VE Day: Council duties under the Armed Forces Covenant
As we mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Geoff Wild, Legal & Governance Consultant, looks at the duties of councils under the Armed Forces Covenant.
Council takes legal advice over listed building blaze
30/04/2025 Wiltshire Council is taking legal advice over a fire at a listed building at the centre of a planning dispute. |
Heritage-led high streets regeneration brings in £245m
18/03/2025 Heritage-led regeneration can help revive struggling high streets and redefine how local authorities revitalise town centres, according to Historic England. |
Council pledges extra £1m to castle restoration
24/02/2025 Newark and Sherwood District Council has pledged £1m to support the restoration of a historic castle after costs escalate. |
Pub owner threatened with legal action over mural
03/07/2024 A landlord has been threatened with legal action by the local council after he commissioned a painting of a bull on the side of his 17th century pub. |
Historic hall closure to save council £7.4m
05/06/2024 The historic county hall used by Westmorland and Furness Council as the local authority’s headquarters is set to close for its ‘current purpose’. |
Crooked House inquiry postponed
02/05/2024 An inquiry into South Staffordshire Council’s order for the Crooked House to be rebuilt has been postponed. |
Seven heritage projects allocated nearly £15m
09/04/2024 Seven heritage projects across the UK have been allocated £14.8m by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to ‘reimagine and protect’ historic sites. |
Crooked House owners appeal against rebuild order
28/03/2024 The owners of ‘Britain’s wonkiest inn’ have lodged an appeal against an order to rebuild the popular lopsided pub. |
Rochdale Town Hall to reopen after £20m restoration
26/02/2024 Rochdale’s Grade I-listed town hall will open its doors to the public this weekend following a four-year restoration project. |
Historic gas lamps receive Grade II listing
13/02/2024 Four historic gas lamps in central London are set to receive Grade II-listed status. |
‘10,000 years of Cornish history’ brought to light
29/01/2024 Archaeologists have excavated more evidence of Cornwall’s ancient past while carrying out improvement works on the A30, the local council has revealed. |
£450k to kick-start library transformation
30/11/2023 A Manchester library has been awarded £453,964 to transform its Grade II Listed building and preserve its historic collections. |
Council digs up ‘remarkable’ evidence of pre-Christian royal practice
27/11/2023 A local authority’s community archaeology project has found ‘rare and remarkable evidence’ of the practice of pre-Christian beliefs at a royal site. |
Plans unveiled to transform courthouse into offices
23/08/2023 Preston City Council has put in plans that would see a Grade II Listed former magistrates court become a workplace hub. |
Historic lido reopens after £6m makeover
22/08/2023 The historic Northcroft Lido in Newbury has reopened to the public following a £5.7m refurbishment. |
Investigation launched into demolition of ‘Britain's wonkiest pub’
09/08/2023 An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the demolition of the historic Crooked House pub has been launched, the local authority has said. |
Coventry awarded £63,000 to repair historic summer houses
08/08/2023 Coventry City Council has been awarded £63,000 by Historic England to repair three summer houses in a Grade II registered park. |
Hull’s historic Time Ball returns to service
30/06/2023 The Guildhall Time Ball in Hull, a gold metal ball mounted on top of a clock tower, is back in use after a century of inactivity. |
Council steps in to save 16th century courthouse
10/05/2023 A 16th century courthouse in Chard, Somerset, has been saved for posterity after the county council stepped in to buy it. |
Retrofitting historic buildings could boost economy by £35bn
07/03/2023 Retrofitting the UK’s historic buildings in order to make them more energy efficient could generate £35bn of economic output a year, according to a new study. |
Hull’s cream-coloured phone boxes awarded listed status
03/03/2023 Grade-II listed status has been awarded to nine rare telephone boxes in and around Hull. |
Over £21m York Guildhall restoration completed
28/04/2022 The multi-million-pound restoration of York Guildhall has been completed and is now ready to support local businesses and drive economic growth, council says. |
Give councils greater powers to protect local heritage buildings
10/02/2020 Damien Egan, Mayor of Lewisham, explains why he is leading calls for the Government to give local authorities greater powers to protect local heritage buildings and assets of community value. |
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Rise in number of listed buildings occupied by businesses
06/12/2018 A growing number of businesses are basing themselves in historic buildings to convey a positive image, according to heritage experts. |
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Coastal communities awarded £1m to restore historic landmarks
26/11/2018 Over £1m of Government funding has been awarded to 25 projects to restore coastal landmarks and bring economic growth to seaside communities. |
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Council retendering Guildhall refurbishment after costs ‘spiral’
16/08/2018 York City Council is retendering the refurbishment of its historic Guildhall building due to concerns over spiralling costs. |
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Richard III’s resting place granted protection
21/12/2017 The site of the council car park that was the resting place of Richard III for over 600 years has been granted protection by the Government. |
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Eight new historic sites join Heritage Action Zone scheme
05/12/2017 The heritage minister has announced the latest historic places that are set to be revived — and the sites are mostly concentrated in the North and Midlands. |
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New management for Tudor house could save council £1m a year
15/08/2017 Liverpool City Council is looking for a partner to manage a country house and 500-acre park dating back to Tudor times. |
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Council saves historic pubs from supermarket take-over
17/08/2016 Wandsworth pubs are now the ‘best protected in the entire country’ thanks to the removal of permitted development rights from over a hundred of the borough’s bars and taverns. |
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Manchester’s historic town hall to be revamped
14/07/2016 A £330m plan to upgrade Manchester's historic town hall to make it safe and open up new commercial opportunities has been unveiled. |
