Guildford Innovation Awards Calls for Entries!
11th October 2018
The Guildford Innovation Awards are now on the horizon, with the ceremony to be held at Guildhall on the 3rd December. This year, Guildford Borough Council want to really promote innovation throughout the borough and maximise submissions to the awards
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Curchod & Co Announced as Surrey’s Most Active Commercial Property Agent
23rd February 2023
Curchod & Co has, once again, been announced as Surrey’s most active commercial property agent. The EG (Estates Gazette) on-demand rankings for 2022 reveals that the commercial property specialist was involved in nearly 400,000 sq ft of commercial property
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Jordan Gray’s Smash Hit Show, Is It A Bird? Tours to Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre This September.
26th July 2023
CHANNEL 4 BRITISH COMEDY AWARDS BREAKTHROUGH STAR AWARD (WINNER) NEXT UP’S ‘BIGGEST AWARD IN COMEDY’ (WINNER) THE BRITISH COMEDY GUIDE’S ‘COMEDIAN’S COMEDIAN’ (WINNER) DAVE’S EDINBURGH FESTIVAL COMEDY AWARD (NOMINATED) MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL AWARD FOR MOST OUTSTANDING SHOW (NOMINATED)
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Hit the beach this August for the return of Guildford-on-Sea
23rd July 2019
Enjoy all the fun of the seaside this August as Guildford-on-Sea returns to the banks of the River Wey. Located next to The Electric Theatre, Onslow Street, Guildford’s urban beach is free to enter and open daily from 10am to
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BCC comments on Prime Minister’s speech
2nd October 2019
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s speech at the Conservative Party Conference, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “Business communities all across the UK want the Prime Minister to get a Brexit deal –
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Companies Face ‘Generosity Tax Trap’ with Newly Enlarged ULEZ
1st September 2023
Businesses in and around London are being advised not to fall into a ‘generosity tax trap’ now that the expanded Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) is in force across the capital. Owners of non-compliant vehicles will now be charged
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A trailblazing new initiative hopes to stimulate the growth of Surrey’s games sector
22nd March 2024
The University for the Creative Arts (UCA) in Surrey is trailblazing a new regional initiative, PixelRise, which aims to create a thriving ecosystem in gaming and become a beacon for creativity, innovation and inclusivity. PixelRise is a Surrey-based games development
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Stressbusting Surrey garden collaboration wins coveted silver-gilt medal at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
22nd May 2019
Celebrating success at the UK’s most anticipated horticultural event of the year, the Silent Pool Gin Garden wins a prestigious silver-gilt medal at the Royal Horticultural Society’s world-famous Chelsea Flower Show 2019, where innovative design and horticultural expertise combine to
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Surrey’s First Global Fundraising Campaign Reaches £50 Million Milestone – and Celebrates Support for Cutting-Edge Research and Life-Changing Scholarships
5th October 2023
The University of Surrey is celebrating raising £50 million as part of its first global philanthropic fundraising campaign, the target for which is to raise £60 million within three years. The campaign, dubbed ‘The Future Says Surrey’, launched in February
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Climate Change SPD Consultation
20th September 2023
Spelthorne Borough Council is consulting on a new Climate Change Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). The SPD support the Local Plan. It sets out the Council’s expectations for applicants and encourages development that responds proactively to the climate emergency with
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Step by Step Receives Grant from Charles Russell Speechlys Community Fund to Provide Free Counselling Sessions for Young People in Surrey
26th June 2020
26 June 2020 – The Charles Russell Speechlys Community Fund has made its largest single donation to date – a grant of £3,816 to youth homelessness charity, Step by Step to support the charity’s counselling service. The grant will provide
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Celebrate Guildford’s Heritage Open Weekend
16th August 2022
Celebrate Guildford’s Heritage Open Weekend from Friday 9 – Sunday 11 September, kindly sponsored by Charles Stanley Wealth Managers. Explore hidden treasures on your doorstep. Heritage Open Days is England’s largest celebration of history and culture. Guildford offers one of
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CREST23 Green Awards has a tip-off to businesses
1st November 2023
Surrey’s only green business awards resounded to a prediction that businesses face a pre-condition to operate based on their social-environmental impacts within the next decade as it celebrated the sustainability achievements of the winning 2023 businesses. The CREST23 Award
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Filter Maker Responds to Emergency Order as Rain Threatens Public Water Supply
1st November 2023
Filter manufacturer Amazon Filters has turned round an emergency order from a water company in the south of England after torrential rain threatened to put a treatment works out of action. Successive downfalls and flooding in a short space
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Research Shows Private Equity is the Top Finance Route for Middle Market Businesses as the Labour Party Meets with Industry Leaders to Discuss Future Investment
15th May 2023
Following the Labour Party’s recent meetings with private equity bosses to discuss future investment, research from RSM UK’s latest ‘The Real Economy Report’ suggests almost half of middle market businesses in the UK will seek private equity finance in
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New specialist Maths School for Guildford gets Government green light to proceed
21st May 2019
++ SuMS to encourage more girls into STEM ++ ++ University of Surrey and GEP Academies join forces to find the next generation of mathematicians ++ University of Surrey and Guildford Education Partnership (GEP Academies), the Multi Academy Trust behind
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Grange Park Opera: Primary Robins Update
9th August 2019
On 12 July, 100 Robins arrived at The Theatre in the Woods. They walked through the Walled Orchard and, though they were mesmerised by the theatre, they were equally wowed by the Lavatorium Rotundum. The rehearsal went well and it
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A Changed Landscape for Patents in Europe
5th July 2023
Patents have long been a key tool in the armoury for protecting innovation, but a challenge for those who trade across borders is that patent rights have historically been enforced on a country-by-country basis, meaning that cross-border enforcement
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ramsac Wins ‘World Class’ Status for Workplace Culture
12th January 2023
The Surrey Based IT support and security experts, ramsac, have been awarded the highest ‘World Class’ rating in the 2023 UK Best Companies to Work For Awards, for the second year running. Each year, thousands of UK businesses sign
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A New Vision for The Lightbox
2nd September 2019
Since winning the Art Fund Prize Museum of the Year Award in 2008, The Lightbox has become widely recognised for its exemplar programme of exhibitions and events, creative sessions for all ages and engagement within the local community. According
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