Luton Council has officially launched ‘Connect to Work’, a new five-year programme designed to help residents overcome barriers to employment and start meaningful careers while supporting their wellbeing.
A new network of Welcoming Spaces has been launched to help Luton residents discover the wide range of groups, clubs, and activities taking place in their neighbourhoods – and to support even more opportunities for people to come together.
Luton Council marked the end of Islamophobia Awareness Month 2025 with a powerful and timely event, “Beyond the Headlines – Challenging Islamophobia in Modern Britain,” hosted at the University of Bedfordshire’s Luton campus.
Eleven emerging artists and creative groups with strong links to Luton have been awarded funding through the Lightning Fund, part of the town’s wider Create Fund.
On Saturday during Luton Lights Up for Christmas, Mayor of Luton Cllr Amy Nichols announced a year packed full of events and festivities in 2026 to celebrate Luton’s borough anniversary.
Luton Council has welcomed the Chancellor’s announcement that the two-child benefit cap will be abolished from next April - a change set to lift thousands of local children out of poverty and transform the lives of thousands of children across the town.
