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- UK Government urged to step up maintenance to safeguard ageing infrastructure: Royal Academy of Engineering 19/12/2025
- Landmark Planning and Infrastructure Bill becomes law 19/12/2025
- England’s NPPF update: New consultation on proposed reforms and other changes to the planning system, to 10/03 19/12/2025
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- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Costa Carras European Citizens Awards for the Safeguard of Endangered Heritage 2026, entries open to 16/01/2026 19/12/2025
- IHBC welcome SAHGB’s new Colvin Special Award 2025, celebrating editors of The Pevsner Architectural Guides 16/12/2025
- IHBC issues formal notice for 2026 AGM, online on 7 January 2026, from 5.30pm (with special presentation!) for 6pm start 16/12/2025
- IHBC updates on ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation’: Check out our web hub, with video & feedback, and help reduce damage to both health and heritage 16/12/2025
- IHBC warmly welcomes PCO approval to Petition for Charter 16/12/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: How to get started in sharing knowledge and expertise on Designing Buildings 16/12/2025
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- Videogame to help protect Nottingham Cathedral and other heritage buildings: ‘Pugin’s Revival’ despite ‘structural ‘monsters’’ 16/12/2025
- UK Heritage Pulse Spotlight: Operational use of Artificial Intelligence 16/12/2025
- Public appointment: Members appointed to Historic Environment Scotland 16/12/2025
- HHBT to continue its work in the Highlands as part of SHBT 16/12/2025
- RIBA responds to Environmental Audit Committee report on sustainable housing growth 16/12/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’– WMF & EH receive grant for next phase of Coastal Connections Programme 16/12/2025
Daily Archives: 09/09/2015
IHBC NewsBlog feature – Heritage science report and the 1st International SEAHA conference, UCL, July 2015
Following the first International SEAHA (Science and Engineering in Arts, Heritage and Archaeology) conference at University College London (UCL) in July, on heritage science, which included as keynote speakers IHBC director Seán O’Reilly alongside Steve Trow, Historic England, and Nancy … Continue reading
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BOOK NOW – places filling fast for this year’s IHBC London Branch Conference!
‘Setting The Scene – Identifying and Conserving Historic Landscapes’, takes place on Thursday 8th October, and with member discounts available, is a not-to-be missed event. Find out about a range of historically important landscapes from urban parks and cemetaries to … Continue reading
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Opportunity- £1.5million Scottish train station repair funding
Abellio-Scotrail and Transport Scotland are advertising a new fund for railway stations which allows applications for structural work, physical repair and the re-use of vacant station facilities for community benefit (deadline 31 March 2016). ScotRail and Transport Scotland write: ScotRail … Continue reading
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Jewish Heritage’s ‘Synagogues at Risk’ report update
IHBC members and those who attended the recent annual school in Norwich will recall details of the talk by Dr Sharman Kadish of Jewish Heritage UK, and will be interested to know of the new synagogue condition survey report, which … Continue reading
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Protecting the green belt from unauthorised occupation
New guidance has been launched this week by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to help protect those who lead a traveller lifestyle as well as prevent unauthorised development within green belts, offering guidance on procedures for site … Continue reading
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Independent report into the future of Welsh museums
The independent report into the impact of funding cuts and changes by Local Authorities has been released by the Welsh Government, reccomending ten action points and changes to secure the future of museums services. The Welsh Government writes: The Deputy … Continue reading
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Scottish planning review promised
The Scottish Government has announced it will review the operation of its planning system. This exercise will ‘identify the scope for further reform with a focus on delivering a quicker, more accessible and efficient planning process, in particular increasing delivery … Continue reading
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Historic England’s architectural ‘red boxes’ online
Historic England have digitised over 600,000 images held in the ‘red boxes’ collection and made these available online as part of the England’s Places website. Historic England writes: Our Architectural Red Box photo collection is now available online on the … Continue reading
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Digital data in NI – technology improving town centres
Community planning in Northern Ireland is being given a digital boost, with a ‘techies in residence’ programme helping to make the most of vacant spaces in Belfast town centre. PLACE Northern Ireland writes: PLACE is delighted to have been selected, … Continue reading
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2015 Georgian Society Awards: Deadline 30 October
The 2015 Georgian Group awards are now open for entries, with seven categories and a deadline of 30 October. The Georgian Group writes: Our Architectural Awards, sponsored by international estate agents Savills and now in their thirteenth year, recognise exemplary … Continue reading
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