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26 March 2026

Council responds to Mount Vernon Cancer Centre consultation

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.

24 March 2026

Start using food waste caddies ahead of new collections in Luton

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

25 March 2026

Luton Council reports progress in reducing rough sleeping and homelessness

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

17 November 2025

Luton town centre’s pocket park set to sparkle with free family fun day

Luton Council are excited to announce the popular ‘Christmas in Hat Gardens’ is returning on Saturday 13 December from 2 to 6pm. The town centre pocket park is set to be transformed for an afternoon packed full of free festive fun for all the family.

17 November 2025

Major regeneration scheme in Luton town centre to begin in new year

Work to develop a key site in Luton town centre will finally get under way in January after being given the go-ahead by the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).

11 November 2025

Santa’s sleigh is set to stop off in Luton town centre

Santa’s sleigh will be stopping off at Market Hill, bringing some festive magic to Luton town centre. ‘Santa’s Sleigh Visit’ is completely free for all and will be on Saturday 29 November from 11am to 6pm.

6 November 2025

More than 50,000 sq metres of roads resurfaced in Luton this summer to create safer, smoother roads

Work to repair roads that are near the end of their life has been completed in Luton. These roads have been resurfaced to replace damage to the layers in the surface that cannot be treated or repaired in any other way.

31 October 2025

Luton lights up the town for Christmas: a season of festive fun for all

Luton is set to sparkle this winter as Luton Rising, the council’s airport company and headline sponsor of Luton Lights Up for Christmas, helps bring a dazzling season of free, family-friendly events to life.

30 October 2025

Luton Trading Standards continues crackdown on illegal cigarettes and vapes

It has been a busy couple of months for Luton Trading Standards who continue to clamp down on those who sell illicit vapes, cigarettes and tobacco.

28 October 2025

Remembrance events taking place in Luton

Luton Council is proud to announce two remembrance events in the town to commemorate Remembrance Day and Armistice Day this year.

27 October 2025

Luton hotel fined after guest suffers allergic reaction

The operators of a hotel in Luton have been fined almost £40,000 after serving food to a customer which resulted in an allergic reaction.

23 October 2025

Luton Council teams up with football club to provide new public car parking facilities in Bury Park

Luton Council and Luton Town Football Club have teamed up to offer additional parking facilities in the Bury Park area.

21 October 2025

Noisy neighbour found guilty of repeated noise nuisance

Luton Council has successfully prosecuted a council tenant for breaching a noise abatement notice.