Metal piping theft from Redbridge Council building leads to computer system overheating
Alistair Kleebauer, Senior reporter
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
5:35 PM
A theft of copper piping from a Redbridge Council building over the weekend caused computer systems to fail and led to problems with the council’s website.
The loss of the pipes from the building in Clements Road, Ilford, had an impact on its air-conditioning leading to the council’s servers over-heating.
The building had to be closed down for repairs, a council spokesman said today.
Redbridge Police say the theft took place between 9pm on Sunday and 8.30am on Monday.
The Redbridge i website was temporarily unavailable and there was minor disruption to back-office systems, he added.
He said there were no issues for residents contacting the council by telephone, but Wilson Chowdhry, of A.A. Security Ltd, Green Lane, Ilford, said he could not be connected through the council’s switchboard yesterday.
He said: “I was trying to organise a meeting with a council officer and I had to pop up to Lynton House and get a security officer to make an appointment for me.
“I can imagine it’s a real imposition for some people.” The council spokesman said: “We are working hard to rectify the problems caused.”
Anyone with information should contact Det Con Arif Siddiq at Ilford CID on 020 8345 2624.
Local advertisers
More news articles
- Catch cricket’s Indian Premier League final at Cineworld Ilford
- Hundreds turn out for South Woodford Church open day
- Ilford girl gives up birthday presents to raise money for brother’s special school
- Barkingside square dance club celebrates 61 years with ‘old friends’ and current members
- Sacrebleu! Hainault teacher wins Teacher of the Year award
- Wanstead residents get bee-sy ‘beautifying’ their street with insect-friendly flowers
- Ilford teen wins public speaking competition with ‘emotional’ Dream On speech
- Ilford schoolchildren ‘stunned’ by talk from mother of stabbing victim
- Let the Recorder know your memories of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation
- Under-fire boss of hall in Newbury Park seeks permission to hold banquets
- Shavout festival marked by primary school children with bouquets
- Woodford Green business director gets suspended jail sentence for flouting court orders
- Redbridge’s Volunteer Centre hopes to encourage more people to help others with £75k grant
- Council - councillors vote for gender neutral titles despite amendment calling for ‘freedom of choice’
- Council - proposals to allow home extensions of up to eight metres are ‘just plain wrong’
- Goodmayes nursery gets glowing Ofsted report
- Council - Chadwell Heath residents are living in ‘absolute chaos’ after primary school expansion
- And that’s the tooth: Hainault dental practice raise £500 for Haven House
- Council - more toilets not part of Better Barkingside plans
- Seven Kings aunt fighting for justice after niece, 8, ‘killed in India for organs’
-
Use our Wedding site to help you plan your big day! - At WeddingSite we know how much you have to organise for your wedding day, that's why we have designed a set of FREE, simple-to-use tools to make the planning process easy & hassle-free. FIND OUT MORE
-
Find a date using our online dating and friend finder - You can meet new friends, find romance or simply meet up online with people sharing similar interests and hobbies. FIND OUT MORE
-
Find a local business using our online directory search - Need a plumber? Or a florist? Or anything else? Search our business directory to find Ilford businesses in just a few seconds. FIND OUT MORE
-
Family notices from the Ilford Recorder, with readers' tributes - In memoriam, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, best wishes & special days. FIND OUT MORE
Celebrity / Showbiz See all
Tom Hiddleston to take lead role in Donmar Warehouse’s production of Coriolanus
Avengers Assemble actor Thom Hiddleston and Doctor Who writer Mark Gatiss are to star in a West End production of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus.
- Theatre review: Hutch at Riverside Studios, Hammersmith
- Kate Winslet hosts fundraiser for homeless charity
- Move over, Leo! There’s a new Gatsby in town
- Young Sherlock Holmes author Andrew Lane to present Lost Worlds
- Film review: The Great Gatsby
0 comments