Surrey Choices Growth Team Triumphs at Crest Business Awards 2023, Receiving the Community Impact Award
1st November 2023
Surrey Choices Growth Team Triumphs at Crest Business Awards 2023, Receiving the Community Impact Award Surrey Choices is proud to announce that its Growth Team of supported volunteers has been presented with the prestigious Community Impact Award at the
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Businesses: Your County’s Future Workforce Needs You!
19th October 2023
Dawn Redpath is Director for Economy and Growth at Surrey County Council In August, the government announced that Upper Tier Local Authorities will take on all the formal functions held by Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) since 2011. For businesses, this will result in some practical changes and inherent opportunities. It means from 1
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HMRC names 518 employers for minimum wage breaches
3rd July 2025
Is your business complying amid heightened HMRC scrutiny? Thousands of businesses in Surrrey could potentially face financial penalties for underpaying staff on wages. The latest list published by the government includes 518 businesses in the UK which hadn’t correctly paid
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Ukrainian Refugee Children Visit Nova Cinema
4th October 2022
Local Ukrainian refugee children experienced “fun and joy” as Nova Cinema welcomed them to a special screening of the new Minions film. In collaboration with Woking Borough Council, Nova Cinema was able to welcome children from the local charity The
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Introducing The Surrey LGBTQ+ Employee Network
12th April 2023
We believe it’s important to ensure every business can create an inclusive environment for all sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions within a workplace. Larger places of work have employee networks that bring LGBTQ+ staff and their allies together, but
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UK Deepens CERN Partnership
5th October 2023
Following the news that the UK Government has agreed to invest £9m and deepen its partnership with the European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN), a University of Surrey scientist welcomes the news, explaining how five years of partnership have
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Breaking Ground for a Breakthrough Leisure Centre
6th September 2022
A ceremonial ground-breaking took place this week to mark the first milestone of the development with the Mayor of Spelthorne, as residents moved one step closer to a revolutionary eco-friendly new, ultra-modern leisure centre. Plans to build the new centre
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M25 Junction 10/A3 Wisley interchange | Upcoming Closures
12th March 2024
We are writing to advise you of our planned closures for the next two weeks, weeks commencing Monday 11th March and Monday 18th March. Please consider these closures when planning your journey. Our overnight closures usually start from 10pm and
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Garland Blooms at Foxhills to Claim Maiden ITF World Tennis Tour Win
15th August 2022
Joanna Garland is already eyeing up a return visit to Foxhills Club & Resort after making the most of the Surrey venue’s exceptional sport and leisure facilities to claim her maiden singles victory on the ITF World Tennis Tour. The
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Manor Collection group hosts successful wreath making evenings for the Giant Pledge!
7th January 2020
Local Betchworth based hotel, Hartsfield Manor has recently hosted some very successful Christmas wreath making events in order to raise further funds for George and The Giant Pledge. The hotel group have so far raised in excess of £12,000 with
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Stag Print wins national award
5th December 2019
Surrey-based print and packaging company, Stag Print, is celebrating winning the Solutions for Packaging award at the national Solutions Awards 2019. Organised by Earth Island Publishing and held at the Café de Paris in London in November, the event
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Alex Patterson to Lead Exciting New Chapter at Brooklands Museum
19th October 2023
After nearly six years of energetic and transformational leadership Tamalie Newbery has decided to step down as Director and CEO. Brooklands Museum is delighted to announce the appointment of Alex Patterson as its new Director and CEO. It marks
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Explore the Historic Heart of Fetcham Village on Heritage Open Day 2022
7th September 2022
Built in 1705, Fetcham Park is one of Surrey’s hidden gems. Explore 6-acres of landscaped grounds and the historic ground floor boasting elaborate plasterwork, decorative gold leaf and breath-taking original murals by the eminent 17th-century artist Louis Laguerre. There will
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University of Surrey Generates £1.3 Billion for the Surrey Economy and 17,500 Jobs
29th March 2023
An independent economic report published today confirms the significant contribution by the University of Surrey to the local economy in 2020/21, despite the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. The report reveals that the University of Surrey supported over 17,500
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Global Travel Management Named Best Workplace in Travel 2024
19th June 2024
Global Travel Management (GTM), a leading business travel agency, is proud to announce that it has been named the Best Workplace in Travel 2024 in the Small Companies category. The prestigious award was presented by Best Workplaces in Travel during
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Re-use stores up funds for Hospice
22nd November 2019
A money-spinning initiative which keeps re-usable items from landfill, has led to a funding boost for Princess Alice Hospice. More than £3,700 raised by selling unwanted items too good to scrap, was handed over to the Esher hospice by
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‘The Kite Runner’ returns to Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
22nd April 2024
Based on Khaled Hosseini’s international bestselling novel, this haunting tale of friendship spans cultures and continents and follows one man’s journey to confront his past and find redemption. Afghanistan is a country on the verge of war and best friends
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Sustainability Starts Small
16th May 2023
When you say ‘sustainability’ what comes to mind? Do you think about planting two trees every time one gets cut down? About moving to renewable energy sources, or making products with longer lifespans? But sustainability is about so much
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Surrey Wildlife Trust and Surrey Choices – A New Partnership For Nature
21st July 2023
Surrey Choices, a local organisation dedicated to improving the independence, confidence and life skills of disabled and autistic people, has chosen Surrey Wildlife Trust to be its charity of the year (April 2023-March 2024). This will help raise money
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Happy Child International’s House of Commons Fundraiser
16th October 2017
Surrey-based charity Happy Child International are hosting a fundraising dinner at the House of Commons on Thursday November 30th 2017 to help Brazilian street children in need. Guests can expect to enjoy drinks at the reception, alongside a gourmet 3 course dinner. The
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