Daily Archives: 18/06/2010

The closing date for the IHBC’s Annual Gus Astley Student Award 2010 is 31 July, with work eligible that was submitted on a taught course between August 2008 and July 2010, and covered any topic relating to places or their … Continue reading →

IHBC Director Seán O’Reilly has congratulated the diverse professionals that contributed to the substantial body of conservation-related projects in the shortlist for the 2010 Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award. Seán O’Reilly said: “Key conservation themes for IHBC’s members – … Continue reading →

John Shaw has been appointed as the new director of ASHTAV (The Association of Historic Towns and Villages of the UK). A long serving director of Area East of South Somerset DC, John brings to ASHTAV considerable experience of local … Continue reading →

The government has pulled the plug on Denton Corker Marshall’s £27.5 million Stonehenge Visitor’s Centre and a £45 million grant for the BFI Film Center. The projects are among 12, together worth £2 billion, that have been slashed as part … Continue reading →

The National Heritage Training Group (NHTG) has been awarded the largest single amount of funding (£932,000) of the 54 successful projects in the new £17million Heritage Lottery Fund Skills for the Future programme. This funding will provide work-based training and … Continue reading →

The Heritage Skills Initiative at North of England Civic Trust are pleased to announce that its joint ‘Skills for the future’ Heritage Lottery Fun bid with Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums has been successful, funding placements for the next … Continue reading →

The City of London has been accused of ruining the interiors of flats at Chamberlin Powell & Bonn’s renowned 1950s Golden Lane Estate by carrying out modernisation work without listed building consent. Residents have complained of a ‘grave oversight’ by … Continue reading →

Professional planners have warned that the Government’s decision to axe this year’s allocation of the Housing and Planning Delivery (HPD) grant will hamper the economic recovery. The HPD grant was linked to the housing targets set out in the Regional … Continue reading →