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  • White Oak loan book passes £500 million for the first time
    28th September 2021

    The milestone has been reached for the first time in the independent lender’s history The news follows a recent announcement of a £275m allocation in lending to sectors and regions across the UK The milestone highlights White Oak’s continued commitment

  • Woking venue awarded ECOsmart Platinum Venue Award
    28th September 2021

    Woodhaven space, a state-of-the-art venue in Horsell has been granted the ECOsmart Platinum Venue Award, the highest possible award by accreditation organisation, Greengage Solutions. This prestigious award is not easily achieved. It requires the venue to reach exceptional standards in

  • BDO welcomes a record number of trainees
    27th September 2021

    Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has welcomed a record number of trainees in 2021, with more than 600 joining across its graduate and apprenticeship programmes since the start of the year – 37 of whom will be based in

  • Fetcham Park and St. Mary’s Shine a Light on Historic Heart of Fetcham for Heritage Open Day
    27th September 2021

    Shining a light on the ‘historic heart’ of Fetcham Village, Fetcham Park and St. Mary’s Church joined forces to welcome over 830 people from the local community, and beyond including London and the Philippines, for the annual Heritage Open Day on Saturday

  • Sarah Brown appointed new Director of The Lightbox gallery and museum
    27th September 2021

    The Lightbox have today announced that Sarah Brown will be the new Director of The Lightbox gallery and museum. Sarah, currently Principal Keeper at Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds Museums and Galleries, will take up the role on the 1st December

  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – 22nd September 2021
    22nd September 2021

    All change at Westminster We watched with interest as the Prime Minister re-shuffled his cabinet. We have 3 local MPs in the cabinet as well as Angela Richardson MP joining the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities,

  • New Product Announcement – The Netgate 6100 Released in the UK
    17th September 2021

    IT and General are excited to introduce to the UK market the latest addition to the family of Netgate® security gateway appliances — the Netgate 6100 with pfSense® Plus software.  This newly launched product sets a new standard for versatility, connectivity,

  • Free business fire safety visits from Surrey Fire and Rescue Service
    15th September 2021

    Surrey Fire and Rescue Service offers free Business Safe and Well Visits to all Surrey businesses. The aim is to help them understand their fire safety responsibilities and ensure they are doing all they can to keep safe. A discussion

  • Buckinghamshire & Surrey businesses: become Trading Standards approved
    15th September 2021

    Make your business stand out from the rest by becoming ‘Trading Standards approved’. The traders4u.co.uk scheme, which is available to all Buckinghamshire and Surrey businesses, is ran by Trading Standards. Traders4u offers a list of local businesses who have each

  • New police chief joins the South East Cyber Resilience Centre’s fight to tackle the threat of cybercrime
    15th September 2021

    Detective Superintendent Andy Richardson has joined as director of the Cyber Resilience Centre for the South East, taking the reins from the SECRC’s previous director Justin Torgout who has taken on a new role within Hampshire Constabulary. Andy joins the

  • Membership Executive – Surrey Chambers of Commerce
    14th September 2021

    Membership Executive Job Description Championing the success of Surrey businesses Reports to: Head of Membership An exciting new role has been created at Surrey Chambers of Commerce which would be suited to someone who wants to develop their sales skills.

  • EM3 Launches Free Net Zero Business Support Service
    14th September 2021

    Businesses in Hampshire and Surrey are being helped in the Race to Net Zero with the launch of the Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership and Growth Hub Net Zero Business Support Service. Every business which engages with the EM3 Growth