Luton council news
Luton council news, newest first: decisions, budgets, council tax, bins and services, each linked to the council's own papers.
Top story
Bury Park Red Route on Hold: Report Due Early 2027
Luton's new Executive has parked the Bury Park red route for a three-month business impact study. Crossing, pavement and loading bay fixes go ahead now.
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Council
Luton Council Leader: There Are No 'No-Go Zones' Here
Cllr Amjid Ali calls shadow minister Blake Stephenson's no-go zones claim about Luton 'completely untrue'. What the council said, and who Mr Stephenson is.
Council
Luton Has Its First Green Councillors, Both Ex-Labour
Yarun Begum of Lewsey and Rumi Chowdhury of Beech Hill have joined the Green Party. Both stay in the Independent Alliance, so the coalition is unchanged.
Bins and Recycling
Luton Food Waste for Flats: 23,000 Get Caddies by March 2027
Around 23,000 Luton flats are getting food waste caddies in eight rounds to the end of March 2027. The first round started on 14 September. What you get and what goes in.
Council
Luton Council's New Executive: All 10 Names and Portfolios
Amjid Ali's Executive is six Lib Dems, three Independent Alliance and one Conservative. The airport stays with the Leader, and two more get outside roles.
Parking
Luton Parking Patrols Now Run to Midnight in Three Areas
Enforcement officers have worked to midnight in the town centre, Bury Park and Marsh Road since 19 September. A yellow line ticket costs £70, or £35 in 14 days.
Council
Luton Council Leader Is Now Amjid Ali, After a 26 to 21 Vote
Lib Dem Amjid Ali leads Luton Council after Tahmina Saleem was removed 26 to 21. His coalition holds 23 of 48 seats, and Labour is now the opposition.
Council
Luton Children's Services: Inadequate in 2020, Now Mentoring
Rated Inadequate by Ofsted in 2020 and Good this year, Luton's children's services will now help other councils improve, under a DfE programme.
Council
Luton Council Leader Vote: Saleem Removed 26 to 21
Saleem was removed 26 to 21 on 14 September and Lib Dem Amjid Ali elected; his 10-strong Executive followed on 24 September. Every date and vote here.
Community
Luton Pride in Place Grants: 37 Groups In Line From 73 Bids
37 Luton groups, from scout troops to a bowling club, are in line for Pride in Place grants from a £480,000 pot that drew more than £1.2 million of bids.
Council
Luton Backs a Mayor for Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes
Luton has written to Government backing a BLMK mayor. Ministers rejected the same four councils over governance, the Government's own report records.
Bury Park
Bury Park Red Route Goes to Full Council on 3 September
Scrutiny wants the red route trial postponed until four things are done, including an economic impact study on Bury Park businesses. Full Council debates it on 3 September.
Council
Luton Council: 3 Independents, None of 54 Committee Seats
A councillor left the Lib Dem group on 13 August and another joined the Independent Alliance. One committee seat moves, and the three independents get none.
Bury Park
Bury Park Red Route Called In: Scrutiny Board Meets Monday
Two councillors called in the 3 August decision, so Bury Park's red route trial cannot start. The scrutiny board decides what happens next at 6pm on Monday.
Council
Luton Resilience Fund: £4.6m on NEETs, £1.2m on Bins
Luton's £18.9m Resilience Fund splits into 15 schemes. The largest is £4.58m to cut youth unemployment, and £1.18m of the three-year total is still unallocated.
Bury Park
Bury Park red route approved: 18-month trial, 120 spaces
Luton's Executive approved an 18-month trial red route for Bury Park on 3 August, with a three-minute grace period and 120 spaces at Luton Town's ground.
Bins
Luton Christmas Bin Collections: 2026 Dates Not Out Yet
Luton has not published its Christmas 2026 bin dates. Last year most rounds moved a day earlier, and the calendars only appeared on 19 December.