In the year that BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend came to Luton, Stellantis announced its plans to close the Vauxhall factory after nearly 120 years in the town and The Mall being renamed Luton Point, there were hundreds of stories that sparked debate and intrigue among our readers.
Scroll down to see the most read stories in Luton Today since January 2024:
13. Jet2 will fly from Luton Airport starting next April - here are all the new destinations
Jet2 revealed that it would become the latest airline to start flying from Luton Airport. Starting in summer 2025, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays will fly to 17 destinations with 36 flights every week to mainland Europe, the Canary Islands, and the Mediterranean. And the first Jet2.com flight from the Luton terminal will depart for Majorca on April 1, 2025. Photo: Duncan Jack
14. 'Bogus' Luton solicitor jailed for selling fraudulent immigration advice
We wrote about Flora Mendes, a bogus immigration lawyer, who was jailed for seven-and-a-half years for exploiting at least 19 victims. Mendes, of Hitchin Road, duped victims into thinking they were using a legitimate immigration lawyer, promising to help them stay in the UK. But she had already been stripped of her licence to practice after a previous conviction – and took payments to make fraudulent applications with no chance of success. Photo: Bedfordshire Police