BBC drama The Serpent is filmed near Luton and Tring… despite taking viewers to Bangkok and Paris

How BBC drama The Serpent starring Jenna Coleman is filmed near Luton and in Tring… despite taking viewers to Bangkok, Karachi, Paris and Mumbai The Serpent takes viewers to exotic locals including Bangkok, Paris and Karachi In actuality the filming locations were less glamorous spots in Luton and Tring BBC producers had to get creative … Read more

Police are called to Luton mosque after huge row erupts involving up to 300 worshippers

Police are called to Luton mosque after huge row erupts involving up to 300 worshippers inside building Six police cars arrived at Jalalabad Jame Masjid Mosque in Luton on Friday Footage of police breaking up altercation emerged on social media on Monday Allegedly started following dispute involving secretary Syedul Islam Khan Arrived to worship as … Read more

Only Luton, Wolverhampton and the Isles of Scilly saw Covid-19 infection rates drop last week

Luton, Wolverhampton and Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly were the only three places in England to record a fall in Covid-19 infection rates over the past week – and only one of them is in a local lockdown. Wolverhampton, where residents are not allowed to meet friends and family in each other’s homes or … Read more

Mayor of Luton stands down after breaking coronavirus rules

Mayor of Luton QUITS for breaking lockdown rules by attending party – as he apologises again for ‘regrettable’ actions despite Covid risk Labour councillor Tahir Malik attended an event in a back garden in Luton The Mayor of Luton said there was no excuse for breaching lockdown rules Cllr Malik said he was standing down … Read more

Mayor of Luton stands down due to Covid-19 breach

Mayor of Luton quits for breaking lockdown rules by attending lockdown party – as he apologises again for his ‘regrettable’ actions despite Covid risk Labour councillor Tahir Malik attended an event in a back garden in Luton The Mayor of Luton said there was no excuse for breaching lockdown rules Cllr Malik said he was … Read more

Mayor of Luton and two councillors apologise after breaking lockdown rules at a party

The Mayor of Luton and two councillors were pictured breaking lockdown rules by attending a party, just days before Luton was designated an ‘area of intervention’ by government health officials because of rising coronavirus cases.  Mayor Tahir Malik was pictured at the outdoor gathering for 12 people in a back garden on July 21, along with councillors Waheed … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Luton is ‘area of intervention’ after case spike

Luton is made an ‘area of intervention’ after spike in coronavirus cases – meaning gyms and leisure sites will stay closed Testing will ramp up in Luton after there is a spike in local cases of coronavirus  Luton Council tells locals to ‘stay at home as much as possible’ to prevent spread Plans to reopen … Read more

Wizz Air announces launch of SIX more routes serving Luton Airport including flights to Faro

Flybe: Europe’s largest regional airline collapsed on March 5 after months on the brink, triggering 2,400 job losses and left around 15,000 passengers stranded across the UK and Europe. Flybe’s owners, a consortium including Virgin Atlantic, the Stobart Group and hedge fund firm Cyrus Capital, blamed coronavirus for hastening the ailing airline’s collapse. Flybe operated … Read more

Low cost airline Wizz Air will resume flights form Luton tomorrow

Low cost airline Wizz Air will resume flights from Luton airport to Spain, Portugal and other destinations tomorrow – even though some are to countries that won’t let foreigners in Wizz Air will resume flights from London Luton airport from tomorrow morning The airline plans to have 10 per cent of its services running during … Read more