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- IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: National Office updates for Branch Officers 24/10/2025
- Need a MATE? More free online Accreditation guidance and update sessions offered to guide IHBC applicants 24/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: Traditional and historic buildings – a new Retrofit British Standard, an update from IHBC’s John Edwards, with joint CPD webinar 14/11 24/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ signpost: Historic England & Defra – ‘… helping to preserve rural heritage for the future’ 24/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £960K+ of weekly works: Nationally significant charity seeks design services for ‘transformational heritage project’, to 10/11 24/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (regal) doorstep’: How the King’s vision is shaping next wave of new towns 24/10/2025
- 7 New Sites Listed by DCMS to Celebrate 200 Years of the Railway 24/10/2025
- BEFS 2026 Manifesto: Building Foundations for a Better Scotland 24/10/2025
- RIBA puts high-quality design on Parliament’s agenda 24/10/2025
- Pathway to Planning – Cohort 4 open to 6/01: … fast track career in the built environment as LG planner or surveyor, from £25K pa 24/10/2025
- Expert Taskforce recommends locations for new towns 24/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Major new study to reveal the value of the UK’s UNESCO sites 24/10/2025
- Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, with Law & Policy Update – ‘A village is not a historic town’ 21/10/2025
- IHBC Research Signpost: Impacts of changes to local authority funding on small to medium heritage organisations 21/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: Traditional and historic buildings – a new Retrofit British Standard, an update from IHBC’s John Edwards, with joint CPD webinar 14/11 21/10/2025
- IHBC launches FREE ‘Events Calendar’ submission form – with potential for inclusion in our celebrated monthly CPD Circular 21/10/2025
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: LocalGov on ‘Planning recruitment’ threats as 33 bodies (inc. IHBC) call for funds 21/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Welsh council to appeal High Court quashing of Article 4s over ‘misleading’ officers’ report 21/10/2025
- TCPA seeks support in Campaign for Healthy Homes: Joining health and PD rights advocacy in Planning Bill changes 21/10/2025
- Licensing builders must happen following ECO debacle, says FMB 21/10/2025
- Honouring the legacy of the Sycamore Gap tree: a new creative commission 21/10/2025
- Built Environment Committee responds to New Towns Taskforce Report 21/10/2025
- £10Mn+ Water company fines fund local restoration projects 21/10/2025
- Elle Cass next Chair Royal Town Planning Institute Board 21/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: UNESCO launches the first global Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects at MONDIACULT 2025 21/10/2025
Daily Archives: 11/08/2023
IHBC’s SE Branch pilots ‘listening’ to local members on #IHBCPetitionforCharter, with practice CPD, charter presentation & focus groups, and funding support for Branch initiatives
The IHBC’s South East (SE) Branch has piloted an event to encourage members and stakeholders to ‘Have your Say’ – with topical CPD followed by a presentation & focus groups on petitioning – while the IHBC Petition for Charter web … Continue reading
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IHBC’s Gus Astley Student Award for heritage submissions on UK taught courses: Closes 31/08 – Win £500 + free #IHBCReading2024
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award closes on 31 August 2023, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 31 August 2022 OR 31 August 2023 –submit it online … Continue reading
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SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2023 celebrates ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’: Enter online before 1/09/23
The IHBC is delighted to announce the opening of the 2023 joint Award with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) celebrating ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, now open for submissions and closing … Continue reading
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IHBC Research Signpost: University of Glasgow report emphasises the importance of people and place in policy
A new research report – Developing a People-Centred, Place-Led Approach: The Value of the Arts and Humanities – led by Rebecca Madgin, Professor of Urban Studies at the University of Glasgow, considers the need to balance the focus on the … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £1.7M+ costed works: Council seeks design consultancy for public realm works, closing 07/09, to £700K
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members regular ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick for this week features is the call from a City Council … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: More than just a clock – the story of Machynlleth’s iconic landmark
There are few places in Wales as synonymous with one landmark as Machynlleth, which has been a source of pride to the inhabitants of Machynlleth since the day it was erected, reports the Powys County Times. image: for illustration Machynlleth … Continue reading
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Thousands to be trained to boost energy efficiency in homes across England: Applications close 25/08
Training providers across England can bid for a share of £8.85 million government funding to offer courses in retrofitting and installing insulation, with applications closing 25 August. image: for illustration
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‘Polluters must pay’ says Environment Secretary, as unlimited penalties unveiled
New laws will scrap the cap on civil penalties and significantly broaden their scope to target a much wider range of environmental offences. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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England: Consultation on ‘additional flexibilities’ to support housing delivery, with call for evidence etc, closing 25/09
A consultation on ‘additional flexibilities to support housing delivery, the agricultural sector, businesses, high streets and open prisons’ has been launched, alongside a call for evidence on ‘nature-based solutions, farm efficiency projects and diversification, closing 25/09’. image: for illustration – … Continue reading
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Ukraine war: Russian strikes on Odesa damage Orthodox cathedral
At least one person has been killed and 19 injured in Russian missile strikes on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa, officials have said, with the Transfiguration Cathedral in the Unesco world heritage-listed historic centre also badly damaged. image: for … Continue reading
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New Chair appointed to Historic England
The Secretary of State has appointed Lord Neil Mendoza as the new Chair of Historic England for a term of four years from 01 September 2023 until 31 August 2027. image: By Quietheart1995 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Fire at Crooked House pub was started deliberately, police say
A fire which swept through an iconic West Midlands pub is being treated as arson, police have confirmed. image: By Peter Broster – Crooked House, Dudley CC BY 2.0
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LGA issues Pre-Application Advice and Guidance and framework etc. for England
The Local Government Association provides Pre-Application Advice and comprehensive guidance on putting together a Planning Performance Agreement (PPA). image: LGA
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Treasurer of RIAS charity misused funds, finds OSCR
The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) has concluded its investigation into a 100-year-old charity, the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS), after finding its former treasurer misused its funds.
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