IHBC’s new issue of its members’ journal Context is out – No. 186 – takes a heftier view of heritage opportunities, from Scotland’s ‘uplifting’ heritage and reusing big industrial structures to its conservation areas, railway infrastructure, and much more.
Continue readingManaging building safety risks across an existing residential portfolio is inherently complex.
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Know any emerging practitioners who’ve shown accomplishment in learning new conservation trades or skills, AND/OR Retired conservation professionals giving back to their local communities: Nominate them NOW for an IHBC-MARSH Award to celebrate their contributions!
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The IHBC has recently secured permission to seek a Charter while delivery of our 5 Parliamentary Commitments is under way and Branch Consultants are in place, and much more too, so we’re now calling for volunteers to help, and grow your skills with us!
Continue readingIHBC members should have received their invitation from our President, Rebecca Thompson, to join in our new-style and ‘members-only’ online Council from 4.30pm on 8 April, when, as well as Charters & much more, we start to ‘investigate conservation roles and services in local government’ – part of our 3rd Parliamentary Commitment.
Continue readingGovernment guidance has been issued on use of artificial intelligence (AI) as part of any appeal, application or examination being dealt with by the Planning Inspectorate.
Continue readingThe IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members our exclusive ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with the Director’s tender taster for NewsBlog readers this week a call from a Northern Ireland (I) authority for a qualified team for design and project services, to 19/03/2026.
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image for illustration: George’s Dock building, Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Liverpool’s world-famous waterfront is set to benefit from a £40m investment to cut carbon emissions at 35 public buildings across the City reports Liverpool City Region.
Continue readingUnlawful developments are being left permanently in place across England because under-resourced councils are running out of time to act, a new report from the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman reveals.
Continue readingThe Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has responded to the Architects Registration Board’s (ARB) decision to keep the wording of its Accreditation Rule 4.2: Degree awarding powers, which it changed from ‘qualification awarding powers’ to ‘degree awarding powers’.
Continue readingA new £400,000 pilot project has been launched to support pioneering projects that help organisations owning Scotland’s cultural and creative buildings respond to climate change.
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Clare County Council has given the green light for a new ballroom at the US President Donald Trump-owned Trump Doonbeg golf resort in west Clare, with requirements including ‘a management plan for the protected snail’.
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The seventh IHBC Research for Practice Digest has been issued to networks and subscribers, and features Prof Dana Arnold FSA, Chair of the Programme Board for the UK’s Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) and a distinguished architectural historian, all alongside our regular updates, so sign up HERE.
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IHBC’s newest CPD Circular, which lists accessible and cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) opportunities on our networks, has been simplified, with tighter ties to our Events Calendar, colour coding of provider categories.
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Know any emerging practitioners who’ve shown accomplishment in learning new conservation trades or skills, AND/OR Retired conservation professionals giving back to their local communities: Nominate them NOW for an IHBC-MARSH Award to celebrate their contributions!
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image for illustration: De La Warr Pavilion, Alan Stanton, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Booking is open for IHBC’s South East Branch (SE Branch) Day School and AGM on ‘Seaside structures of the 20th century’, Bexhill-on-Sea’s De La Warr Pavilion, on 13 March from 9.30am
Continue readingThe IHBC has recently secured permission to seek a Charter while delivery of our 5 Parliamentary Commitments is under way and Branch Consultants are in place, and much more too, so we’re now calling for volunteers to help, and grow your skills with us!
Continue readingDesigning Buildings (DB), with the CIOB, highlight the preparation needed for a career in construction and the necessary skills required for such work.
Continue readingIHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and this week features the HESPR Alert News on ‘Booking opening for #IHBCNewcastle2026’.
Continue readingHistoric England encourages heritage professional to sign up for its heritage Sector Newsletter: The Professional Edit.
Continue readingA bid to demolish a derelict Borders farm cottage, thought to date back to the early 17th century, has been rejected after it was deemed that approval would create an unwelcome precedent, reports The Border Telegraph.
Continue readingThe Arts Council has published its independent report on the impact of Cultural Tax Reliefs – ‘Cultural Tax Reliefs Impact Review’ – produced by Nordicity, Ipsos and SafferyLLP.
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To mark the centenary year of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), a new exhibition at The Museum of English Rural Life (The MERL) celebrates the charity’s pivotal role in shaping and protecting England’s countryside.
Continue readingOne in nine (11%) new homes in England constructed between 2022 and 2024 have been built in areas of medium or high risk of flooding, according to new analysis from insurer Aviva, as Greater London and Essex have the highest number of constituencies with at-risk new homes.
Continue readingNew analysis by Protrade reveals a 1.5% increase in new construction apprentices for 2024/25, representing the first year of growth since the 2021/22 peak.
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