Leicester council staves off bankruptcy with 'painful' service cuts, big council tax rises and land sales
Leicester City Council has staved off bankruptcy - for now - with a “painful” three-year plan to keep the authority afloat.
Council to avoid declaring effective bankruptcy
Leicester City Council can now balance its books for the next three years, the city's mayor has said. However, Sir Peter ...
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Councillors apologise for breaking Leicester lockdown
Two Leicester city councillors are facing calls to resign after admitting breaking local lockdown rules. Ruma Ali, who represents the Humberstone and Hamilton ward, was seen having a barbecue in ...
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Leicester: Deselected Labour councillors defect to Conservatives
Two Leicester councillors have defected to the Conservative Party after being deselected by Labour. Paul Westley and Hemant Rae Bhatia will stand for the Tories in the Beaumont Leys ward at the ...
Leicester City Council unveils £14,500 lamp post art scheme
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...
Council seeks to concrete over park and demolish anti-social-behaviour-hit flats for new homes
The Beaumont Leys site is also “attracting anti-social behaviour” and requires “regular security patrols” to prevent trespass ...
Leicestershire residents to be hit by maximum council tax rise but 'definitely' no service cuts
Leicestershire residents will see their council tax rise by the maximum amount next year. The news came as Leicestershire ...
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Council plans to build affordable housing on vacant site
The Leys building, purchased by Leicester City Council in 2019 with plans for refurbishment, has fallen into disrepair. Now, ...
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Leicester Council confirms ransomware attack
Leicester City Council has confirmed that a recent cyber incident targeting its systems was a ransomware attack, although the extent of the breach remains unclear. The confirmation comes after the ...