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Luton Council is delighted to announce a Victorian-themed market will be held in Luton town centre as part of the St George’s Day celebrations marking the town’s 150th year of borough status, thanks to headline sponsor Luton Rising, the council’s airport company.

The Leader of Luton Council, Councillor Hazel Simmons, and Councillor Richard Underwood, Chair of the Scrutiny Health and Social Care Review Group, have sent the council’s response to the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre consultation. Proposals include moving the centre to a new facility next to Watford General Hospital and adding a radiotherapy unit at either Luton and Dunstable University Hospital or the Lister Hospital in Stevenage.

Luton Council is making strong progress in tackling homelessness, with record levels of prevention and major reductions in temporary accommodation and rough sleeping.

Councillors in Luton have marked the fifth anniversary of the council's landmark Black Lives Matter (BLM) Motion, celebrating clear impact and progress since it was passed in January 2021.

Residents in Luton are being encouraged to start using their food waste caddies ahead of weekly collections beginning next week (Tuesday 31 March).

Seventeen creative projects in Luton have been awarded funding through the Evolution Fund, part of the Luton Create Fund, supporting bold new ideas rooted in community, culture and creativity.

Luton Council has welcomed today’s announcement by the Government that two areas of the town will receive up to £40 million of Pride in Place funding.

Luton’s children’s services have been rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted, marking a remarkable transformation for children and families in the town.

A public letter from Cllr Hazel Simmons MBE confirming that she will stepping down as Leader of Luton Council from 19 May 2026:

A new cycling-friendly junction has been implemented as part of Luton Council’s ongoing work to make it safer and easier for people to travel actively around the town.