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From 1 January 2027, it will be illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009. The age of sale will then increase by one year every year, eventually phasing out the sale of tobacco across the UK.

Luton Council is extending its food waste recycling service to flats across the town, with around 23,000 flats set to receive food waste caddies.

Luton Council leader Councillor Amjid Ali has appointed his new Executive team, following his election as Leader of Luton Council at an extraordinary meeting of Full Council earlier this month.

Parking enforcement officers are now working until midnight on a rotational basis across Luton, with a particular focus on the town centre, Bury Park and Marsh Road.

Councillor Amjid Ali has been elected as the new Leader of Luton Council following an extraordinary meeting of Full Council yesterday evening (14 September).

More than 113,000 square metres across 52 roads in Luton have already benefited from resurfacing and preventative treatments as part of the council’s annual resurfacing programme.

Luton Council has launched a public consultation on plans to improve safety and reduce congestion at the junction of Crawley Green Road and Vauxhall Way.

Luton’s Children’s Services is set to take on a new national role supporting other local authorities to improve their children’s social care services, following its selection by the Department for Education (DfE) for its Children’s Social Care Improvement Teams programme.

Thank you to everyone who submitted an application. We received 73 applications, requesting more than £1.2 million in funding bids.

Luton Council is starting work to clean up and prevent chewing gum litter at three hotspot locations across the town, after being awarded funding as part of a national scheme run by Keep Britain Tidy.