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- 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: 20/07/2016
IHBC’s latest Research Note: ‘Heritage cases on Enforcement Registers in England’ – IHBC Toolbox and Wiki
IHBC’s newest Research Note (RN), entitled ‘Heritage Cases on Enforcement Registers in England’ (RN 2016/3) has been published on the IHBC’s Toolbox and on its new Conservation Wiki service. Bob Kindred, IHBC Research co-ordinator and author of this Research Note, … Continue reading
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Companies to pay two training levies in 2017
Firms with a wages bill of more than £3million will have to pay two training levies in 2017. The Stone Specialist writes: Training body CITB and the Government Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) have come to an agreement … Continue reading
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Councils must treat planning applications for Green Belt ‘consistently’
Councils must apply planning rules properly when considering applications for building on the Green Belt, the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) Dr Jane Martin has warned, following a ruling against St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council for allowing a five bedroom house … Continue reading
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Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2016: Legislation and policy update for July 2016
An update for July 2016 on the arrangements for historic environment legislation and policy in Wales has been issues by Cadw, covering among other items the 2016 Act, implementation and consultations. Cadw writes: The Historic Environment (Wales) Bill received Royal … Continue reading
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Towards a suburban renaissance: an agenda for our city suburbs
A new report by the Smith Institute calls on Ministers to set-up a Government-sponsored task force to decide a strategy to halt the decline of suburban areas which, its research says, are falling behind urban centres. The Smith Institute writes: … Continue reading
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New Chairman for the National Heritage Training Group
The National Heritage Training Group (NHTG) has announced the appointment of its new Chairman as Robert (Bob) Howard MBE, long associated with the Tile Association. NHTG writes: For the next stage in our development as a fully independent organisation taking … Continue reading
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Outcomes from CIC Strategic Review 2016-20
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has released the outcomes of the year-long Strategic Review of the organization, including an agreed strapline – ‘Built Environment professions together’ – and a new mission: ‘To improve the UK construction industry by collectively representing … Continue reading
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GII* theatre renovation scoops prestigious award
The project to restore the front of Eastbourne’s Grade II* listed Congress Theatre has scooped an Excellence Award for design and innovation, winning the refurbishment category of the Schueco Excellence Awards 2016, which is run in conjunction with the Journal … Continue reading
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DfT launches £60 million competition to support sustainable travel
Councils in England are invited by the Department for Transport (DfT) to apply for a share of £60 million of new funding to support sustainable travel, with a closing date of 9 September. The DfT writes: Walking and cycling in … Continue reading
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Gumtree Oxfordshire land sale scam warning
West Oxfordshire District Council has warned prospective purchasers of land advertised for sale on the popular classifieds website Gumtree that it has very limited development potential while part lies within a Conservation Area (CA). The Council writes: The Council were … Continue reading
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