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As UK City of Culture 2029 opens, new ‘UK Town of Culture’ competition – to shine a spotlight on towns – opens soon too

Towns are encouraged to apply for new UK Town of Culture competition opening in the coming weeks, with UK City of Culture 2029 also open for applications.

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TCPA Blog: Review of Homes England’s Healthy Homes Standard: Our homes are not islands

New Government design requirements and guidance for the Healthy Homes Standard (HHS), to be used by Homes England etc. on under the Affordable Housing Programme, is the subject of a Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) blog.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Council could take legal action after collapse at Ledbury building

image for illustration: High Street, Ledbury by Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Herefordshire Council is considering taking legal action after a collapse at a building in Ledbury town centre, writes The Ledbury Reporter.

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Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, with Law & Policy Update – ‘A village is not a historic town’

IHBC’s members’ journal Context in June 2025 – No. 184 – focussed on ‘Leaders of conservation thought’, while including Alexandra Fairclough’s regular Law and Policy update.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Parliament’s) doorstep: House of Commons Research Briefing – ‘Closure of high street services in rural areas’

image for illustration The House of Commons Library has published a briefing outlining the impact of the closure of high street services in rural areas.

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TCPA on ‘Health, hope and prosperity: a vision for healthy new towns’

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 ‘Health, hope and prosperity‘ is a publication from the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) that sets out the high-level preconditions necessary to create a healthy new town.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Five urban centres in Ireland awarded €32Mn under Town Centre First Heritage Revival Scheme

Five urban centres are set to benefit from funding of up to €7 million each under THRIVE, the Town Centre First Heritage Revival Scheme, awarded under Ireland’s two European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Regional Programmes.

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