The Civic Trust Awards are to continue despite the charity going into administration in April.

The 50-year-old awards were set up to recognise the best in architecture, urban design, landscape and public art and the latest news will be widely welcomed by architects and their clients.

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You are invited to an Open Forum (one of many being held across the country) to discuss the future of the civic society movement following the demise of the Civic Trust earlier this year. Tony Burton from the Civic Society Initiative will facilitate a discussion aimed at exploring:

* The extent of current civic society activities.
* The ideal future focus for your society's time and resources.
* The type of support your society will need to be successful in these endeavours.

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Nearly one in five of surveyed conservation areas in London are facing real pressures and challenges and have been identified as 'at risk', according to this year's Heritage at Risk register from English Heritage. With approximately 955 conservation areas in London, we all visit, work in or live in one on a regular basis: they are part of our everyday life and represent what we value most about our surroundings. The HAR register contains the first ever survey into the condition of England's conservation areas. In London, it identifies 81 conservation areas that are 'at risk' of neglect, decay, damaging change, or are a cause for concern. Read more

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has unveiled plans to further limit tall buildings in the capital by widening protected viewing corridors and in some cases doubling them.

New draft guidance, which is now the subject of public consultation, shows Johnson is sticking to his campaign pledge to strengthen the protection given to historic views of parliament, St Pauls Cathedral and other important sites from specific locations.

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London Councils has expressed its disappointment after London Mayor Boris Johnson today announced plans to cut more than £14million from a fund to pay for transport projects.

London Councils has noted that Transport for London (TfL) is facing budgetary pressure in the current financial climate, and this has resulted in a reduction of the total amount of money to be shared between London's boroughs from £169.5million in 2009/10 to £155million in 2010/11.

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A groundbreaking new agreement to address the economic downturn, funding for the capital, policing and youth crime, transport and climate change was announced today.

The first ever City Charter for London commits the Mayor and London's 33 local authorities to work together more closely in order to improve the capital's public services and deliver better value for money for London taxpayers.

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The design for the London 2012 media centre could "blight the Olympic legacy", it has been claimed.

The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, the government's adviser on urban design, said it has serious concerns about the buildings.

It said the steel and glass structure covering 900,000 sq ft did not go far enough to help regenerate east London.

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English Heritage has asked every Local Authority in the country to fill in a questionnaire for each of their Conservation Areas as part of the first nationwide census of the condition of this important element of our heritage. The results will be announced and a campaign will be launched on 23rd June to help councils, communities and individual residents to care for these special places. Read more

The Trustees of the Civic Trust have announced with great regret that after considering a number of options they have decided that the Trust will not be able to continue to operate on a solvent basis and have resolved to place the Trust into Administration. Read more

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has persuaded utility companies to sign up to a 'Code of Conduct' to cut the delays and congestion caused by roadworks. Read more