Daily Archives: 11/09/2010

BEFS’ first Annual Congress, with the IHBC as sponsor, has been hailed a great success, commencing with a keynote speech by Ruth Parsons, Historic Scotland’s Chief Executive, and concluding with an address by Fiona Hyslop, Minister for Culture and External … Continue reading →

National preservation charity SAVE Britain’s Heritage has joined forces with the Merseyside Civic Society (MCS) to apply for the listing of 9 Madryn Street, Liverpool, the birthplace and childhood home of the Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, together with five other … Continue reading →

The British Urban Regeneration Association (Bura), which last month revealed it is in voluntary liquidation, is to be relaunched as a new body, UK Regeneration (UKR). UKR will initially be free to join and will operate primarily as an internet-based … Continue reading →

Rab Bennetts and Professor Sarah Wigglesworth have been appointed CABE commissioners, while the reappointment of Joyce Bridges will ensure CABE keep its strong links with English Heritage. In welcoming the announcement by DCMS Minister John Penrose MP, CABE’s chair Paul … Continue reading →

Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) – of which the IHBC is a member – is seeking examples of where things have gone well, and wrong, in historic environment management, as part of an initiative to gather on its website examples … Continue reading →

The Planning Officers Society (POS) considers the government’s ‘Right to Build’ risky, proposing instead a ‘Right to plan’. The statement says as follows: ‘The Planning Officers Society welcomed in principle the Government’s new proposals that enable communities themselves to address … Continue reading →

CLG ministers have announced 56 bids to form Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) designed to revive England’s beleaguered localities, but few could be approved in the first wave and questions remain over their scope and clout. Ministers and Whitehall officials will … Continue reading →

The Big Lottery Fund has announced an £11.25m investment in social impact bonds. The multi-million pound investment marks the first time the grantmaker has ventured into the burgeoning field of social investment, a field in which the coalition government has … Continue reading →

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) announced the shortlists for five special awards which honour the UK’s best new school buildings, conservation projects, public spaces and smaller projects; the shortlist for the RIBA Client of the Year has also … Continue reading →