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  • Spring Forecast: How will the Chancellor balance the books?
    25th March 2025

    Can the Chancellor improve the gloomy economy? Ahead of the Spring Forecast on Wednesday, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP has been doing the media rounds to manage expectations of how bad the Office of Budget Responsibility’s forecast on the economy

  • Spring Statement Must Offer Olive Branch To Business
    25th March 2025

    Speaking ahead of Wednesday’s Spring Statement, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, said:    “Businesses are feeling battered and bruised by the heavy cost pressures looming within days. The Chancellor must use her Spring Statement to

  • BCC WELCOMES NEW ERA OF ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY
    20th March 2025

    Reacting to a speech by the Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, at the BCC’s Driving International Trade Conference, Director General, Shevaun Haviland, said:    “The Foreign Secretary’s announcements on a closer working relationship with UK business will be music to their

  • Bank Continues Along Monetary Policy Tightrope
    20th March 2025

    Reacting to the latest interest rate decision by the Bank of England, David Bharier, Head of Research at the British Chambers of Commerce said:    “Today’s widely expected interest rate hold highlights the tightrope the Bank is walking, in the

  • Don’t lose your head! Get Down to Nova Cinema on Tue 8 Apr for a royal Q&A
    20th March 2025

    Nova Cinema are delighted to announce an exclusive Q&A session on Tue 8 Apr with not one, but two Queens from the multi award-winning SIX the Musical! Appearing at Woking’s independent cinema before a screening of the new film SIX

  • UCA rescues national games event
    20th March 2025

    University for the Creative Arts (UCA) has come to the rescue of Game Dev Local’s (GDL) annual indie games expo, GDLX25, which was at risk of being cancelled after losing its host venue in East London. Stuart De Ville, CEO

  • Director General’s Speech to Driving International Trade Conference
    20th March 2025

    Full transcript of BCC Director General, Shevaun Haviland’s, speech to the BCC’s Driving International Trade Conference, Thursday 20 March:      Good morning all and welcome to our Driving International Trade Conference. We’re very excited about today… it’s going to be

  • Labour Pressures Continue for Businesses
    20th March 2025

    Reacting to the latest labour market data, published by the ONS this morning, Jane Gratton, Deputy Director Public Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce said:    “The labour market remains a significant challenge for employers who are struggling with

  • First building of the redevelopment takes shape
    19th March 2025

    It’s been an exciting time across campus this week as we welcomed students into the Edge Building, the  new area for the Education & Early Years, Health, Science, Public Services and Sport courses. The building has been completely refurbished internally,

  • Upcoming First Aid Training Courses
    18th March 2025

    Emergency First Aid at Work (Plus optional Forestry) 24th April 2025 24th April 2025 – 9:15am – 4:15pm – Guildford QE Business Park The 1-day Emergency First Aid at Work course meets the requirements set by the Health & Safety

  • “to quiz or no to quiz…” NO QUESTION!
    18th March 2025

    Hosted by the Mayor of Guildford and raising money for our Knife Crime Awareness Programme, Put Up Your Swords, join us for GSC’s first ever pub quiz! Your MC for the evening will be our own Matt Pinches, who will also

  • Woking Announces the Most Magical Panto Casting Of All!
    18th March 2025

    The New Victoria Theatre Woking have today announced star casting for this year’s enchanting family pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, starring Birds of a Feather’s Lesley Joseph as The Wicked Queen, with broadcaster and barrister Rob Rinder as The Man In The Mirror. The show will be running