Monthly Archives: March 2020

A partnership led by Aberdeenshire Council with support from the North East Preservation Trust (NESPT) has secured the future of Tullich Kirk – a nationally-important Scheduled Monument (SM) to the east of Ballater – which has been undergoing a sensitive … Continue reading →

The one-off cost of clearing the total maintenance backlog for the near 72,000 council-managed road bridges in Great Britain (GB) has increased by a third.

Councils in England have spent £6.6bn on purchasing commercial property in the past three years, the National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed, reports LocalGov, raising concerns on the wider impacts.

An historic construction industry archive collection – the  Construction Industry Resource Centre Archive (CIRCA) – is being broken up and some is at risk of being lost forever because the volunteers who look after it are running out of time … Continue reading →

SAVE Britain’s Heritage is seeking an urgent reprieve for a threatened, empty and forlorn country station – Brandon Station in Suffolk, which served both the RAF and the US Air Force during the second world war – that is crying … Continue reading →

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has responded to the Future Homes Standard consultation on proposed changes to the Building Regulations for new homes, and arguing that the proposed changes do not go far enough and offering recommendation that … Continue reading →

Pledges of £500 million to bring back historic rail lines have been announced, as investment to drive forward reversal of the Beeching era cuts. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

To meet the government’s target of being carbon neutral by 2050, we must recycle, reuse and responsibly adapt our existing historic buildings, according to this year’s Heritage Counts report, so Historic England and partners are calling for a reduction in … Continue reading →

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has unveiled a new ‘Climate Action Plan 2020-25’ at Tantallon Castle. image: HES

Design Principles for National Infrastructure, developed by the Commission’s Design Group in consultation with all infrastructure sectors, sets out four principles to guide the planning and delivery of major infrastructure projects: climate, people, places and value.

The National Lottery Community Fund and The King’s Fund have launched a £3 million fund to empower voluntary and community sector organisations and the local health and care sector to work together to boost the health and wellbeing of their … Continue reading →

Thieves have stolen a 291-year-old bell from a tiny church, Bremilham Church on Cowage Farm, near Malmesbury, Wiltshire, recognised as the smallest in England. image: copyright TOM COLLINS  

Twenty five built environment professional bodies in membership of the Construction Industry Council together with the UK Green Building Council, the Edge and the University College of Estate Management have joint pledged to work together to tackle climate change. image: … Continue reading →

England’s Communities Secretary has announced dozens of community groups that will receive funding to ‘transform neglected urban spaces into thriving green spaces’. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

A dinosaur park featuring 30 reptilian replicas has been added to Historic England’s (HE) list of sites at risk of being lost.