New Town, Luton
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Local area
Castle Street was the site of a medieval castle.[1] The district has characteristic pubs and has traditionally been a working class area of the town.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". To alleviate the housing shortage of the 1960s several multi-story flats were built and an industrial park was added in the 1980s to attract new industries.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The ring road, which passes nearby, was created at the same time to ease traffic congestion from the M1 motorway to the ever expanding Luton Airport.
Politics
New Town is part of South ward, which is represented by Cllr David Agbley (Labour), Cllr Fatima Begum (Labour) and Cllr Javeria Hussain (Labour).[2]
The ward forms part of the parliamentary constituency of Luton South and the MP is Rachel Hopkins (Labour).
Local newspapers
Two weekly newspapers cover New Town, although they are not specific to the area.
Local attractions
| Key | |
| File:AP Icon.svg | Abbey/Priory/Cathedral |
| Accessible open space | Accessible open space |
| File:Themepark uk icon.png | Amusement/Theme Park |
| File:CL icon.svg | Castle |
| Country Park | Country Park |
| File:EH icon.svg | English Heritage |
| Forestry Commission | |
| Heritage railway | Heritage railway |
| Historic house | Historic House |
| Places of Worship | Places of Worship |
| Museum (free) Museum |
Museum (free/<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />not free) |
| National Trust | National Trust |
| File:Drama-icon.svg | Theatre |
| File:Zoo icon.jpg | Zoo |
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References
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- ↑ Herald and Post
- ↑ Luton News
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