Today, on Small Business Saturday 2025, I am proud to announce the winners of my 5th annual Luton South and South Bedfordshire Small Business Awards! It was wonderful to visit all of this year’s winning businesses and find out more about their work and how they serve our community.
Small businesses are not just the lifeblood of our communities but essential to our local economy; central to creating good jobs, growth and opportunities. These annual awards give local people the opportunity to celebrate their favourite local small businesses by nominating them in one of six categories.
This year’s awards broke previous records, receiving nearly 2000 nominations for over 100 different small businesses. It was a tightly fought contest right up to the deadline, so I want to offer huge congratulations to all those that were nominated and recognised by their customers!
This year’s winning businesses are:
Creative Industries: Kate Radford Pottery
Health, Beauty and Leisure: Dawn Sawyer Fitness
Hospitality: Café Masala
Professional Services: AW House
Retail: Vinyl Revelations
Trade Services: Modus Car Body Repairs
The winning businesses span the breadth of the Luton South and South Bedfordshire constituency, from Eaton Bray in the west, to Wigmore in the east. They also represent a wide range of business sectors, from popular independent restaurants to record shops; fitness classes to mechanics.
Small Business Saturday is a yearly initiative that encourages people to spend locally to boost the small businesses in their area. I want to encourage people to support their local small businesses as we approach the Christmas season, and to continue to support them year-round!
I’m proud to champion small businesses across Luton South and South Bedfordshire as their Member of Parliament. Congratulations to this year’s winning small businesses and all those nominated!
Highly commended businesses:
Two Side Studies
Twinning Hair & Beauty
The Sugar Loaf Pub
Greystone Solicitors
Costcutter – Castle Street
Dani Motors
All Luton South and South Bedfordshire small businesses nominated:
Kate Radford Pottery
Two Side Studios
Luton Library Theatre
Dawn Sawyer Fitness
Twinning Hair & Beauty
Amazing Hair Salon
Charisma
Creative Cuts Barber Shop
CrossFit Luton and Hyrox Training Club
Diana Nails & Academy
El’Grace Hair Studio
Farzana’s Beauty
Inn Pulse EMS Studio
Maestrp Hairstylist
NuWaves
Platinum Tanning
Platinum Welllness
Royal Pharmacy
Storm Gym Ltd
Tantu The Hairdresser
Tariq’s Gents Hairdressers
Unique Touch Barbers
Vee’s Salon
Wardown Adventure Golf
Café Masala
The Sugar Loaf Pub
50nine
A1 Lahori Taste
AAHA Flavours of India
Afternoon Teas 2 You
Café Bistro Lagoa
Cakes and Bakes
Cakylicious
Cobbs Food Ltd TA Nice Baps
Dallow Fish Bar
Don Millers
Fly-by Cafe
K-Bob Korean Food
La Baguette Parisienne Ltd
Lartista Ristorante
Lemon Crispy Chicken & Pizza
Monstera Canteen
Mr Chips 29
Mr Fish
Murganos Luton
Muscovado Mary Bakery
Ramsay’s Wings and Tings
Rise and Go Cafe
Thai Bites
The Black Horse
The Castle
The Chequers
The Cozy Bowl
The Gardeners Call
The Great Northern
The Wheelwright Arms
Top it Off
Workhive
AW House
Greystone Solicitors
Hardiman Virtual Assistant Ltd
Legalise it Solicitors
Round Green Launderette
SecretANGELS
Vinyl Revelations
Costcutter- Castle Street
Abam Foods Ltd
Basiri Dried Fruits- Healthy Snacks
Biscot Stores Ltd
Crystal Sports
Instalink Currency Exchange
J T Aphrique
Nisa Local- Farley
Sahara Bee
Tatham jewellers
Terrapin Tattoo and Body Piercing
TOWA Supermarket
Visul Bucovinei Ltd
Modus Car Body Repairs
Dani Motors Ltd
Ace Cleaning Service
Burr Street MOT Centre
Discount Tyres
Dr Phil’s Gardening Services
DTE Tech
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