New Town, Luton
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'New Town' is a district of Luton just south east of the town centre between Castle Street, the main route to London and the M1 motorway on one side and Park Street, leading to Luton Hoo and the village of Hyde on the other side.
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[edit] Local Area
Castle Street was the site of a medieval castle and Park Street and its surrounding streets are home to many students of the nearby University of Bedfordshire. The district has characteristic pubs and has traditionally been a working class area of the town. 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. 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.
[edit] Politics
New Town is part of the South ward which is represented by Cllr Tim Hoyle (Labour), Cllr Lynda Ireland (Labour) and Cllr Sian Timoney (Labour). The ward forms part of the parliamentary constituency of Luton South, and the MP is Margaret Moran (Labour). South is situated within the East of England (European Parliament constituency).
[edit] Local Newspapers
Two weekly newspapers are delivered free to all the houses in New Town. However they are not specific to New Town. They are:
- Herald and Post - Delivered every Thursday
- Luton on Sunday- Delivered every Sunday
[edit] Local Attractions
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Places within Luton: Barnfield • Biscot • Bramingham • Bury Park • Bushmead • Challney • Crawley Green • Farley Hill • Dallow • High Town • Hockwell Ring • Icknield • Leagrave • Lewsey • Limbury-cum-Biscot • Marsh Farm • New Town • Northwell • Putteridge • Round Green • Saints • South ward • Stopsley • Sundon Park • Warden Hills • Wigmore Amenities: Kenilworth Road • Luton Museum • Stockwood Park • Wardown Park • Waulud's Bank Education: Ashcroft High School • Barnfield College • University of Bedfordshire • Cardinal Newman • Denbigh High School • Icknield High School • Luton Sixth Form College • South Luton High School • Woodlands Secondary School |
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