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- WM Branch’s ‘CPD Competence Suite No.2’ on IHBC’s YouTube: ‘The Conservation Hour: Series 2’ – Competence-based learning (open to non-members) with thoughts sought on a Series 3 14/04/2026
- Top marks for IHBC’s latest Council as LA Conservation service talks, papers & film get 10/10 from nearly 20% of 120+ delegates, shaping the survey for our new parliamentary push 14/04/2026
- IHBC is planning for growth, so grow with us by volunteering, with our Committees, Boards and Branches, or Panels, Groups and more as suits – just let us know! 14/04/2026
- IHBC opens Corporate Plan 2026-30 (‘CP30’) development with CP25 consultation, noting Charter, Parliamentary 5 Commitments, volunteer investment & more – to 28/02 & after 14/04/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Philosophy’ CPD Signpost: The UK Stained Glass Repository… finding stained glass windows new homes 14/04/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ CPD Signpost: HE launches two short films that explain the role of the HERs 14/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (community) doorstep’: Some half of homes with planning permission since 2012-13 not yet built says Local Councils Network. 14/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Church) doorstep’: Catholic Bishops Conference welcomes £400K to unlock historic potential of former Catholic seminary 14/04/2026
- Museum of London demolition legal challenge dismissed in court 14/04/2026
- Government Publishes ‘partial response’ to Energy Performance of Buildings Consultation 14/04/2026
- APPGEBE: ‘Government must not sacrifice quality in drive to build 1.5 million homes’ 14/04/2026
- DWP consults on merger of training bodies 14/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: European Heritage Hub launches ‘Open Call’ for articles under In Varietate Concordia Columns initiative 14/04/2026
- Top marks for IHBC’s latest Council as LA Conservation service talks, papers & film get 10/10 from nearly 20% of 120+ delegates, shaping the survey in our new parliamentary push 10/04/2026
- Don’t need your paper Context? Do everyone a favour and pass it on, ‘Spreading the Word’ to help the Conservation Professional! 10/04/2026
- IHBC is planning for growth, so grow with us by volunteering, with our Committees, Boards and Branches, or Panels, Groups and more as suits – just let us know! 10/04/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: Cross UK on ‘Fire in historic buildings: reflections following the Glasgow Union Street fire’ 10/04/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Design’ CPD Signpost: MHCLG seeks input from LAs & applicants for evidence base on impact of Design Codes 10/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (council) doorstep’: Birmingham City Council issues late update on Black Sabbath pub – the full story so far 10/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (former) doorstep’: Grade II Mill in Leek, Staffordshire demolished after being destroyed by fire 10/04/2026
- CPRE: Fixes for England land use crisis ‘already exist but… fragmented and…neglected’ argues report 10/04/2026
- Historic Houses report highlights ongoing challenges for ‘A Fragile Inheritance…’ 10/04/2026
- Buildings Must Adapt Faster to Climate Change, says Saint-Gobain – Arup Report 10/04/2026
- New Towns programme needs a compelling national vision, says new Lords’ report 10/04/2026
- Submission for the National Railway Heritage Awards (NRHA)2026 now open, till 30/04 10/04/2026
Tag Archives: wales
Welsh Government: ‘Assessing workforce requirements for home retrofitting in Wales’, to ‘meet a Net Zero pathway’
A report for the Welsh Government on ‘Assessing workforce requirements for home retrofitting in Wales’ shows a shortfall in qualified workers and how this will need to grow over the next 10 years to meet a Net Zero pathway.
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Tagged climate change, environment, expertise, government, net zero, planning, retrofit, wales
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Proposal agreed for homes at severe risk of flooding in Ynysybwl
Cabinet Members have approved proposals for the Council to acquire residential properties at Clydach Terrace in Ynysybwl that face a severe flood risk, reports Rhondda Cynon Taf Council.
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IHBC’s Context 185 under the spotlight: Accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, with Alexandra Fairclough’s ‘Law and Policy update’
IHBC’s members’ journal Context No. 185 is under the spotlight and for this NewsBlog round we feature Alexandra Fairclough’s ‘Law and Policy update’ as she looks across the UK at changes, case law, appeals and call-ins.
