Daily Archives: 28/11/2014

Check out IHBC’s new HESPR site: business-led & client-friendly

Posted on 28/11/2014 by IHBC NewsBlog

With HESPR members’ logos linked from the IHBC’s home page, and a reconstructed mobile friendly website in place, with more client-friendly design, the IHBC’s recognition service for conservation-related companies is now more prominently displayed than ever, and more accessible to … Continue reading →

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IHBC at Civic Societies Parliamentary Group on LPA Staffing

Posted on 28/11/2014 by IHBC NewsBlog

On 17 November the IHBC joined a meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Civic Societies to explore the impacts on local communities of the loss of local authority staff and services in conservation and archaeology, and what … Continue reading →

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IHBC Director on 2014 Placemaking Awards judging panel

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IHBC Director Seán O’Reilly has been invited to serve as a judge on the panel for the 2014 Placemaking Awards, while planners now have until 17 December to enter awards that ‘recognise the projects, plans and people that are making … Continue reading →

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Pevsner offer: sign up & get 25% off!

Posted on 28/11/2014 by IHBC NewsBlog

Yale University Press is currently offering 25% off any Pevsner Architectural Guide in December if you sign up to receive Yale-Pevsner news by email. Pevsner Architectural Guides writes: We would like to invite you to receive our email newsletter. We … Continue reading →

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Power of People: Stoke’s Heritage ‘Occupiers’ defend Town Hall

Posted on 28/11/2014 by IHBC NewsBlog

Protesters campaigning against the sell-off of the Fenton Town Hall in Stoke-on-Trent have vowed to occupy the historic building over Christmas and beyond as they fear that Government pledges to place a restrictive covenant on the building to protect it … Continue reading →

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MPs: ‘Cut lottery funding if councils don’t back culture’

Posted on 28/11/2014 by IHBC NewsBlog

Funding cuts should be handed to councils that do not support local arts, MPs have warned in a damning review of Arts Council ‘imbalance’. Localgov writes: Members of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee pushed the Arts Council to be … Continue reading →

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Devon solar farm blocked on threats to LB settings

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Proposals for a 19-hectare solar farm project at Ashwater in North Devon have been dismissed on appeal after initially being turned down by Torridge District Council, with the 10-megawatt scheme refused permission because of its impact on the landscape and … Continue reading →

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GSA fire: Student project foam panels ’caused blaze’

Posted on 28/11/2014 by IHBC NewsBlog

The recently released report on the fire at Glasgow School of Art (GSA) concludes that a student project was the source, as it stemmed from an undergraduate’s installation that involved fastening foam panels on to three walls of a basement … Continue reading →

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Double glazing test case for listed homes

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Hampshire parish councillor Timothy Guiness has mounted a test case in the High Court over whether he should be allowed to fit double glazing in his listed farmhouse at Ellisfield Timothy Guinness said planning authorities showed ‘prejudice’ about double glazing … Continue reading →

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Sustainable development & marine planning consultation -MMO

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The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has started consultation on the draft Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report for the South Inshore and South Offshore Marine Plans, with the consultation closing on Friday 2nd January 2015. This is the first stage in the … Continue reading →

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UKCES: Employer leadership in skills and employment is vital

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The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) has announced that a new report looking into the UK skills system, ‘Growth Through People’, puts forward 5 recommendations for action all supported by the TUC and CBI. Urgent action must be … Continue reading →

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Arson destroys ‘fantastic’ replica Roman house at Poole

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One of the country’s most authentic replications of a Roman’s home could be lost to learners after arson attack despair for organisers and volunteers. Culture24 writes: More than 1,000 schoolchildren a year were inspired by one of the country’s most … Continue reading →

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