Dominic Raab, Minister of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government stated that the Government will be consulting on changes to the NPPF to reduce obstacles to home building. ‘As the House will know from the Secretary of State’s statement, we intend to consult on …

The Government has said it will make it easier to build upwards on existing blocks of flats and houses as well as shops and offices in cities like London and Manchester. For example, an additional 2 levels could be added to a property – provided …

3-7 September 2018, Krakow, Poland Call for Papers Deadline: 9th April 2018 Over the centuries, cities across Europe and around the world have been impacted by their Jewish communities; as places of both presence and absence. Being held as part of the European Year of …

Theatres Trust has announced its Theatres at Risk Register 2018 with a call for localauthorities to better support their theatre buildings by developing the opportunities they offer to their communities. The Register lists 35 theatre buildings across England, Scotland and Wales that are most at …

Theatres Trust [Alliance member], the national advisory public body for theatres, will be awarding four theatres a total of £54,520 in the final funding round of the Urgent Repairs Scheme. This scheme, set up in partnership with the Wolfson Foundation, helps theatres in need of …

Griff Rhys Jones has been appointed as the new President of the Victorian Society. He will be replacing Lord Briggs of Lewes (who died in March 2016) and has held the position of Vice-President since 2009. Griff Rhys Jones has a long history of conservation …

A survey carried out by specialist charity insurer and Alliance sponsor, Ecclesiastical, revealed that while awareness of the new data protection regulation is almost universal among charities with a turnover over £1.5m – only 4% are unaware of the forthcoming changes – that figure stands …

Arts charity Culture24, producers of the Museums at Night festival, has published three linked reports into after-hours events in museums and galleries (Lates) and their role in the night-time economy. The reports conclude that if Lates can be supported by night-time economy policymakers they could …

In March 2018, Arts Council England will be hosting a series of briefing events across England to support museums and galleries to understand and benefit from the Museum and Gallery Exhibitions Tax Relief. Tickets are free and restricted to one person per organisation. Find out …

Over the past three years, AIM [Alliance member] has worked with museums and heritage organisations across the UK to put the ideas in the AIM Hallmarks framework into practice. Distilling the very best ideas from museums that have used the AIM Hallmarks, a new publication …

The 2018 Sussex Heritage Trust Awards were launched at the award-winning Depot in Lewes on Tuesday 13th February. 2018 is the 20th anniversary of the Awards scheme, designed to recognise and reward high quality conservation and restoration projects, good design of newly built projects and …

DCMS has published official statistics used to provide an estimate of the contribution of DCMS Sectors to the UK economy, measured by the number of businesses. These do not separate out the heritage sector but note that it is likely to be an underestimation for …