News
May 2006
Moving Towards the Future of Rural Funding - Public Consultation Ends in Two Weeks
08th May 2006Important changes are happening to rural funding in England to better target it to the needs of rural people and businesses in each region.
Skills Academy Unveils Action Plan for Delivering Sustainable Communities
11th May 2006The Academy for Sustainable Communities (ASC) today announced a series of ground-breaking education and training initiatives for young people, professionals and communities.
Johnson Launches Sustainable Schools Consultation
15th May 2006Education Secretary Alan Johnson today launched a framework for action for schools to become models of sustainable development in their communities.
New Planning Guidance to Promote Thriving and Vibrant Tourism
16th May 2006A new guide which will help drive forward and support the tourism industry has been launched today by Planning Minister, Baroness Andrews and Tourism Minister, Shaun Woodward.
Tessa Jowell Names Board of Olympic Lottery Funding Body
16th May 2006Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell today announced the line-up of members for the Board of the Olympic Lottery Distributor (OLD), taking its membership to five including the Chair.
Judges wanted for New Homes Garden Awards
17th May 2006The Landscape Institute has been approached to provide judges for the New Homes Garden Awards 2006.
New Open Competition: Sports Academy: Reinvigorating Scunthorpe Central Park
17th May 2006This new two-stage open competition invites multi-disciplinary design teams to prepare proposals for a high quality sustainable re-development of Scunthorpe’s Central Park and the development of a new Sports Academy for public use.
‘Bono’ of Landscape Architecture on UK Tour
18th May 2006Leading US landscape architect Professor Walter Hood of the University of California, Berkeley, will be visiting the UK next week (commencing May 22) on a lecture tour organised by the Landscape Institute.
LI Member Awarded a Chelsea Gold
24th May 2006Robert Myers Associates scooped a gold at the Chelsea Flower Show this week for its work on the Italian Costeria dei Fiori.