Daily Archives: 22/08/2026

IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (castle) doorstep 1’: Borough Council begins work to protect Tamworth Castle for future generations

image for illustration: Tamworth Castle by Michael Ball, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Tamworth Borough Council (BC)  has commenced the biggest conservation project in the modern history of Tamworth Castle as part of ongoing work to protect this vital historic … Continue reading

Posted in IHBC NewsBlog | Tagged , , | Comments Off on IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (castle) doorstep 1’: Borough Council begins work to protect Tamworth Castle for future generations

IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (castle) doorstep 2’: Historic Royal Palaces announces a new chapter for the Tower of London

image for illustration: Tower of London, Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons A new chapter for HM Tower of London: learning, community and creativity at the heart of a historic transformation

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (castle) doorstep 2’: Historic Royal Palaces announces a new chapter for the Tower of London

HE: ‘England’s bedrock proves Historic Buildings drive Economic Growth’

Landmark new research reported on by Historic England uses England’s underlying geology to demonstrate – for the first time – that historic buildings actively drive local economic growth, not merely reflect it.

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Tagged , | Comments Off on HE: ‘England’s bedrock proves Historic Buildings drive Economic Growth’

NESTA on ‘How well do homes in England cope with extreme weather? Five things we learned from fresh data’

The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government has released updated survey data on how resilient English homes are to extreme weather, and reports on five things learned by new NESTA analysis by Charlie Meyrick.

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on NESTA on ‘How well do homes in England cope with extreme weather? Five things we learned from fresh data’

IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable towards Bronze Age burial to avoid Dobby’s ‘grave’

image for illustration: Freshwater West Bay, Phil Dolby, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons A power cable linking UK and Ireland now passes near Bronze Age human burial remains instead of fictional grave on Welsh beach, reports The Guardian.

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable towards Bronze Age burial to avoid Dobby’s ‘grave’