Monthly Archives: July 2020

Boulouki, the ‘Itinerant Workshop for the Traditional Building Techniques’, which is dedicated to developing good practices for the safeguarding and dissemination of traditional knowledge cultural heritage in remote areas of Greece, is undertaking a fundraising programme.

New laws laid in Parliament mean that ‘full planning applications will not be required to demolish and rebuild unused buildings as homes’. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

Oriel College has announced details of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into the Rhodes statue, which will be chaird by Carole Souter CBE, a former Chief Executive of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and current Master of St. Cross College.

The National Trust’s Clandon Park, near Guildford, attracted more than 50,000 visitors a year before a catastrophic blaze in April 2015 caused by a fault, and now the Trust is suing a construction company and a firm of building surveyors … Continue reading →

Ministers must seize the opportunity to turn the COVID-19 crisis into a defining moment in the fight against climate change, according to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) Annual Report to Parliament.

Owners of the so-called ransom strip at the controversial Accies development in Stockbridge have lodged an appeal after losing the legal battle over the status of the narrow piece of land.

Warwick District Council is to pay a local wildlife group £1,000 and provide new hibernation boxes for bats after it failed to properly consider the impact a development might have on local wildlife when it approved a planning application said … Continue reading →

The European Spatial Planning Observation Network (EPSON) reports on research into the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018, which shows that over 23000 events were organised, reaching more than 12.8 million participants, ‘demonstrating the potential impact that cultural heritage can … Continue reading →

Darwin Initiative: applications are now open for a Darwin Fellowship Award which is aimed at building capacity in developing countries with a closing date of 19 January 2021.

ALGAO:UK has published a rapid survey of members to find out how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the work of archaeological advisors to local authorities (LAs) across the UK.

Theatres, concert halls and live music performance venues to be protected according to new planning rules from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG). image: Open Government Licence v3.0

Some 50 firefighters have been tackling a blaze on Blackpool’s Central Pier.

CPRE has set out its vision to regenerate the countryside and ourselves – and says the government’s plans make a mockery of its ‘so-called green recovery’. image: for illustration purposes only  Open Government Licence v3.0

The National Trust has responded to the Prime Minister’s speech concerning recovery plans, advocating a ‘build back better’ approach that ‘will only happen if the Government ‘takes this opportunity to think differently, embraces a genuinely holistic approach to recovery and … Continue reading →

New guidance, part of a suite from Scottish Government, is intended for museums, galleries and heritage attractions as they reopen.

The competition from Network Rail and RIBA Competitions will give architects, engineers and designers the chance to improve the travel experience for the millions of passengers who use Britain’s railway, and leave a lasting legacy on station design, with closing … Continue reading →

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has announced that Daphne Jackson Fellowships – that offer male and female academics the opportunity to return to research following a career break of two years or more when taken for family, caring … Continue reading →

New report from The Wildlife Trusts shows how investing in nature would reap big dividends in tackling climate crisis.