Daily Archives: 28/01/2015

Kate Mavor, Chief Executive of the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has been appointed as the Chief Executive of the new English Heritage charity, which will look after over 400 historic monuments, buildings and sites in England, including Stonehenge. The … Continue reading →

Projects in Wales benefitting from Coastal Communities Funding include scheduled ancient monument works at Chapel Bay Fort & Museum, heritage skills training at the Vale of Rheidol Heritage Railway and a new Centre for Archaeology, Mythology and Storytelling at Menter … Continue reading →

Janet Askew has been inaugurated as President of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) at a ceremony in central London. She has worked as a planner in both the public and private sectors. She currently teaches planning at the University … Continue reading →

The Land Registry has published a summary of the proposed measures to be included in the Infrastructure Bill, including matters relating to land use planning concerning national infrastructure, the deemed discharge of conditions and powers for Mayoral Development Orders Government … Continue reading →

A coalition of organisations which work on landscape and rural interests has been formed to raise the profile of these areas to the whole of society, with the title ‘Landscapes for Everyone’. The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) writes: … Continue reading →

Civil Exchange has carried out research into the impact of the Big Society and published a report ‘Whose Society’ which assesses the impact of the changes introduced in government measures originally designed to encourage people to be able to have … Continue reading →

A landmark archaeological discovery has been made in Derry Londonderry, which predates the walled city  The Department of the Environment Northern Ireland (DoeNI) writes: Environment Minister revealed details of a building pre-dating the walled city and believed to have been … Continue reading →

A community initiative which helps pubs provide vital services for local rural settlements has been allocated £452,000 over the next three years from the Big Lottery Fund. Pub is The Hub writes: Pub is The Hub has received confirmation this … Continue reading →

Following the summer survey, the OASIS (Online Access to the index of archaeological investigations) site has now been redesigned and the project team are seeking your views on the mock up site by 8 February.  The OASIS blog writes: Thank … Continue reading →

Research into the provision of appropriate sites in the land us planning system to meet the needs of the gypsy and traveller communities has been carried out and published by the Equality & Human Rights Commission this week.  The Equality … Continue reading →

Visitors to the Isle of White can now stay in the English Heritage (EH) property that was once Queen Victoria’s family retreat, in a new heritage tourism development to open up a new area of Sovereign’s Gate. EH writes: Holidaymakers … Continue reading →