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• Cyber incident update: 19 March 2024

  19 March 2024

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  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 in ‘recovery phase’ after cyber incident

  13 March 2024

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  THE CYBER incident that led the city council to shut down its IT systems last Thursday (7 March) could continue to disrupt council services for at least two weeks, according to the director who’s leading the council’s recovery.

• Council expects IT shutdown to continue until at least midweek

  11 March 2024

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  Leicester City Council says it will take at least until the middle of this week before it can get its IT systems and phone lines up and running, after it was forced to shut them down last Thursday following a cyber incident.

• City council IT system shut down as precaution due to cyber incident

  8 March 2024

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  LEICESTER City Council IT systems and phones lines have been temporarily shut down as a precaution while a cyber incident is investigated.

• City Mayor joins calls for Government to extend help to poorest households

  5 March 2024

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  LEICESTER’s City Mayor has joined council leaders from across the country calling on the Government to rethink its plans to end a vital financial lifeline to the least well-off families.

• City marks Holocaust Memorial Day

  24 January 2024

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  LEICESTER is set to remember those killed in genocides around the world at this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day.

• Report sets out financial pressure on city’s homelessness services

  3 January 2024

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  A HUGE rise in the number of people facing homelessness in Leicester means the city council is facing extra budgetary pressures of up to £54million.

• Council sets out new ways of working with voluntary sector

  30 November 2023

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  THE city council has set out how it will work with Leicester’s voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) to help it survive current challenges and thrive in the future, in its first VCSE engagement strategy.

• Contactless donation scheme to help homeless people in Leicester raises over £48,800

  28 November 2023

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  A contactless donation scheme in Leicester has raised a remarkable £48,800 to help homeless people in the city.

• Chance to have a say on free Hop! bus service as passenger trips top 1,500 a day

  21 November 2023

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  THE free, green bus service introduced to take passengers around Leicester city centre has topped more than 1,500 passenger journeys per day.

• Nominees for City of Leicester Awards announced

  15 November 2023

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  A LOCAL gospel choir, a passionate health campaigner, and the man who created Leicester’s comedy festival have all been nominated for a top civic award.

• City to fall silent for Remembrance Day commemorations this weekend

  9 November 2023

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  PEOPLE across Leicester will remember the city’s fallen service men and women in the annual Remembrance Day service this weekend.