Daily Archives: 15/11/2013

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) is seeking nominations for new members to be appointed to its Peer Review College (PRC), to include interests in local authorities and voluntary, private and heritage sector bodies, and has advertised a call … Continue reading →

Northern Ireland Environment Minister, Mark H Durkan, has dropped for now proposals to legislate for national parks in the Province. The announcement was made in the National Assembly. Speaking during question time, the minister said: ‘I’m not scrapping the National … Continue reading →

The £250,000 competition for the Wolfson Prize for 2014, to deliver a new garden city, has been launched in a bid to address the housing crisis with a deadline for submissions of 3 March 2014. The prize was launched last … Continue reading →

Architect Adrian Russell, of Bakewell, has been found guilty of professional misconduct by the Architects Registration Board (ARB), which regulates architects, after a dispute with the Peak District National Park Authority that led to a formal complaint from the authority’s … Continue reading →

Karen Buck, the Labour MP for Westminster North, has introduced a Parliamentary Bill designed to give planning authorities greater control over new basements and extensions to basements. She told the Commons: ‘The fact is that only a change in the … Continue reading →

Culture Secretary Maria Miller has announced that the Liverpool Cenotaph, built to commemorate those who lost their lives in the First World War, is to be listed at Grade I making it one of only three Grade I war memorials in … Continue reading →

Nine of the UK’s most beautiful and distinctive natural landscapes have received grants totalling more than £20m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to help their conservation. The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced grants totalling £21m to conserve nine … Continue reading →

Bradford Council has bought a derelict Odeon cinema for £1 and will be exploring ‘commercially viable’ ways of saving the building. The council has been handed the building, which has been empty since 2000, by the Homes and Communities Agency. … Continue reading →

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) is seeking to fill four vacancies on its governing Council in September 2014, with a deadline for receipt of applications of 16 December 2013. The AHRC writes: Three vacancies are for academics at professorial … Continue reading →

Hadlow College’s plan for Betteshanger Sustainable Parks expected to transform post industrial site with laboratory for sustainable technologies Hadlow College has unveiled plans to create a £40 million hub for green enterprise at the former Betteshanger Colliery site, near Dover … Continue reading →

A High Court judge has allowed an application by Westminster City Council and English Heritage for a judicial review of Communities Secretary Eric Pickles’ decision not to call in proposals for the £800m redevelopment of Elizabeth House near London’s Waterloo … Continue reading →

ResPublica, which describes itself as an independent, non-partisan think tank, is developing a research programme around public policy and interest in matters relating to ‘Beauty’, and is seeking partner interests in their work. Res Publica writes: Beauty in place is … Continue reading →

‘Stop Heritage Crime’ is a new international joint publication available free online, by the National Heritage Board of Poland and the Arts Council of Norway, written in English, which is complimentary to the work in England under ARCH, the Alliance … Continue reading →

US tycoon Donald Trump’s legal challenge over plans for an offshore wind facility near his Aberdeenshire golf resort is under way at the Court of Session. He is attempting to overturn the Scottish Government’s decision to approve the 11-turbine project. … Continue reading →

University of Dundee (UoD) PhD student is embarking on trip to digitally reconstruct the whaling industry of a sub Antarctic island in a study study, supported by the South Georgia Heritage Trust (SGHT). UoD writes: This month sees the departure … Continue reading →

The winners of the 2013 awards have been announced. The Georgian Group Blog: LINK