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  • BCC: Flexible labour market limiting impact of sluggish economy
    22nd January 2019

    Commenting on the labour market figures for January 2019, published today by the ONS, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:    “The marked increase in employment is further evidence that the jobs market remains

  • Guildford Shakespeare Company’s intergenerational project.
    21st January 2019

    Guildford Shakespeare Company’s intergenerational project that transforms lives by 300% returns for second term.   Spirit of Youth, the intergenerational drama project from Guildford Shakespeare Company (GSC), returns for a second term, further tackling social isolation within their local community.

  • BCC responds to result of meaningful vote
    15th January 2019

      Responding to the Parliamentary defeat of the Meaningful Vote on the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “There are no more words to describe the frustration, impatience,

  • Town Centre transformation – latest update on North Street
    14th January 2019

    We continue our work with M&G Real Estate to redevelop the North Street site and provide much-needed homes, along with appropriate retail and leisure opportunities. Cllr Geoff Davis, Special Advisor to the Leader of the Council, says: “As the special

  • CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS’ CORPORATE TEAM SHORTLISTED FOR FOUR SOUTH EAST DEALMAKERS AWARDS
    11th January 2019

        10 January 2019 – Charles Russell Speechlys in Guildford has been shortlisted for four Insider South East Dealmakers Awards 2019 including Corporate Law Firm of the Year, Corporate Lawyer of the Year and Private Equity Deal of the

  • BCC comments on GDP and trade figures
    11th January 2019

    Commenting on the GDP and trade statistics for November 2018, published by the ONS today, Mike Spicer, Director of Research and Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “Despite a small improvement in GDP growth between October and

  • High Level Support for Growing Businesses Based in the Coast to Capital Area
    10th January 2019

    Businesses in the Coast to Capital area that have the potential and ambition to grow, are being invited to apply to Coast to Capital’s innovative Growth Hub Escalator Programme which starts in January 2019. The six-month pilot, is being delivered

  • New Year Records at Brooklands Museue
    10th January 2019

    The UK’s largest New Year’s Day gathering of classic vehicles which is held at Brooklands Museum on January 1st every year broke its previous record with just over 7,900 people attending throughout the day. The historic site in Weybridge which

  • Premier League and FA funding secured for new state of the art pitch at Kings College
    10th January 2019

    Guildford Borough Council and Kings College have successfully secured a grant of over £346,000 from the Premier League (PL) and FA Facilities Fund (FA:FF) towards a state of the art, full size, floodlit 3G pitch at Kings College in Guildford.

  • BCC Quarterly Economic Survey: Big squeeze on firms from recruitment, prices and cash flow
    3rd January 2019

      The British Chambers of Commerce’s quarterly economic survey – the UK’s largest private sector survey of business sentiment and a leading indicator of UK GDP growth – finds that the UK economy ended 2018 stuck in a weak holding

  • Major investment in “big ideas, energy and vision” pledged in newly-launched funding prospectus
    20th December 2018

    Enterprise M3 has launched a £20million Growth Fund to back innovators and entrepreneurs who can deliver projects which will drive clean growth and enhance productivity and create jobs across the digital, aerospace, defence, space, transport and med-tech industries. ‘The Capital

  • RED2GREEN
    20th December 2018

    RED2GREEN RED2GREEN is an exciting environmental initiative that enables its partners to deliver their products and services in a planet-friendly and sustainable way. We all know that everything we do in business comes at a cost to the environment. Businesses