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• 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

  1 minute read

  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

  2 minute read

  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

  2 minute read

  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).

• Improvement work to begin at busy city road junction

  19 March 2024

  2 minute read

  WORKS to improve highways and repair road surfaces at a busy junction on the A6 in Leicester are set to get under way later this month.

• ‘Procession in Bali’ inspires new exhibition at Leicester Museum

  18 March 2024

  1 minute read

  A NEW exhibition inspired by a painting in Leicester Museum & Art Gallery’s collection will open this weekend, bringing the colours of Bali to New Walk.

• Frog Island resurfacing works planned for Easter break

  18 March 2024

  2 minute read

  RESURFACING work is due to be carried out on a busy road through Leicester’s Waterside area over the schools’ Easter break.

• Leicester’s network of Tiny Forests continues to grow

  15 March 2024

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S network of Tiny Forests is continuing to grow thanks to a partnership between the city council and a leading environmental charity.

• Government funding boost for road maintenance in Leicester

  14 March 2024

  2 minute read

  TWO of Leicester’s busiest roads are set to benefit from major investment in repairs and resurfacing thanks to additional Government funding.