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• More than 96% of children get their first choice of primary school

  16 April 2024

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  TODAY (16 April) is National Offer Day when children up and down the country learn which primary school they will attend from the 2024/25 academic year.

• Leicester obtains £1.7m to accommodate rough sleepers

  12 April 2024

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER has obtained more than £1.7m of Government funding to provide additional accommodation and support for rough sleepers in the city.

• Have your say to help make space for nature

  10 April 2024

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  City residents are being asked to help shape an ambitious new nature strategy for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

• City gets ready for St George’s Day Festival

  10 April 2024

  3 minute read

  THE FEAST of St George will be celebrated in Leicester this month – and this year there’s a brand new location for the annual festival.

• More data published following Leicester cyber-attack

  9 April 2024

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  Leicester City Council says more data stolen during recent cyber-attack has been published.

• Cyber incident update: 3 April 2024

  3 April 2024

  2 minute read

  The city council's strategic director of city developments and neighbourhoods has provided an update on the cyber incident that was identified on 7 March.

• Main council services back online following cyber incident

  28 March 2024

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  MOST of the city council’s main service portals are now back online, following the cyber incident that forced the council to shut down its systems on 7 March.

• Wild Space gallery to close ahead of museum’s café plans

  28 March 2024

  2 minute read

  A GALLERY at Leicester’s flagship museum that’s dedicated to the mammals, birds and reptiles of the animal kingdom will be closing next week.

• Last chance for discounted fees in landlord licensing scheme

  28 March 2024

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  LANDLORDS needing to apply for licences as part a scheme to improve private sector rented housing have until next month to benefit from discounted fees.

• Find free family fun at city’s libraries and museums this Easter

  22 March 2024

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  THERE’S lots going on in Leicester during the Easter break, with a programme of events at city council venues that are mostly low-cost or free of charge.

• Cyber incident update: 19 March 2024

  19 March 2024

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER City Council is continuing to recover from the cyber incident that led it to shut down its phone lines and IT systems on Thursday 7 March.

• Council confirms funding position for adventure playgrounds

  19 March 2024

  2 minute read

  THE CITY council has confirmed it will continue to fund Leicester’s adventure playgrounds for the next financial year (2024/25).