Daily Archives: 09/06/2010

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Local Government Association Chair Baroness Eaton joined forces to urge all councils to publish details of all spending over £500 in full and online as part of wider action to bring about a revolution in … Continue reading →

Several of Scotland’s rail stations have netted £168,000 to share in an effort to breathe new life into the facilities, it has been announced. Five projects have received funding from the Station Community Regeneration Fund – a £1m pot of … Continue reading →

The CLA on Tuesday, 1 June called on the Government to fix Britain’s failing planning system, with CLA President William Worsley calling for heritage policy to allow ‘modernisation of buildings without harming their historic or architectural significance.’ The Association launched … Continue reading →

Save targets BSF and Pathfinder. The government’s building programme has caused the destruction of the country’s heritage ‘at an alarming rate’, according to a new report. Pathfinder, Building Schools for the Future and the academies programme are singled out for … Continue reading →

The National Trust (NT) has created a major new Apprenticeship Scheme in a bid to tackle the severe building skills shortage in the heritage sector. The programme, which is aimed largely at 16 – 19 year olds, will train young … Continue reading →