The consultation on the revised principles closes on 2 February.

Difficult or problematic heritage has been in the headlines recently. There are many views on how to best manage this heritage: preservation, reinterpretation, recontextualistion or removal. Historic England is consulting on draft guidance for those who own or manage heritage that now is contested in some way. …

Guardi’s Rialto Bridge with the Palazzo dei Camerlenghi (1768) is at risk of leaving the UK unless a buyer can be found to match the asking price of £26,796,000 (including VAT of £591,000).

According to VisitBritain overseas visits to the UK are forecast to break through the 40 million mark for the first time in 2018, reaching 41.7 million, up 4.4 per cent on 2017, which is expected to see 39.9 million total visits.

A reminder that Historic England’s case database can be used to search for appeal and call-in decisions relating to planning permission affecting heritage assets and listed building consent in England.

Three-quarters of the members of the US National Park System Advisory Board has quit. They were frustrated that the US Interior Secretary refused to meet with them or convene a single meeting of the board in 2017 which is legally mandated to meet twice a …

Lord Lingfield asked the Government what plans it had to provide additional funds to monitor and protect shipwrecks in the Exclusive Economic Zone as required by Article 9 of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage. Lord Ashton of Hyde responded that ‘The …

The IHBC [Alliance member] has launched its new website, with a new look and enhanced interface to its 30,000+ pages, while asking users to let it know of any broken web links or if any support is needed.

The fund could be used to help mark the centenary of some women receiving the vote in 1918. Applications should be for £1 million or more. The deadline for applications is midnight on Sunday 28 January 2018.

The Government has published a Manual on Capital grants for farmers and land managers to restore existing farm boundaries, many of which will have a heritage significance. The manual provides information on eligibility, how to apply and the rules for the scheme.

The Charity Finance Group has published a free guide to help voluntary organisations comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The guide is split into five parts governance, fundraising data, financial data, beneficiary data and employee data

DCMS has published its Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2018 which reveals: 38% of businesses, and 44% of charities, say they have heard of the General Data Protection Regulation. Among those aware of GDPR, just over a quarter of businesses and of charities made changes to their operations …