BCC responds to National Infrastructure Commission’s Rail Needs Assessment
15th December 2020
Commenting on the National Infrastructure Commission’s Rail Needs Assessment, released today, Head of People Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce Jane Gratton said: “Improving rail capacity, connectivity and journey times between cities in the North and Midlands is essential to
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BCC responds to the Chancellor’s Summer Statement
8th July 2020
Commenting on the Chancellor’s Summer Statement, delivered today, BCC Director General Dr Adam Marshall said: “Businesses will celebrate many of the Chancellor’s announcements today, although it is likely that the scale of the stimulus needed to help the UK economy
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Latest Government COVID Information – 13th August
13th August 2020
Latest Government Support Schemes – 13th August £20 million to improve small business leadership and problem-solving skills £20 million in new grants to boost recovery of small businesses Peer Networks scheme to be run by Local Growth Hubs Small Business
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Policing on hand to help businesses in the fight against cybercrime
5th June 2024
In the dynamic world of digital business, the threat of cyber crime looms large, regardless of the size of your organisation. Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) often find themselves particularly vulnerable targets for online criminals. As a serving Police Officer,
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Precision Golf – Annual Golf Day – Sign Up Now!
17th June 2024
SIGN UP FOR OUR ANNUAL GOLF DAY AT THE GLORIOUS ST GEORGE’S HILL GOLF CLUB Summer is almost upon us, and that means our annual golf day is coming up fast! Thursday 22nd August is the date for your diary,
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Initial BCC reaction to Budget 2018: A shot in the arm for business investment and growth
29th October 2018
Giving his initial reaction to the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “In an atmosphere of unprecedented uncertainty and heightened political noise, the Chancellor has demonstrated that he is listening to business concerns
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Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – June 2nd 2021
2nd June 2021
There have been some very happy faces on social media recently as hospitality venues have welcomed customers back into their premises. The number of weddings planned in the next few weeks is massive! Meanwhile, we continue to feedback to government
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Updated Local Plan – consultation on main changes starts 11 September
5th September 2018
Help shape the borough’s future by commenting on the main modifications to our updated Local Plan in the next consultation, as agreed by the Executive at its meeting last night (4 September). Cllr Paul Spooner, Leader of the Council, says:
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Surrey’s Disabled Artists showcase artwork at The Lightbox Gallery for Surrey Artist Open Studios
24th May 2024
DAiSYPresents their DAiSY~ChainArtists Exhibition at The Lightbox, Woking, Surrey. DAiSY (DisabilityArts in Surrey) is proud to present the inaugural DAiSY~Chain Artists Network Exhibition, showcasing artworks by d/Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists from Surrey and the South East. This exhibition is
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ramsac celebrates 30 years of being at the heart of IT
21st March 2022
Leading Surrey-based IT Service Provider, ramsac is celebrating its 30th birthday in March. The company was incorporated on March 17th 1992 by Rob May and Sally Cooper, at a time when a personal computer cost around £5,000 and the internet
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Vision Engineering first Surrey business to support the ‘Queen’s Green Canopy’ initiative
27th October 2021
LONDON, 27 OCTOBER 2021: Vision Engineering Limited (Woking, UK) welcomed HRH The Princess Royal to its Global HQ & Manufacturing facility in Send, Surrey, to present them with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for its Lynx EVO ergonomic stereo microscope.
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Enterprise M3 Annual Report 2019/20 Resilience, Recovery and Renewal
29th July 2020
We are delighted to share our Annual Report 2019/20: Resilience, Recovery and Renewal. This is our first digital annual report which allows you to take a customised journey through the pages that interest you, listening to short videos from our
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Watch At Home: Tales From Hans Christian Andersen
18th October 2021
The award-winning Guildford Shakespeare Company are making their brand-new musical adaptation based on the stories of Hans Christian Andersen available to Watch At Home on selected dates during the run. Filmed in front of a live audience, the show will
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BCC / Totaljobs: No business sector immune from recruitment difficulties
15th May 2019
Recruitment intentions were strong in the first quarter of the year but nearly 75% of firms reported a shortage of suitable candidates, according to the landmark publication of the Quarterly Recruitment Outlook released today (Wednesday) by the British Chambers of
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Prime Minister announces new local Covid Alert Levels
13th October 2020
Yesterday (12/10/2020) the Prime Minister set out how the government will further simplify and standardise local rules by introducing a three tiered system of local COVID Alert Levels in England. He confirmed the levels will be set at medium, high, and very high.
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BCC: Simplifying planning rules would go a long way to boost rural coverage
27th August 2019
Commenting on the government announcement on proposals to simplify planning rules to improve rural mobile coverage, Mike Spicer, Director of Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “We’ve been calling on the new government to prioritise the introduction
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#AtHomeWithGSC
23rd April 2020
Surrey’s award-winning theatre company have curated a special online programme of activities to keep audiences entertained and inspired during the coming months. With everyone having to stay at home the Guildford-based theatre company wanted to be able to keep in
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Moore Barlow commended once again as a top law firm for HNW individuals
13th July 2020
GUILDFORD (13 July 2020): Top 100 UK law firm Moore Barlow is proud to announce rankings in Chambers High Net Worth (HNW) 2020, reflecting the firm’s reputation as a specialist firm for private wealth practitioners. With one of the largest
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Supporting your business growth aspirations through insolvent acquisitions
22nd February 2021
Buying a business out of an insolvency process can be a great way to create opportunities for other organisations to expand while saving jobs at the same time. However, there are many pitfalls that need to be carefully considered and
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Initial BCC response to Labour Party manifesto
22nd November 2019
Responding to the Labour Party manifesto, Director-General Dr Adam Marshall said: “No government can deliver the prosperity that people and public services depend on, or achieve net-zero, without a true partnership with business. When business thrives, people and communities thrive too. “Millions of businesspeople care deeply about their employees and their communities and they need
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