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Driving when it’s Hot, Hot, Hot and Wet, Wet, Wet With yellow alerts for summer storms and localised flooding across many parts of the UK in the coming days, the AA is warning of potential traffic disruption into the weekend.

Last week saw our first face to face event since March 2020. Around 30 members attended the Surrey Chambers AGM at Guildford Pavilion and there was a real positivity in the air as well as a lot of elbow tapping to

Spelthorne Borough Council honoured 11 volunteers at the Civic Trust Awards, which honours residents for their voluntary service in the Borough. Spelthorne Civic Award Trust recognise individuals who have given at least 12 years’ service to volunteering in the Borough. Between

The first ever Business Incubator in Spelthorne will be formally opened by the Mayor of Spelthorne, Cllr Ian Harvey, on 11 June. The Incubator, to be known as the Spelthorne Business Hub, will initially provide a co-working environment for start-up

18 July – 19 August 2018 The popular annual exhibition ‘Centrepiece’ returns to The Lightbox gallery and museum in Woking, featuring original works of art by students from seven local schools. This year they have taken inspiration from the sculpture

Growth: 63% of firms surveyed confident in their growth prospects over next 12 months   Restarting: 53% already operating at pre-pandemic capacity; 80% expect to be by October   Barriers: 38% cited further lockdowns as a barrier to re-opening, while 37%

In this week’s Oven-Ready HR podcast episode, Chris Taylor grabs a few minutes with one of the UK’s most senior political figures. A former culture secretary, health secretary, and foreign secretary, in 2019 Jeremy Hunt unsuccessfully challenged  Boris Johnson for

The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre is excited to announce that Peter Gordon, Kit Hesketh Harvey and James Merry will star in this year’s fun-filled family pantomime, Dick Whittington, playing from Friday 3 December 2021 to Sunday 9 January 2022. Dick Whittington’s

There have been some very happy faces on social media recently as hospitality venues have welcomed customers back into their premises. The number of weddings planned in the next few weeks is massive! Meanwhile, we continue to feedback to government

July-August: The award-winning Guildford Shakespeare Company opens its doors once more for two holiday clubs, where children aged 7-18 put on a play in a week. Throughout the year, GSC ignites the imagination of young actors in small friendly groups.

The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre is thrilled to welcome the Donmar Warehouse to Guildford for the very first time with their critically-acclaimed socially-distanced sound installation,Blindness, from21 to 26 June .The production comes to Guildford as part of a small tour to

The Surrey Choices Growth Team in partnership with Surrey Heath Tree Wardens are on a mission to make big improvements to Warren Wood. Maintenance undertaken is helping this area to retain its protected status as an ancient woodland. Rt Hon