Surrey Choices Celebrates Disabled and Neurodivergent people and Partners at their Celebrating Success Awards 2024
24th May 2024
On Wednesday 15 May 2024 Surrey Choices celebrated disabled and neurodivergent people and partners at their annual Celebrating Success Awards at Denbies Wine Estate, Dorking. Family, friends, and colleagues came together to recognise this year’s winners in beautiful surroundings. Celebrating
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Charles Russell Speechlys ‘Highly Commended’ as South of England Probate Law Firm
19th May 2021
19 May 2021 – Charles Russell Speechlys in Guildford was ‘Highly Commended’ at the UK Probate Awards 2021 in the category of Best Probate Law Firm, South England. The UK Probate Research Awards, known as the Probies, recognise excellence in
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Spelthorne Business Awards Winners
18th November 2022
The hard work and achievements of local businesses was celebrated at the Spelthorne Business Awards held at the Holiday Inn, Shepperton on 17 November. Tracey Carter, Senior Economic Development Officer said, “I would like to thank our sponsors for
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Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – April 22nd 2021
22nd April 2021
Louise Punter-CEO Surrey Chambers of Commerce Progress is being seen The sunshine was welcome last week as venues started to open their doors for outside service with changes affecting both businesses and their customers put in place. Businesses must display
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Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 10th April
12th April 2023
We have had a very short pause in activity as everyone focused on a long weekend, but events are stepping up again to provide businesses opportunities to meet up with potential clients and suppliers. The Local Skills Improvement Plan
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Councillor resigns from Conservative Group
3rd September 2018
Councillor Bob McShee has resigned from the Conservative group on the Council to become an Independent Councillor. He has been a Borough Councillor for seven years, representing Worplesdon ward. The political balance of the Council, which has 48 councillors, is
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BCC says temporary postponement of import checks must lead to permanent solution
11th March 2021
Commenting on the announcement of the postponement, Adam Marshall, Director General of the BCC, said: “This is a positive step as it recognises what everyone in business has known for weeks now: UK-EU trade has faced, and continues to face, significant disruption and difficulty. “Ministers are right to
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Quarterly Economic Survey
4th June 2019
In association with the British Chambers of Commerce and the wider accredited Chamber network, once a quarter we run Britain’s most influential private business survey – the Quarterly Economic Survey. As Britain’s biggest and longest-running private business survey, it’s a
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Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black’s Tell Me On A Sunday
18th October 2021
The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford is excited to welcome The Watermill Theatre’s production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black’s Tell Me On A Sunday, running from Tuesday 16 – Saturday 20 November 2021. Tell Me On A
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World explorer joins CREST Awards golfers at wildlife fundraiser
15th May 2024
International explorer Nick Hollis – the man who has taken on the world’s most challenging feats of endurance to promote environmental responsibility praised the golfers he joined at the CREST Business Awards Charity Golf Day who raised £4,000 for Surrey
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M25 Junction 10/A3 Wisley interchange | Upcoming Closures
12th March 2024
We are writing to advise you of our planned closures for the next two weeks, weeks commencing Monday 11th March and Monday 18th March. Please consider these closures when planning your journey. Our overnight closures usually start from 10pm and
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Reigate Manor is re-opening on Monday 10th August
10th August 2020
After 5 months of being closed, we are delighted that Reigate Manor will be re-opening on Monday 10th August. The past few months has been very challenging for the hotel, with many of the weddings, events and Cellar Rooms celebrations
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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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Future Mobility Expert Joins EM3 Board to Help Boost Investment in Transport Innovation
20th January 2021
Expert in connected and automated vehicles, infrastructure and services, Dr Daniel Ruiz, has joined Enterprise M3 LEP’s Board as a non-executive director. Daniel has been CEO of Zenzic since January 2018, leading the UK’s £100 million connected and automated mobility
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Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 6th October 2022
6th October 2022
Energy explained Having announced support for businesses with their energy we have been finding out what this actually means. The new scheme is all about capping wholesale energy costs. Wholesale (commodity) electricity prices will be capped at 21.1p/kWh and gas
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Surrey’s soilless technology could help the UK’s biomass industry grow
4th August 2022
An innovative, space-saving technology to develop fast-growing plants without soil could revolutionise the UK’s bioenergy market, according to researchers from the University of Surrey. The soilless cultivation technology has been awarded £4m from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) Reveals Busiest Year In 2021
23rd December 2021
Take part in Run 31 in January to raise vital funds for the life-saving charity Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) saw unprecedented demand for its life-saving service in 2021, with call outs already over 2,900 incidents, 1,860 by
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The hand sanitiser produced by this Surrey distillery is now available for local businesses to order.
29th April 2020
Silent Pool Distillers are based in Albury, near Guildford and produce award winning Silent Pool Gin as well as a range of small batch gins. At the beginning of March – when the Covid-19 crisis really hit hard – the
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BCC responds to ONS GDP figures
14th July 2020
Commenting on GDP figures for May 2020 published today by the ONS, BCC Head of Economics Suren Thiru said: “The latest data confirms there was a modest rally in monthly UK GDP growth in May as restrictions started to ease. However, coming after unprecedented contractions in the
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BCC comments on GDP figures
10th May 2019
Commenting on the latest UK GDP statistics, published today by the ONS, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “While there was a strengthening in UK GDP growth in the first quarter, the headline
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