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- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: IHBC reminds members and networks of ‘LAST CHANCE TO BOOK VIRTUAL SHREWSBURY SCHOOL’, by 12/06 for broadcast and recordings on 13/06 (local times) 10/06/2025
- IHBC’s June ‘CPD Circular’: Accessible, cost-conscious learning, events, awards, calls etc., featuring Schools, webinars, Branch CPD partnerships and more 10/06/2025
- IHBC CPD Circular – Special Edition – Your CPD Guide to #IHBCShrewsbury2025 10/06/2025
- IHBC welcomes RICS Friend of the School Jessica Jones – RICS Building Conservation Advisory Group VC – to #IHBCShrewsbury2025: NB Virtual School booking (13/06, from £35+VAT) closes 12/06, 5.00pm 10/06/2025
- IHBC’s SPECIAL OFFER and updates to Conservation Course networks & students: Free access to (and recordings of) our online 2025 Shrewsbury ‘Virtual School’ (13 June) and more… 10/06/2025
- IHBC’s NewsBlog launch of Griff Rhys Jones on #IHBCShrewsbury2025 and more: Check out our YouTube channel for community and economics in conservation! 10/06/2025
- IHBC seeks ‘Branch Consultants’ with strong interpersonal, IT & comms skills for flexible part-time (typically 4 hours/week) regional support: Help boost locally-led conservation and volunteers, @£25/hour + expenses, closes 18 July 10/06/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Policy’ Signpost: Natural England’s updated ‘Protected species and development: advice for local planning authorities’ 10/06/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (business) doorstep’: Leicester’s historic Rialto Bridge faces six-month specialist repair project 10/06/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Fire damaged Shire Hall in Wales could become a riverside apartment complex, if… 10/06/2025
- Heritage Crafts Red List of Endangered Crafts 2025 published 10/06/2025
- HES consultation on ‘Scotland’s protected historic places… a long-term strategy for heritage designation’ 10/06/2025
- Canal & River Trust announces new chief executive 10/06/2025
- Need a MATE? IHBC introduces free monthly online MATE sessions from 1 July: All welcome (max. 30 per session), including Full and Associates seeking CPD updates and roles in IHBC’s future training and assessment service 07/06/2025
- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ reaches across disciplines, levels & sectors, while posts from charities get c.25% off 07/06/2025
- IHBC CPD Circular – Special Edition – Your CPD Guide to #IHBCShrewsbury2025 07/06/2025
- IHBC to provide perspectives at upcoming STBA Advisory Group Meeting, 16 June, London 07/06/2025
- IHBC’s SPECIAL OFFER and updates to Conservation Course networks & students: Free access to (and recordings of) our online 2025 Shrewsbury ‘Virtual School’ (13 June) and more… 07/06/2025
- IHBC’s NewsBlog launch of Griff Rhys Jones on #IHBCShrewsbury2025 and more: Check out our YouTube channel for community and economics in conservation! 07/06/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ and ‘Policy’ signpost: ‘Article 4 Directions and Heritage Protection Report Published 07/06/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Old Sarum fire – Wiltshire Council ‘seeking legal advice’ in listed (& disputed) WW1 Hangar 07/06/2025
- Cross-party MPs urge Government to make Listed Places of Worship Grants Scheme permanent and remove devastating cap 07/06/2025
- Planning reforms to slash a year off infrastructure delivery 07/06/2025
- Historic England launches Local Heritage Hub to unlock hidden histories 07/06/2025
- Mayfair resident ordered to restore 18th century home after unlawful basement works 07/06/2025
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Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ reaches across disciplines, levels & sectors, while posts from charities get c.25% off
To connect employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC updates NewsBlog readers on the wide-ranging opportunities on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so sign up for free alerts, and telling your boss about our targeted subsidies for adverts, outlined below, … Continue reading
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Tagged building, career, church, climate change, conservation, environment, expertise, government, heritage, jobs, localgovernment, nature, planning, professionals, skills, training
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Dispute over who got Waterworld listed… either way Council says it won’t cost more
image for illustration: Waterworld, Wrexham by Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Wrexham Council could exploit the new Grade II listing of Waterworld to access ‘funding that was otherwise unavailable for a non-listed asset’, reports the Wrexham News.
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Tagged amenity, building, conservation, heritage, leisure, localgovernment, planning, sport
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LA conservation jobs in England: ‘Market Intelligence’ Research Note from IHBC’s 2024 ‘Jobs etc.’ posts,via our ToolBox
The IHBC’s first Research Note (RN) for 2025 (RN2025/1) has been posted on the IHBC’s ToolBox, offering our annual update on ‘Market Intelligence’ on England’s local authority (LA) conservation-related posts from our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Council aims to go beyond net zero by removing carbon emissions
image for illustration Oxfordshire County Council has become the first local authority in the UK to set a target of going beyond net zero when it comes to carbon emissions.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Developers appeal over Woolwich tower plans rejected due to 19th century chimney
A developer has appealed Greenwich Council’s decision to refuse its plan to build a block of flats beside a 19th century chimney.
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Tagged building, conservation, environment, heritage, history, localgovernment, planning
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Before the Budget: District Councils’ Network warned that ‘Robust local government is critical to the Government’s ambitions’
image for illustration The District Councils’ Network (DCN) has warned that planning departments are facing the worst workforce shortages, with eight out of 10 experiencing recruitment and retention issues.
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Tagged finance, funding, localgovernment, recruitment, services, work
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RTPI proposes ‘Interim route map to strategic planning’
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has proposed a clear ‘route map’ to government to help Local Authorities take full advantage of strategic plans as soon as possible and to keep making local plans while they are introduced.
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Tagged government, localgovernment, planning, policy
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep’: Council to sell off Grade-II listed power station to plug £27million budget gap
image for illustration A Grade-II listed power station and several car parks have been included among a list of assets a council intends to sell off to plug a £27million budget gap.
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Tagged conservation, funding, heritage, localgovernment
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First Programme announced for Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture
The first events in the programme for Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture have been announced.
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Tagged conservation, culture, environment, heritage, localgovernment
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: New signs marking Yorkshire’s old boundaries put up in push back against modern counties
image The Association of British Counties: The new North Riding of Yorkshire sign on the A167 in Croft Campaigners keen to keep history and heritage alive mark boundaries with official signage 50 years after ancient counties were abolished, reports The … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, heritage, history, localgovernment, Yorkshire
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep’: Cultural funding – challenges and opportunities, from the LGA
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Councils are the biggest public funder of culture, notes Local Government Association (LGA), this core funding has come under huge strain in recent years because of pressure on budgets, so it commissioned a … Continue reading
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REMINDER: IHBC’s Context 180’s BUMPER issue, Part 2: Special Features update
The new issue of the IHBC’s members’ journal, Context, No. 180, as well as its themed articles – on heritage and nature – includes a wide range of topical features, with the spotlight here on John Preston’s ‘Take 2’ on … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ spotlight: ‘Work as a building conservation officer in an English LPA? This HE initiative could be for you… ’
image for illustration Historic England (HE) will soon launch a new online community of practice aimed at local authority heritage staff, and there is an opportunity in July for any Conservation Officer(s) – or equivalent – working in a local … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, conservation, localgovernment, planning
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