‘Empty Properties in Wales’ handbook issued by Welsh Government
The Welsh Government has published guide for finding out how to bring empty properties back into use.
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Swansea University Heritage Project recovers evidence of a major archaeological find
A unique slice of history – a Roman villa – has been found, which ‘will offer unparalleled information about Wales’s national story’.
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Tagged archaeology, heritage, surveys, technology, villa, wales
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Welsh Government Flexible Skills Programme (FSP)
Upskilling your employees with the Flexible Skills Programme Partnership Projects.
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Tagged employment, funding, government, skills, training, wales
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Welsh council to appeal High Court quashing of Article 4s over ‘misleading’ officers’ report
Gwynedd Borough Council is to appeal a High Court decision which found that cabinet members who supported a direction on second homes and short-term holiday lets were ‘materially misled’, reports Aberdare Online.
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£214m new funding for Welsh communities to improve neighbourhoods and restore pride
Government’s £214 million Pride in Place funding is reaching every local authority in Wales.
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Wales’ Commission for Tertiary Education and Research (‘Medr’) launches Strategic Plan 2025-2030
The Medr Strategic Plan sets out ambitions for a collaborative tertiary education and research sector, as part of its response to the Welsh Government’s strategic priorities for tertiary education and research.
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Tagged education, employment, language, learning, partnership, schooling, wales
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Welsh Planning Reforms to ‘…. speed up infrastructure decisions and create jobs..’, to make ‘… Wales the fastest country in the UK for determining planning applications’
Reforms aimed at making Wales the fastest country in the UK for determining planning applications, creating new jobs and driving economic growth have been unveiled.
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Tagged building, economy, environment, government, planning, reforms, wales
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Welsh Government policy and strategy ‘Priorities for culture’
The Welsh Government has published its policy and strategy ‘Priorities for culture’, indicating it’s priorities for arts, museums, libraries, archives and the historic environment sectors.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep: New council plans reveal extent of damage to collapsed Grade II listed hotel
image for illustration: The Corbett Arms Hotel in Tywyn, Gwynedd by Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Images from inside a Grade II listed hotel show the scale of its collapse, as a council looks to press ahead with … Continue reading
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Tagged building, conservation, demolition, expertise, heritage, wales
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Welsh Government outlines new priorities for culture: Integrated impact assessment
image for illustration: Fiona Newton The Welsh Government has published its Policy and Strategy Document on ‘Priorities for culture: An assessment on the impact of the priorities for culture’.
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Wales Consultation: A New Approach to Volunteering in Wales: Closing 30/05
The Welsh Government has issued a consultation survey seeking views from charities on volunteering, to 30 May.
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Wales Consultation: A New Approach to Volunteering in Wales: Closing 30/05
The Welsh Government has issued a consultation survey seeking views from charities on volunteering, to 30 May.
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A decade of cuts: Wales risks being left behind in cultural and sporting achievement
Wales spends less on culture than almost all European nations, a Senedd Committee report has founds.
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.7: Cadw Governance Review advances as Cadw & RCAHMW advance Working Group
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Following a Cadw Governance Review in 2023 recommending a review of the Cadw/RCAHMW relationship, and a 2024 government call ‘to look closely at… functions and responsibilities and identify synergies’, the new Working Group … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, conservation, environment, expertise, government, heritage, nature, planning, skills, wales
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New era opens for Welsh historic environment legislation: Cabinet Statement welcomes ‘the most up-to-date historic environment legislation amongst the UK nations’
In a joint written statement Jack Sargeant MS, Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership, and Julie James MS, Counsel General and Minister for Delivery, announced that the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (‘the 2023 Act’) came into full effect … Continue reading
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IHBC ‘Management’ signpost: Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023: Comes into force on 4/11
Cadw has issued a reminder that ‘The Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023’ comes into force in November
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New degree apprenticeships announced to help build the Wales of the future
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The Welsh Government has teamed up with three universities to launch new degree apprenticeships in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying, and Real Estate.
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IHBC to be represented at Housing Cymru conference and exhibition 11 July 2024 – Charities etc. FREE!
IHBC Technical Panel Chair Professor John Edwards will share the stage with Jill Fairweather of Cadw and natural insulation product manufacturers to talk about the need for a more informed approach towards retrofit and insulation of traditional building.
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