Mounting Uncertainty Delays Further Rate Cut
20th June 2025
Responding to the latest Bank of England interest rate decision, David Bharier, Head of Research at the British Chambers of Commerce said: “Yesterday’s CPI data confirmed that inflation remains stubbornly high, so today’s decision by the Bank of England to
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University of Surrey participates in 30th anniversary Guildford Book Festival
17th September 2019
The University of Surrey will once again contribute to the exciting literary line-up at the 30th annual Guildford Book Festival, which runs from 6 to 13 October 2019. On Tuesday 8 October Sarah Perry: Melmoth – Myth, Mystery and the Power
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Surrey Choices Celebrates Staff at the Recognising You: Colleague Awards 2022
22nd December 2022
This month Surrey Choices celebrated staff across the organisation at the Recognising You: Colleague Awards at The Gorse Hill Hotel in Woking. Colleagues, friends, and Surrey Choices Board Members came together to recognise this year’s winners. Colleague Awards Recognising
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Spelthorne Business Plan Competition 2023
14th March 2023
Are you a budding entrepreneur with dreams of starting your own business? Kwasi Kwarteng MP is hosting the 9th Spelthorne Business Plan Competition in partnership with Spelthorne Borough Council. If you have a great business idea but need some
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The Play’s The Thing: Guildford Shakespeare Company embarks on their second free-to-access tour to less-advantaged schools in Surrey.
30th August 2019
16-27 September 2019: The tour, which is completely free to access, will deliver the two most popular Shakespeare plays studied at GCSE, Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet. The project, made possible by funding from the Geoff Herrington Foundation, will
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Emergency Budget 2022: What Businesses Want To See
16th September 2022
We once again asked businesses; ‘If you were Chancellor, what would you make a priority in an Emergency Budget?’. Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s poll. The results highlight the need for immediate government action to tackle the cost-of-living crisis, with businesses otherwise not able to prioritise
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Stressbusting Surrey garden collaboration wins coveted silver-gilt medal at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
22nd May 2019
Celebrating success at the UK’s most anticipated horticultural event of the year, the Silent Pool Gin Garden wins a prestigious silver-gilt medal at the Royal Horticultural Society’s world-famous Chelsea Flower Show 2019, where innovative design and horticultural expertise combine to
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Attraction Factor Strategy Session
14th September 2022
Are you attracting enough business? Successful businesses don’t just “do some marketing” and hope for the best. They have the right marketing strategy and crucially, they have “the Attraction Factor.” That’s the theme of two events being held in
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Guildford Shakespeare Company celebrates Shakespeare Week by hosting an actor’s Round Table discussion at Kings College Guildford
20th February 2020
16 March 2020: The award-winning Guildford Shakespeare Company (GSC) continues A Time For All Things, their residency at Kings College Guildford, with a special workshop for Shakespeare Week. On Monday 16 March, GCSE students at Kings College will mark the
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Double Olivier Award-Winning West End and Broadway Smash-Hit Comes to Woking as Part of Major International Tour
8th November 2022
The award-winning smash-hit production of Girl From The North Country, written and directed by celebrated playwright Conor McPherson (The Weir, The Seafarer) with music and lyrics by Bob Dylan, heads to Woking as part of its first UK tour. The
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EM3 Receives Multi-Million Pound Investment to Stimulate Economic Recovery
7th July 2020
The Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership has received a £13.3m share of the Government’s £900m “Getting Building Fund” to help ‘shovel ready’ projects galvanise economic recovery and growth. By investing in plans leading to ultra-fast digital connectivity, the roll out
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BCC DIRECTOR GENERAL SHEVAUN HAVILAND: NO MORE TAX ON BUSINESS
3rd July 2025
If the Government is serious about growth, then it cannot tax business any further, Director General of the BCC, Shevaun Haviland, is set to warn. At the BCC’s Global Annual Conference 2025, she will unveil new research showing the impact
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ISDN Switch-Off: How to Future-Proof your Business
16th June 2023
By 2025 legacy ISDN and PSTN telephony networks will be switched off for good. If you aren’t using an IP (internet protocol) telephone system already, you should start making plans for the ISDN switch off now, so you won’t
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London Gatwick Seeks More Deserving Causes in Surrey
31st May 2023
London Gatwick is looking for more good causes to support in Surrey through round three of the Gatwick Foundation Fund. The fund has £33,000 to donate and is asking for charities and community groups in the county to step
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US Tariff Relief For Automotives And Jet Engines
17th June 2025
Reacting to news that the US President has signed an Executive Order on the trade deal with the UK, William Bain, BCC Head of Trade Policy, said: “News that the trade deal with the US has been agreed on
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Annie Starring Craig Revel Horwood at New Victoria Theatre Woking
17th May 2023
Mon 19 Jun – Sat 24 Jun 202 Michael Harrison and David Ian are delighted to announce that Craig Revel Horwood will star as ‘Miss Hannigan’ in the UK and Ireland Tour of their smash hit production of the
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Filter Maker Responds to Emergency Order as Rain Threatens Public Water Supply
1st November 2023
Filter manufacturer Amazon Filters has turned round an emergency order from a water company in the south of England after torrential rain threatened to put a treatment works out of action. Successive downfalls and flooding in a short space
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Stag Print supports mental health charity for 2020
4th February 2020
Surrey-based print and packaging company, Stag Print, is delighted to announce its support for local mental health organisation Oakleaf as its charity of the year for 2020. Oakleaf is a mental health charity supporting some of the most
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Manor Collection group hosts successful wreath making evenings for the Giant Pledge!
7th January 2020
Local Betchworth based hotel, Hartsfield Manor has recently hosted some very successful Christmas wreath making events in order to raise further funds for George and The Giant Pledge. The hotel group have so far raised in excess of £12,000 with
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Princess Alice Hospice shows what it takes to be the best
7th October 2019
Seven doctors, 1,040 litres of washing up liquid, 1,008 Santa suits, 1,415 volunteers and 13 window cleaners – this is just some of what it takes for Princess Alice Hospice to provide exceptional end of life care each year. Princess
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