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- IHBC President’s ‘Members only’ Invitation to next Virtual Council: Online, 8 April 2026, from 4.30pm – Scoping ‘Investigation’ of conservation in local government, with a call for suggestions etc. 13/02/2026
- IHBC welcomes National Apprenticeship Week: to 15/02 13/02/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 13/02/2026
- Booking opens for IHBC’s 2026 School, #IHBCNewcastle2026, June 18-20 (Full School only): Accessible, Certified CPD on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ – From £35+VAT (Online Day School), free pre-conference webinars and more… 13/02/2026
- IHBC is planning for growth, so grow with us by volunteering, with our Committees, Boards and Branches, or Panels, Groups and more as suits – just let us know! 13/02/2026
- IHBC ‘Management’ Signpost: Managing Surplus Government Property, guidance from the Government 13/02/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £64K of weekly works: UK heritage body seeks Chief Exec, to 28/02 13/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the ‘super-rich’ doorstep’: Britain’s building standards so bad that even super-rich face housing misery… 13/02/2026
- Southbank now listed: The Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Hayward Gallery and associated terraced walkways and stairs 13/02/2026
- Iconic canals to be better protected with £6.5 million investment- Funding to support repair, maintenance & long-term projects 13/02/2026
- 2026 SPAB Fellows and Scholars announced 13/02/2026
- New £11.5Mn fund to help England’s charities and councils support local communities 13/02/2026
- NLHF & HE survey on ‘Historic Gardens: Supporting Adaptation to a Changing Climate’ 13/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Federal judge ‘sceptical’ of Trump’s authority over White House ballroom 13/02/2026
- Check out IHBC’s next new-style ‘CPD Circular’ & feedback: ‘At-a-glance colour coding’, simpler format, Awards, Director’s CPD Spotlights, & more 10/02/2026
- Booking opens for IHBC’s 2026 School, #IHBCNewcastle2026, June 18-20 (Full School only): Accessible, Certified CPD on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ – From £35+VAT (Online Day School), free pre-conference webinars and more… 10/02/2026
- IHBC is planning for growth, so grow with us by volunteering, with our Committees, Boards and Branches, or Panels, Groups and more as suits – just let us know! 10/02/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 10/02/2026
- IHBC ‘Management’ Signpost: Turley on ‘Grey Belt – What have we learned’ 10/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: New air source heat pump case studies from Historic England 10/02/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: DB on COTAC’s Insight 4 – ‘Understanding and Appreciating the Region of East Anglia’ 10/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Inclusive Farm Scotland welcomes first students to 22-acre working farm on Royal Deeside 10/02/2026
- Georgian Group launches High Court challenge over Clandon Park decision 10/02/2026
- First ever UK Town of Culture competition to restore pride in communities – to 31/03 10/02/2026
- RICS Scotland Manifesto 2026 – Surveying Scotland: ‘ambitions… not be achievable without urgent action on skills & workforce’ 10/02/2026
Daily Archives: 03/10/2015
IHBC welcomes HES: Scotland’s new national heritage body
On 1 October the IHBC welcomed the long anticipated arrival of Historic Environment Scotland (HES), the new non-departmental Public Body (NDPB) which was formed following the transfer of functions from Historic Scotland and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and … Continue reading
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UN launches ‘2030 Agenda’; specifies heritage in sustainable development
A special United Nations summit has launched the new framework for sustainable development, the ‘2030 Agenda’, with 17 goals to help ‘eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development by 2030’, including, under Goal 11, to ‘Make cities and human settlements inclusive, … Continue reading
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October is Black History Month – help needed for ‘BAME’ places
October is Black History Month in the UK, and the Ubele Initiative and Locality have issued a report calling on the government to give greater support to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities for community development projects, following research … Continue reading
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£2M for 5 pilot city research projects – includes heritage
A new £2 million scheme that brings together all the UK Research Councils (RCs) for the first time has been launched, which will seek to investigate and address problems and issues in building successful 21st century cities – these teams … Continue reading
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Updated National Heritage List for England (NHLE) website
The new mobile friendly version of the NHLE website has been launched, together with a consultation survey seeking views on suggestions for new features and changes which you would like to see. New features in this release are: redesign to … Continue reading
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New Strategic Planning Policy Statement for NI
The new Strategic Planning Policy Statement (SPPS) for Northern Ireland has been launched, and it includes policy measures to guide the operation of the planning system, covering town centres and retail development, building in the countryside, the creation and enhancement … Continue reading
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PM’s Better Public Building Award shortlist: includes heritage work
The shortlist for the Prime Minister’s (PM’s) Better Public Building Award has been announced, and with 32 nominees it includes a number of with conservation and related works, including refurbishment, works on traditional buildings and historic infrastructure such as the … Continue reading
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Vote now: The Great British High Street Competition 2015
The finalists for each of the categories in The Great British High Street Competition 2015 have now been announced, and your vote could make a difference, but you need to vote before the end of October)! Government writes: Twenty-one finalists … Continue reading
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Demolition of Cockenzie Power Station Chimneys
The iconic 1967 Cockenzie Power Station Chimneys in Fife were demolished this week, in a controlled explosion. View a video of the demolition and images of the work ‘in progress’ on the BBC website
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