Garden in the box festival at The Lightbox
24th March 2022
The Lightbox gallery and museum in Woking is launching its first one day garden festival – Garden in the Box which will celebrate the positive power of gardening. On Saturday 9 April 2022 from 10.30am – 5.00pm join The Lightbox
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BCC responds to ONS labour market statistics
10th November 2020
Commenting on the ONS labour market statistics for November, published today, BCC Head of Economics Suren Thiru said: “The rise in the unemployment rate and redundancies is further evidence that the damage being done to the UK jobs market
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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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Young People Need Your Help More Than Ever: Sleep Anywhere But Your Bed to Help Prevent Youth Homelessness
22nd July 2020
(Photo Caption: Join YMCA DownsLink Group’s biggest fundraising event of the year, Sleep Easy, Friday 9th October 2020, to raise money to tackle the causes of youth homelessness.) Family breakdown is a leading cause of youth homelessness and pressure created
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Tilney Smith & Williamson expands in Surrey with the acquisition of HFS Milbourne
5th March 2021
Tilney Smith & Williamson is pleased to announce that it has acquired HFS Milbourne, one of the leading financial and investment advisory firms in Surrey. HFS Milbourne is based in Guildford and supports clients with c£450 million of assets under
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BCC comments on Prime Minister’s immigration announcement
9th August 2019
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s announcement on immigration proposals, Dr Adam Marshall of the British Chambers of Commerce said: “This is a positive signal on immigration, as business needs the new government to demonstrate openness to the world. “It should
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Surrey Translation Bureau staff join campaign to raise awareness about endometriosis
2nd March 2021
Some of the female staff members at Surrey Translation Bureau (STB) are raising funds for Endometriosis UK to create more awareness about the condition. 1 in 10 women are affected by endometriosis, but it is rarely talked about. The team
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Initial Comment On General Election Outcome
13th December 2019
Congratulating the Prime Minister on his election victory, as reported at 7.00am, BCC Director General Dr Adam Marshall said: “Restoring business, investor and consumer confidence – and firing up the economy – must now be the Prime Minister’s top priority. “Campaign slogans must give way to
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£45M Brooklands College Investment Approved
1st March 2024
£45m investment into Brooklands College given the Green Light Brooklands College is celebrating Colleges Week 2024 with the outstanding news that their plans for a £45m investment in the Surrey based college have been given the green light. The College
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Understanding documentation for 2021
2nd July 2020
Is your business ready for 1/1/21 and the end of the transition period? Are you a customs agent? Or does your company use customs agents and intermediaries to help you trade with the EU? If so, you need to know how to
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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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Dr Adam Marshall: take bold steps to help UK business thrive
5th March 2020
BCC Director General Dr Adam Marshall will today call on the UK government to sweep away barriers to business growth and investment at the leading business organisation’s Annual Conference 2020. In his keynote speech, Marshall will praise the determination of
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BCC comments on inflation statistics
22nd May 2019
Commenting on the inflation statistics for April 2019, published today by the Office for National Statistics, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “UK inflation moved above the Bank of England’s 2% target for
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Surrey Chambers supporting businesses through the EU transition and Border changes
12th February 2021
We are now extending EU Transition support to cover the whole of Surrey thanks to funding from both Local Enterprise Partnerships. EnterpriseM3 covers the 7 boroughs on the West of Surrey and Coast to Capital covers the 4 Boroughs and
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Statement – Surrey Local Resilience Forum
1st February 2021
Surrey Local Resilience Forum (SLRF) is working with Public Health England and the Department of Health and Social Care to carry out a localised ‘surge testing’ programme in the Goldsworth Park and St Johns areas of Woking. This follows notification
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Be summer-job ready with the HMRC app
3rd July 2025
Young people applying for a job this summer can download the HMRC app for instant access to the tax and salary details they need More than 1.2 million young people aged 25 and under have downloaded the HMRC app to
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BCC initial response to announcement of second lockdown in England
2nd November 2020
Giving an initial response to the Prime Minister’s announcement of a month-long national lockdown in England, BCC Director General Adam Marshall said: “There’s no getting around the fact that these new restrictions will be a devastating blow to business communities
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WHO IS GEF? UK exports could surge if SME export finance guarantee scheme promoted more effectively
7th June 2024
SME BOOST: Exports could grow if more companies were aware of ‘GEF’ – the General Export Facility, says Mark Barrie, funding and strategic partnership director with Azets SME exports could grow if more companies were aware of and using ‘GEF’
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Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 4th July 2022
4th July 2022
Start-up Academy We held an excellent graduation celebration 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 businesses (Up
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Drivetech urges fleets to prioritise driver training in new financial year to lower premiums
29th February 2024
“As fleets and businesses plan for the new financial year, recent headlines that effective driver training can reduce accidents, via the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP), underscores the importance of proactive risk management strategies for electric vehicle (EV) fleets. “Fleets
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