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Rewarding local innovation at the Guildford Innovation Awards
18th September 2018
The Guildford Innovation Awards 2018 have been designed to celebrate what Guildford does best – innovate! The awards build upon the success of the 2018 Innovate Guildford programme, celebrating inspirational innovation across a spectrum of sectors in the borough and
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Amendments to Exporter Statement for A.TR. Certificates
18th September 2018
INTERNATIONAL TRADE NOTICE NUMBER: 025 DATE: 18th September 2018 Amendments to Exporter Statement for A.TR. Certificates It has come to our attention that there have been some minor amendments to the Exporter Statement for A.TR’s per Customs Notice 812. A
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Celebrating our borough’s blooming great gardeners
18th September 2018
17 September 2018 Celebrating our borough’s blooming great gardeners *Photos to download at the end of the release* Green fingered creativity was celebrated through the theme of ‘peace’ to mark the centenary of World War I at the
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Government publishes Technical Notices detailing what to do in the unlikely ‘no-deal’ scenario
14th September 2018
As announced by the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on 18 July 2018, the government is publishing a series of technical notices during August and September. Today we are publishing a second batch of technical
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Local heritage sites open their doors for Heritage Open Days
13th September 2018
Do you want to discover more about Guildford’s rich heritage? This weekend, from Thursday 13th Sept to Sunday 16th September, Heritage Open Days will be back in Guildford offering free access to a host of different events, buildings, churches, guided
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Redbox, sponsors of Surrey Chambers Golf Day, partner up to host Carbon Neutral Event.
13th September 2018
Wednesday 12th September saw the first Surrey Chambers Golf Society golf-day of the Autumn season, held at the prestigious and historic New Zealand Golf Club. With new organisation of these SCGS events by the Chambers’ very own wonderfully dedicated
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Council scrutinises its commitment to sustainable transport plans
13th September 2018
Plans and policies to change travel behaviour in the borough were constructively challenged at a meeting of the Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee last night. ‘Modal shift’, the move away from use of private cars to other more environmentally-friendly forms of
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Smith & Williamson’s Guildford office announces round of partner and associate director promotions
12th September 2018
Smith & Williamson, the financial and professional services firm, has announced three partner and associate director promotions in its Guildford office. Edward Emblem, in the Private Client Tax Services department, and Andy Peacock, in Investment Management, have both been promoted
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Experience Guildford announces 2018 Customer Service Award winners
10th September 2018
Town centre businesses, local dignitaries and representatives of Guildford enjoyed a celebratory evening at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre on Monday 3 September as Experience Guildford crowned the town’s customer service stars. Now in its sixth year, the Experience Guildford Customer
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BCC comments on pilot scheme for seasonal workers
7th September 2018
Commenting on the pilot scheme to bring seasonal migrant workers to the UK, Jane Gratton, Head of Business Environment and Skills Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “This is good news, and it’s not before time. With
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Local company investment to benefit the Borough’s digital infrastructure
6th September 2018
Funding for a community project to provide full ‘fibre to the premises’ (FTTP) broadband to connect Guildford’s rural communities was agreed by the Executive on Tuesday 28 August. An investment of £10,000 will go to ‘Broadband for Surrey Hills Limited’
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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: