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Luton's economy has traditionally been focused on several different areas of industry, including car manufacturing, engineering and millinery. However, today, Luton is moving towards a service based economy mainly in the retail and the airport sectors, although there is still a focus on light industry in the town.
Power Court Stadium [1] is a football stadium under construction in Luton, Bedfordshire, that will become the home ground for Luton Town ahead of the 2027–28 season, [2] replacing Kenilworth Road. Power Court is the site of the former Luton power station , which was closed in 1969. [ 3 ]
London Luton Airport (IATA: LTN, ICAO: EGGW) is an international airport located in Luton, England, situated 1.7 miles (2.7 km) east of the town centre, [5] and is the fourth-busiest airport serving London. The airport is owned by Luton Rising, a company wholly owned by Luton Borough Council, and operated by London Luton Airport Operations Ltd ...
Luton's first elected local authority was a local board established in 1850, prior to which the town had been administered by the parish vestry. [5] The town became a municipal borough in 1876 governed by a body formally called the 'mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Luton', generally known as the corporation, town council or borough council.
Having been Luton's captain since the 2022–23 season, he was part of the squad that won Luton the first promotion to the Premier League in the club's history. During a Premier League match on 16 December 2023, Lockyer suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch; he was resuscitated and was later fitted with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator .
Luton is a majority minority town in which no single ethnic group make up the majority of residents, however by broad multi-ethnic groups, Whites make up 54.7% of the population, a decline of 25.5% from 1991 when Whites made up 4 out of every 5 residents (80.2%).
He scored Luton's first ever home Premier League goal on 1 September 2023 against West Ham United in a 2–1 defeat. [13] Andersen was sidelined in October 2023 with a hamstring injury, followed by a recurring calf issue that limited him to just eight appearances in his debut season with Luton Town.
The 2019–20 season was Luton Town's first season back in the Championship after a 12-year absence, having won the League One title in 2018–19. [1] [2] Manager Graeme Jones had his contract terminated by mutual consent in April 2020 with Luton in 23rd place, as part of a restructure of the club's football department to reduce its cost base, [3] after professional football in England was ...