In pictures: Late night in Luton

Barman James Fox works in the Bat and Barrel. The pub already has a 3am licence as it has a function room.

They have applied to open between 10am and 5am and expect to hear in January if they have been successful. Even then, they expect to mostly stick to 10am until 11pm opening hours, as they do now.

"We'll just lock the front door and if anyone else wants to come in they can knock on the side door," he said.