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  • National Eye Health Week
    12th September 2024

    National Eye Health Week (NEHW) takes place from 23rd to 29th September 2024. The week promotes the importance of good eye health and regular eye tests for all, as well as sharing important eye care information and encouraging individuals to make

  • London Gatwick supports good causes in Surrey
    12th September 2024

    Surrey community groups were jumping for joy this week as London Gatwick announced the recipients of £30,000 from the second round of the London Gatwick Foundation Fund of 2024, across Reigate and Banstead, Tandridge and Mole Valley. Among the six

  • Difficult July for UK goods exports
    12th September 2024

    Responding to the latest trade figures published by the ONS, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, said:     “We know trade data is subject to monthly fluctuations, but it was still disappointing to see

  • Inactive Workers Keep Pressure On Labour Market
    10th September 2024

    Responding to the latest ONS labour market statistics, Jane Gratton, Deputy Director of Public Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, said:       “There are some further signs of loosening in the jobs market as vacancies continue to fall and

  • Vision Engineering launches OPTA sub £1k stereo microscope
    10th September 2024

    Vision Engineering, UK designer, manufacturer and exporter of ergonomic microscopes and measuring systems, today announces a new sub £1k entry point for its patented optical stereo microscope technology with the global launch of OPTA, plus it has enhanced a number

  • £1m available for 5-year grants for suicide prevention work focussing on young adults in Surrey
    6th September 2024

    We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Mental Health Scale-Up Fund, aimed at tackling the increasing need for mental health services across Surrey. Thanks to donations from Surrey County Council, the NHS and two private charitable foundations we

  • Cooper Parry boosts growth plans with 100+ New Trainees
    6th September 2024

    Applications to join ‘the rebels of accountancy’ more than tripled compared to the previous year, with 8,500 people putting themselves forward. Cooper Parry (CP) recently welcomed over 100 new trainees to the firm across its Audit, Tax, Business Services &

  • Call for New Taskforce To Protect North Sea Jobs
    3rd September 2024

    The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is calling for an independent taskforce to urgently examine energy transition in the North Sea and safeguard tens of thousands of UK jobs.     It comes after a new BCC report published today, found

  • And the finalists are…
    3rd September 2024

    We are delighted to announce our first Tandridge Business Awards received an incredible response, with over 120 applications showcasing the best of our district’s businesses. Thank you to all the organisations which applied. It has been a pleasure learning more

  • Workplace Bullying
    3rd September 2024

    Bullying is never acceptable, and while for many it is something they just saw or experienced at school, for others it is something they have to suffer at work. In fact, according to a survey by the Workplace Bullying Institute,

  • London Gatwick reports strong start to 2024
    22nd August 2024

    Today, London Gatwick has published its financial results for the first six months of 2024, showing a strong start to the year as demand continues to recover post-pandemic. In the first six months of the year, we reported: 19.9 million

  • August at Oakleaf: BBC News Story, Oakfest 2024, Goat Trekking & More
    21st August 2024

    BBC NEWS STORY: ‘PRAISE FOR LIFE-CHANGING WORK OF MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY’ We are very grateful to BBC Journalist Emily Coady-Stemp for visiting us to write a story about Oakleaf and our ‘Path to Success’ employment project in partnership with Guildford