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  • Hospice chaplain in the front line
    9th April 2020

    Princess Alice Hospice chaplain Steve Nolan is used to working alongside medical staff at the frontline of end of life care – but the coronavirus crisis is adding almost unbearable stress to their jobs. Steve has written a blog of

  • Moore Blatch and Barlow Robbins to merge
    7th April 2020

    Combination creates new Top 100 regional powerhouse with significant specialisms including private client, property and personal injury. SOUTHAMPTON AND GUILDFORD (5 March 2020): Leading UK law firms Moore Blatch and Barlow Robbins have agreed to merge, creating a new regional

  • BCC Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker: Businesses not yet successfully accessing government loan and grant schemes
    8th April 2020

    Results from the second BCC Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker reveal that most businesses have not yet successfully accessed the government’s Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and the grants for small businesses. Just 1 per cent of firms had successfully

  • The Lights Are Going Out (Temporarily)*
    7th April 2020

    *Apart from one! The Yvonne Arnaud theatre’s distinctive coloured lights and bright canopy are being turned off, until the theatre reopens. Apart from one light, known in theatre tradition as the ‘ghost light’, and necessary security lighting, the theatre will

  • BCC responds to boost for Coronavirus business support schemes
    3rd April 2020

    Welcoming Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement on measures to boost financial support for businesses affected by Coronavirus, BCC Director General Adam Marshall said: “We’re pleased that the Chancellor is listening and responding to the real-world concerns of firms across the UK

  • After a Torrid Q1, Is There More to Come?
    2nd April 2020

    I’m sure all readers will agree that the first quarter was a bumpy ride – for markets and for society as a whole – as the coronavirus pandemic gripped the globe and upended life as we knew it. For financial

  • BCC Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker: First results show heavy toll on UK business communities as majority of firms face cash flow crisis
    2nd April 2020

    Results from the BCC’s first Covid-19 Business Impact Tracker paints a concerning, if unsurprising, picture for business communities affected by Coronavirus. Sharp and significant fall in domestic and overseas revenue for UK businesses The majority of firms (62 per cent) have

  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency appeal – Royal Surrey County Hospital
    2nd April 2020

    Supporting our NHS staff Thank you to everyone who has made a donation to support our frontline staff in the fight against COVID-19. Many of you have asked how you can support our amazing staff though this challenging period. We

  • Oakleaf – We Need Your Help!
    1st April 2020

    As you may know, Oakleaf draws people out of isolation and loneliness. But now, in these unprecedented times, every client is back into the confinement they worked so hard to break free from. We are working around the clock to

  • Gatwick Airport will consolidate operations into the South Terminal from 1 April and limit runway opening hours to protect staff, passengers and the business from the impact of COVID-19
    31st March 2020

    The severe and unparalleled impact of COVID-19 on the global aviation sector has led Gatwick to make the difficult decision to consolidate passenger processing and facilities into the airport’s South Terminal and to limit scheduled flights on its runway to

  • Princess Alice Hospice shop staff pay “safety net”
    31st March 2020

    Following on the heels of the closure of all 46 of its shops in the current Covid-19 crisis, the Hospice is taking the opportunity to put retail staff on furlough -– rather than make them redundant. This means the shop

  • Surrey Drive – Supporting the Royal Surrey County Hospital
    30th March 2020

    The Surrey Drive Campaign is brought to you by The Surrey Event Professionals, a local networking group consisting of Surrey’s finest event experts. After seeing the heart-breaking stories of NHS workers unable to buy food at this critical time we