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- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ spans disciplines, levels & sectors as interdisciplinary conservation practice standards deliver public benefit 19/12/2025
- Lodge your IHBC proxy vote (accredited members only) ASAP & book your online place (members only) for IHBC’s 2026 AGM, 7 January 2026, featuring HE’s co-CEO, from 5.30pm, with 6.00pm AGM 19/12/2025
- IHBC’s new Context, No185, ‘lifts the lid on roofing’, from craft to carbon, with essential, accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals & colleagues 19/12/2025
- IHBC’s Research Signpost from HE & EH: ‘Pathways Into Heritage Construction: A Strategic View/Models and Case Studies’ 19/12/2025
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £101K+ of weekly works: Trust seeks fire engineer for GII* project to 15/01 19/12/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (riverside) doorstep’: Historic rail bridge collapses into River Spey 19/12/2025
- 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
- AHRC PhD studentships on ‘barriers to creating healthier places’ 19/12/2025
- £2.9m heritage investment for Waterfront regeneration 19/12/2025
- Trowel and Error: A Public User Needs Survey for Archaeology 19/12/2025
- 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
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Hotspur Press will rise from the ashes as developers issue promise for fire-ravaged mill 16/12/2025
- 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: 16/12/2015
IHBC strategic update: Edinburgh WHS in the news
Recent media reports have once again been voicing opinions on the planning applications affecting the City of Edinburgh World Heritage Sites – focus of much of the IHBC’s Annual School in 2014 – with a major planning application for the … Continue reading
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Skillbuild construction champions revealed
The winners of the prestigious national Skillbuild competition where construction trainees and apprentices compete in high level competition to show their skills have been revealed, from the final held at the Birmingham NEC. CITB writes: The SkillBuild National Final 2015 … Continue reading
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Consultation on changes to England’s NPP
New planning regulations proposed in England is now out for consultation, including revisions to the National Planning Policy (NPP) relating to housing issues, with a deadline for responses being 25 January. DCLG writes: This consultation is seeking views on some … Continue reading
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The importance of tourism at county and unitary authority level
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released new analysis to explore the data contained in the Atlas of Tourism in further detail. ONS writes: The purpose of this analysis is to assess the possibility of grouping areas (county and … Continue reading
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A digital approach to urban planning
The urban landscape has been a hotbed of innovation around smart cities and the Internet of Things, and there has been no shortage of new technologies emerging in this field over the last few years, while one such example has … Continue reading
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VSCG: ‘Managing Visitor Safety in the Historic Built Environment’
A new publication has been launched by the Visitor Safety in the Countryside Group (VSCG) on responsible management of visitor sites, including inputs from Cadw, Historic England, Historic Environment Scotland, The Historic Houses Association and other built and natural heritage … Continue reading
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Listed Places of Worship Roof Repair Fund open
Applications to the £25 million package for roof and gutter repairs to listed places of worship is now open, with a deadline of 26 February. The Church of England writes: The second round of the Listed Places of Worship Roof … Continue reading
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EH reveals Tintagel bridge concepts
It is not every day that a new access bridge is proposed for an iconic scheduled ancient monument on a dramatic coastline – especially when the heritage sector as a whole faces such financial pressures – but English Heritage (EH) … Continue reading
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RTPI Essay – £1000 prize: ‘Developing innovation economics …
Do you have innovative ideas on how development economics could work in planning? This years RTPI essay prize relates to innovation economics in planning, and offers a £1000 cash prize for the winner with a closing date for entries is … Continue reading
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England’s Heritage Open Days 2015 sets record
3.4 million people from across Great Britain discovered the joys of Heritage Open Days this year, with 2 million visitors sampling the four-day festival for the first time as evaluation of the 2015 events show satisfaction was up on last … Continue reading
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