BCC: Businesses ‘hung out to dry’ without answers in event of unwanted ‘no deal’
13th February 2019
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has today published a list of twenty critical questions that remain unanswered for business in the unwelcome event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on March 29. With less than 50
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Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – March 2023
28th February 2023
We have been busy working with our Chamber colleagues across the country to come up with a wish list, which we have presented to the government so that they can relieve cost and recruitment pressures on businesses. It follows
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Finalists announced for the Spelthorne Means Business Awards 2019
23rd September 2019
Finalists announced for the Spelthorne Means Business Awards 2019 Spelthorne Borough Council is delighted to announce the finalists for the Spelthorne Means Business Awards. The winners will be announced at a black tie ceremony at Shepperton Studios on Thursday 17
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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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Moore Barlow launches
4th May 2020
New Top 100 firm represents regional powerhouse with unique specialisms and significant strength in private client, property and personal injury SOUTHAMPTON and GUILDFORD (1 May 2020): Top 100 UK law firm Moore Barlow has launched today as a combined firm,
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BCC comments on PM statement
22nd May 2019
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s statement, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “Businesses need concrete outcomes to plan for the future. In the absence of parliamentary consensus on either the Withdrawal Agreement or
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Business and Arts Unite In Lockdown
20th July 2020
The award-winning Guildford Shakespeare Company (GSC) receive funding from insurance broker Gallagher’s Community and Charity Fund to further their work in the community. Following a networking event hosted by Surrey Chambers of Commerce at GSC’s February production of Macbeth, Gallagher’s
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Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 15th June 2022
15th June 2022
Start-up Academy We held an excellent graduation celebration last week for all the businesses that took part in our second Start-up Academy, and we are now looking forward to recruiting the next cohort. We are welcoming pre-starts and early start
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BCC responds to ONS’ August labour market figures
11th August 2020
Commenting on the ONS labour market figures for August 2020, published today, BCC Head of Economics Suren Thiru said: “While the headline data continues to lag behind the reality on the ground, the decline in the number of employees on payrolls and hours worked is
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Tilney Smith & Williamson continues Surrey expansion with Rayhan Ghandi appointment
2nd August 2021
Tilney Smith & Williamson, the leading wealth management and professional services group which looks after £52 billion for its clients, has appointed Rayhan Ghandi as an Investment Manager based in its Guildford office as part of its continued expansion in
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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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A Market Fuelled by Stimulus and Biases
20th July 2020
It should, by now, be clear that the present risk rally – that has been ongoing since the market bottomed in late-March – has been propelled by both unprecedented amounts of stimulus, and by hope that science will eventually come
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Business Women in Surrey Celebrates International Women’s Day
6th February 2023
The Business Women in Surrey Group are delighted to announce details of their annual flagship event in celebration of International Women’s Day 2023. The event, sponsored by Natwest and the Surrey Business School Surrey University, is a luncheon which
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Amicala and Socius plans to create an Integrated Retirement Community at Members Hill, Weybridge.
4th October 2022
A planning application has been submitted to Elmbridge Borough Council following consultation with local residents, businesses and stakeholders. You can view this on the Council website with this reference number 2022/2746 What is an integrated retirement community? An integrated retirement
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Dean of Guildford, Dianna Gwilliams To Retire.
20th June 2023
The Very Reverend Dianna Gwilliams has announced that she will retire as Dean of Guildford at the end of her ten years of service in September 2023. She will have her last evensong on Sunday 17th September to mark
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BCC comments on review of immigration proposals
25th June 2019
Commenting on the announcement that the Home Secretary Sajid Javid has asked the Migration Advisory Committee to review and advise on salary thresholds for the future immigration system, Mike Spicer, Director of Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:
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An update on COVID-19 cases in Surrey
12th October 2020
Data is showing an increase in COVID-19 case numbers in some areas of Surrey and residents should remain vigilant to slow any spread of the virus. As part of the Local Outbreak Control Plan for Surrey we made a commitment
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Curchod & Co has been announced as the ‘Most Active Commercial Property Agent in Surrey 2019’
30th April 2019
Curchod & Co has been announced as the “Most Active Commercial Property Agent in Surrey 2019” by national property magazine, Estates Gazette. As part of its annual competition, the national trade publication looks at the volume of property transactions recorded
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With the clocks changing and nights drawing in, motorists urged to watch out for deer this autumn
10th October 2019
Motorists are being warned about the heightened risk of deer-vehicle collisions this autumn. The upcoming clock change will mean deer movement will coincide with peak commuting hours, increasing the likelihood of drivers seeing and colliding with a deer. We urge
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BCC responds to Government’s Covid-19 recovery strategy and workplace guidance
12th May 2020
Commenting on the publication of the UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery plan and associated workplace guidance, BCC Director General Adam Marshall said: “This is a significant step forward in terms of the information available for businesses, who will now need to
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