcade brings Pac-Man, Street Fighter and more to Luton

The biggest computer games from the 80s and 90s will be making a comeback in Luton town centre, with a free-to-play retro arcade taking centre stage during the February half-term holidays. Luton Point will be […]

Luton Town Hall
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Council to hike tax but it still won’t solve ‘severe financial pressures’

January 17, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Council to hike tax but it still won’t solve ‘severe financial pressures’

Luton Council is proposing to raise council tax in 2025/26 by 4.99 per cent, the maximum amount possible, without asking for a local referendum – but even that won’t be enough to pay for vital […]

Radio Lab students
TV and Radio

University celebrates radio station broadcasting extension

January 16, 2025 Music and arts desk Comments Off on University celebrates radio station broadcasting extension

The University of Bedfordshire’s on-campus community radio station, Radio LaB, has been granted a five-year extension to its Ofcom broadcasting licence, ensuring the station will continue to serve the local community until at least 2030. […]

Lauren Johnson counts critically endangered Mangarahara Cichlid
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Whipsnade Zoo tallies up its animals in mammoth stocktake

January 6, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Whipsnade Zoo tallies up its animals in mammoth stocktake

Zookeepers at Whipsnade Zoo have kicked off the New Year by counting every mammal, bird, reptile, fish and invertebrate, as part of the conservation zoo’s Annual Stocktake.   Last year saw the arrival of many new […]

Luton Airport Fire and Rescue Service
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Ambulance service and Luton Airport launch life-saving partnership

January 3, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Ambulance service and Luton Airport launch life-saving partnership

The region’s ambulance service has joined forces with the Fire and Rescue service of one of the country’s busiest airports to launch a new partnership aimed at getting quicker emergency medical help to people who […]

Kevin McCallister lookalike Tyler Stringer at London Luton Airport
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1 in 4 flyers do a ‘Home Alone’ Xmas dash to the airport, research reveals

December 22, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on 1 in 4 flyers do a ‘Home Alone’ Xmas dash to the airport, research reveals

Research by London Luton Airport reveals that the storyline of one the UK’s favourite festive films, Home Alone, may not be as far-fetched as previously thought. Ahead of the airport’s busy festive season when 800,000 […]

London Luton Airport
News

‘Naturally we are disappointed’ – Luton Airport expansion decision delayed for third time

December 18, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on ‘Naturally we are disappointed’ – Luton Airport expansion decision delayed for third time

Luton Airport’s expansion plans, billed as the “biggest job creation programme in a generation” have been delayed for a third time by the government.  The airport wants to increase the annual capacity of its site […]

The view of the Luton Point shopping centre from St George's Square
Food and drink

New restaurants and stores coming to Luton Point shopping centre

December 18, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on New restaurants and stores coming to Luton Point shopping centre

A new food spot and an expanded old favourite are among the new and improved stores coming to the Luton Point shopping centre in the next few weeks. Hot on the heels of the recent […]

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    Music

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

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    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 [...]
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