A key ingredient in the coalition agreement, included at the insistence of the Liberal Democrats, was a Pupil Premium paid to schools and based on the numbers of their pupils who qualify for free school meals. The government announced last week that Luton schools have been allocated £487.55 per qualifying pupil and this gives Luton [...]

Proposed parking fee rises of up to 50 percent that were due to hit motorists on 1 November may now be put on hold after Luton Council’s Overview & Scrutiny Board formally asked the ruling Labour Executive to reconsider their decision. Fees agreed by the Labour Executive in a decision last month included: A 25% [...]

The ruling Labour leadership on Luton Borough Council have decided on a massive reduction in street cleansing standards for the Town. The decision will see graffiti go unremoved for days, and one in eight roads not cleaned to an acceptable level. The plans, agreed by the all-Labour Executive on a meeting on Monday 3 OctoberMonday, include: [...]

A “Whistleblower” Hotline that cost Luton residents £5,500 in 2009/10, despite not receiving a single call, has finally been phoned up! An Audit Committee told Luton Council, who run a confidential scheme for employees to report wrongdoing, to find a more cost-efficient way to operate the scheme a year ago. A year later, an annual [...]

Parking fees across Luton look set to rise substantially following a decision by the Labour Executive on Monday 12th September. Ruling Labour councillors approved a schedule of revised tariffs that will see many parking fees hiked by up to 50 percent from 1st November – with further rises due within 8 months. New fees being [...]