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  • Spelthorne launch dynamic careers service for young residents
    17th March 2022

    Young Spelthorne residents will have a new support service to help them develop skills and kickstart their careers following the launch of the Spelthorne Youth Hub and the web application ‘I Choose Local’. The Hub was formally opened by MP

  • TWP calls on employers to explore alternatives to salary as competition to retain and recruit top talent continues
    17th March 2022

    Many employers are facing challenges when it comes to employment costs, warns Surrey-based accountancy firm TWP, but there are alternatives to a regular salary that businesses should explore. In April businesses will see their employment costs rise significantly as the

  • How Surrey SMEs can use HR to drive success
    17th March 2022

    Several newspaper opinion pieces have criticised the role of HR in holding managers back or dogmatically advising continued working from home. As in any profession, there are good and bad practitioners and different solutions will be right for different businesses.

  • Surrey Hills thanks the hundreds of community volunteers planting 13,500 trees for the Queen’s Green Canopy in the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
    16th March 2022

    This winter, Surrey Hills Society have worked with 300 volunteers from a diverse range of communities to support the planting of over 2km of native hedgerow and 1000 woodland trees in the Surrey Hills. This engages with the unique tree

  • Spring Statement: Chancellor must act now to ease ‘cost of doing business crisis’
    16th March 2022

    The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is urging the Chancellor to take bold and decisive action in his Spring Statement to tackle the escalating cost of doing business crisis. As global and domestic headwinds mount following the invasion of Ukraine,

  • Gatwick looking forward to a strong summer – and will reopen its South Terminal later this month to meet demand – as airport publishes annual results
    11th March 2022

    Despite continually changing travel restrictions – and the emergence of the Omicron variant – an encouraging end to 2021 saw passenger numbers at Gatwick exceed 1 million in August, September, October, and December – helping reduce the airport’s annual losses

  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 10th March 2022
    10th March 2022

    The news from Ukraine continues to be deeply concerning and we are here to support any businesses affected by the current situation.  Several chamber members are running specific events to support those in the midst of the crisis, and we

  • Will’s Birthday Bash: Shakespeare’s Birthday Festival
    8th March 2022

    08-24 APRIL 2022: Guildford Shakespeare Company [GSC] unveil their annual programme of events celebrating the birthday of William Shakespeare, 23 April. As well as being St George’s Day, 23 April is widely recognised as the day on which William Shakespeare

  • Foxhills Gears Up For Return Of PGA Cup
    8th March 2022

    Foxhills Club & Resort has cemented its standing as a prime venue for professional tournaments as it prepares to host the PGA Cup for the second time this September. After successfully holding the prestigious event in 2017, the Surrey resort

  • How Surrey SMEs can use HR to drive success
    2nd March 2022

    Several newspaper opinion pieces have criticised the role of HR in holding managers back or dogmatically advising continued working from home. ·As in any profession there are good and bad practitioners and different solutions will be right for different businesses.

  • Allianz Tree Planting Day Celebrates Surrey Hills Sustainability
    1st March 2022

    The Allianz Tree Planting Day, held on Friday 25th February at Knowle Park in Cranleigh, saw 1,000 trees and shrubs planted as part of a new scheme to enhance the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and increase regional

  • Azets SME tax expert predicts Government tax grab in 2022
    28th February 2022

    A leading SME tax expert is urging businesses to take advantage of new and extended schemes whilst they still can, ahead of rising inflation and a likely ‘tax grab’ by the Chancellor this year. Paul Attridge, Partner, Tax Advisory at