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  • Insolvency numbers show the levels of debt people are facing is catching up with them
    15th December 2020

    Commenting, Louise Brittain, Restructuring and Insolvency Partner at Azets, the UK’s largest regional accountancy and business advisors to SMEs, said:   “The insolvency numbers this month show that debt is beginning to catch up with people. The numbers also indicate

  • Celebrating Guildford’s innovative achievements
    15th December 2020

    Celebrate the very best of Guildford’s business community at the 2020 Guildford Innovation Awards.  The virtual ceremony takes place this Thursday, 17 December.  Flying the flag for Guildford’s many cutting edge and innovative companies, social enterprises, charities and individuals, the

  • BCC responds to National Infrastructure Commission’s Rail Needs Assessment
    15th December 2020

    Commenting on the National Infrastructure Commission’s Rail Needs Assessment, released today, Head of People Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce Jane Gratton said:     “Improving rail capacity, connectivity and journey times between cities in the North and Midlands is essential to

  • Azets, the UK’s Largest Regional Accountancy says – Extending winding up petitions again could unintentionally push many viable SME businesses into insolvency
    14th December 2020

    Extending winding up petitions again could unintentionally push many viable SME businesses into insolvency   Commenting, Fraser Campbell, UK Head of Accounts & Business Advisory Services at Azets, the UK’s largest regional accountancy and business advisor to SMEs, said:  

  • Council consults on proposed changes to decision-making model
    10th December 2020

    Spelthorne Council has launched a four-week consultation to gain the views of residents on proposed changes to the way decisions are made at the Council. The consultation will run from Monday 14 December up until Thursday 14 January 2021. Currently

  • Active Surrey brings you buddyboost – a NEW initiative to get ‘movement’ into everyone’s daily lives.
    10th December 2020

    Active Surrey have partnered with buddyboost, the buddy fitness app. This inclusive, fun and simple wellbeing tool has been created to help your employees buddy-up and support each other to be healthier and happier. · 26 minutes of any form

  • BCC responds to ONS GDP figures for October
    10th December 2020

    Commenting on GDP figures for October 2020 published today by the ONS, BCC Head of Economics Suren Thiru said:   “The sharp slowdown in economic output in October reflected the squeeze on activity from the re-introduction of tighter coronavirus restrictions, including the tier system in England. Firms in hospitality, who are most acutely exposed to

  • Bridget Riley: Pleasures of Sight
    9th December 2020

    For those with open eyes, look, learn to see! To mark Bridget Riley’s 90th birthday The Lightbox presents Bridget Riley: Pleasures of Sight, an exhibition of work by one of the most important and influential British artists of the past

  • Trading through the pandemic: recent trends in UK exports and imports
    9th December 2020

    Economic commentary- 2 December 2020 Key points  The UK’s exports have expanded at a brisk pace in the past few years, helped by solid global growth and the depreciation of sterling in the wake of the EU referendum. At

  • FOXHILLS AND ITS MEMBERS SHARE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT BY DONATING MORE THAN £30K TO LOCAL CHARITIES
    9th December 2020

    More than 220 Foxhills members have chosen to donate their November membership subscriptions to local food banks as part of an initiative to ensure fewer people go hungry during the festive period. This equates to a £25k donation to food

  • CHRISTMAS 2020 AT THE YVONNE ARNAUD THEATRE
    9th December 2020

    A magical adventure awaits you and your family this Christmas as the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre is thrilled to announce its production of The Snow Queen, running from Friday 11 to Thursday 24 December 2020. When Kai falls victim to the

  • Hubert Arthur Finney: Out of the Shadows
    7th December 2020

    9 January – 21 March 2021 This winter, The Lightbox will host the new Upper Gallery exhibition Hubert Arthur Finney: Out of the Shadows. The achievements of Hubert Arthur Finney (1905-1991) have been largely overshadowed. This exhibition, the first in