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  • Price freeze in most town centre car parks approved
    23rd January 2020

    A price freeze in most town centre car parks, more electric vehicle charging points and a new ‘early bird’ rate at Farnham Road car park to help commuters were all agreed at a meeting of the Council’s Executive last night

  • Charles Russell Speechlys’ Corporate Team Shortlisted For Six South East Dealmakers Awards
    23rd January 2020

    Charles Russell Speechlys in Guildford has been shortlisted for six Insider South East Dealmakers Awards 2020 including Corporate Law Firm of the Year, Corporate Lawyer of the Year, Deal of the Year (under £10m), Deal of the Year (over £10m)

  • BCC comments on ONS labour market data
    21st January 2020

    Commenting on the ONS labour market figures for January 2020, published, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “The jobs market remains strong in the face of a challenging economic backdrop, with firms continuing

  • High-growth startup Elder raises further £8.2m in bid to displace the care home
    21st January 2020

    Elder, a leading care home alternative, has raised another £8.2m funding round as its technology-enabled live-in care service gains nationwide popularity, bringing the total raised to £16.5m.   Elder is one of the UK’s fastest-growing startups and has delivered more

  • HS2 – Suggested supplementary media lines
    21st January 2020

    “HS2 should be delivered in full, without delay. There is a strong economic case for delivering all phases of HS2.   “For far too long businesses across the UK have had to cope with heavily congested Victorian-era railways – with

  • #Do1Thing
    16th January 2020

    On 22nd January, the Surrey Advertiser and getsurrey.co.uk will be part of 35 regional websites and titles across the UK launching our #Do1Thing campaign to highlight companies who are taking climate change and green issues seriously. Our Mission Climate change

  • Cheeky calendar hunks raise cash for Hospice
    15th January 2020

      Sold out almost as soon as it went on sale, a cheeky charity calendar raised loads of laughs – and a few eyebrows – along with £1,400 for Princess Alice Hospice. Featuring the charms of around 25 regulars from

  • Macbeth Cast Announced
    15th January 2020

      8-29 February: Ahead of next February’s production, the award-winning Guildford Shakespeare Company (GSC) are proud to announce the cast for Shakespeare’s supernatural thriller MACBETH. MACBETH, which will be GSC’s 43rd show, will open the Surrey theatre company’s 14th programme

  • Award-winning Hospice campaign held up as shining example
    14th January 2020

    A Hospice fundraising campaign featuring innovative digital tools has been singled out as an example of excellence, by global online social platform JustGiving. Princess Alice Hospice in Esher, won the JustGiving Christmas Campaign award for the 2018 Santa Fun Run,

  • BDO recruiting 60 trainees in 2020
    9th January 2020

    Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO is set to recruit a record number of new trainees in the South East this year. Applications are now open for 60 new roles which will be based across the firm’s two offices in

  • Rotary gift for Hospice care at home
    9th January 2020

    A huge brunch date for 130 guests raised a hearty £1,000 for Princess Alice Hospice. Members of Bookham and Horsley Rotary Club enjoyed the mid-morning get-together in November, to highlight and support the Hospice’s care for people in their own

  • Continued commitment to tackling air quality and the climate change emergency
    9th January 2020

    On 23 July the Council declared a climate emergency and we confirmed our commitment to collaborate with partners to achieve a net zero carbon emissions target goal by 2030 and launched a Climate Change and Innovation Board (CCIB). Cllr Caroline