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Safe, well-lit spaces at heart of revised planning rules for England

The government has published revised planning rules for England, including the need for developers to be prioritising spaces that are safe, secure and inclusive...

GN01 in first update since 2021

By Allan Howard GN01 is the ILP’s most downloaded and referenced document and is a mainstay of all matters relating to obtrusive light across the...

More young women pursuing STEM careers, but work still to do – IET

Engineering is still struggling to attract female students, despite this week’s GCSE exam results showing that girls are excelling in STEM, the Institution of...

FROM THE EDITION – ‘JURY STILL OUT’

The Society of Light and Lighting’s ‘Illuminating the Future’ conference in March considered the links between darkness, crime and safety, and lighting, with Sheffield...

FROM THE EDITION – ‘EGYPTIAN FEAST’

The Egyptian Room underneath Oldham Town Hall, once an unused space yet boasting stunning Victorian architecture, has been transformed into a bustling and popular...

Study suggests blue-blocked LED better for psychiatric units

Research has suggested that exposure to light without blue wavelengths may be beneficial to patients in psychiatric units. A study in the academic journal PLOS...

COUNTING DOWN TO GLASGOW

With registration now open, the countdown to June’s Lighting Live Annual Conference in Glasgow is now well and truly on – so get it...

‘WHY I DON’T LIKE DRIVING AT NIGHT’ (REVISITED)

At last year’s Centenary Lighting Summit, and in September’s edition of Lighting Journal, Allan Howard outlined the factors driving growing concerns around vehicle headlight...

LESS IS MORE

Two years in, East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s innovative road safety and decarbonisation Live Labs 2 pilots are progressing at a pace – and...

WALK THIS WAY

The new lighting scheme for Canada Dock Boardwalk in London needed to strike a careful balance between being welcoming for pedestrians while protecting the...

Seven in 10 in construction find it ‘too difficult’ to talk about mental health

Nearly seven in 10 builders have suspected a colleague is seriously depressed yet have felt it was ‘too difficult’ to talk to them about...

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Safe, well-lit spaces at heart of revised planning rules for England

The government has published revised planning rules for England,...

GN01 in first update since 2021

By Allan Howard GN01 is the ILP’s most downloaded and...

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Engineering is still struggling to attract female students, despite...

Council takes legal action to stop unofficial flags on columns

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