Luton steps up bid for city status
Plush Luton Hoo Hotel was the venue for an event to further ramp up promotion of the town's city status claim.
Luton hands in bid for city status
Luton's city bid will be formally handed over outside the Cabinet Office in London today.
LUTON CITY STATUS BID - Now at 'crucial' stage
WE'RE now entering what could prove to be one of the most important periods in Luton's modern history as the town's city status bid hits top gear.
Luton's city status bid goes worldwide
It's already a big story here, but news of Luton's bid for city status is reaching destinations across the world. A competition organised by Luton Airport to take the Love Luton T-shirt to foreign
Monty's back from Down Under to pick up Luton's Best Award
Hot off his return from Australia with the winning England team, Luton-born cricketer Monty Panesar picked up a belated award. The sports star won the recognition in the prestigious Luton on
City status beckons as leaders lend support
The bid for Luton to become a city took another step forward this week as further promotions took place.
Town has just five months to submit its city bid
Luton's race to gain city status got underway this week.
Supporters get to work on status bid
A campaign to make Luton a Fairtrade town will be put to the council this week.
Town's Lib Dems are not backing city bid
Liberal democrats are not sipporting Luton's city status bid - but they are over in Milton Keynes.
The £5bn dream
Victory for Luton in bid for city status could bring mega money into the area, say chiefs.
City status bid will bring greater prosperity and will unite people
While billions could be brought into Luton if it becomes a city, the people involved in the campaign think the real value will be in the improvements to the image and attitude towards the town.
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Plenty going on as town celebrates black history
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