100 MILE BIKE RIDE FOR WOKING & SAM BEARE HOSPICE
4th July 2019
A small Hart Brown team are cycling 100 miles through-out Surrey visiting each of their offices, to celebrate their centenary. One hundred percent of funds raised are being donated to Woking & Sam Beare Hospice, their local charity, who
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How accounting apprenticeships can support your business growth
9th June 2025
East Surrey College is offering local businesses the opportunity to secure their talent pipeline with accounting and business administration apprentices who are seeking reputable employers. 73% of UK companies currently experience skills shortages, with many specifically facing difficulties hiring accounting
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Winners of Prestigious Forest and Health Innovation Challenge
4th October 2023
Awarded to 21 organisations around the globe by UpLink, a World Economic Forum organisation in partnership with Manulife DURING 2023 two Innovation Challenges were launched at the Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland by UpLink, the open innovation platform
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£45M Brooklands College Investment Approved
1st March 2024
£45m investment into Brooklands College given the Green Light Brooklands College is celebrating Colleges Week 2024 with the outstanding news that their plans for a £45m investment in the Surrey based college have been given the green light. The College
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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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New employer-led Surrey Local Skills Improvement Plan for 2026-2029 has been launched
16th July 2026
Surrey Chambers of Commerce, as the ERB, has officially launched the Surrey Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) 2026-2029, setting out a new employer-led strategy to address the county’s key skills challenges and support long-term economic growth.
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The Hogs Back Hotel: Life During Lockdown
20th July 2020
The end of March 2020 is a time no one will forget – we all have our own lockdown journeys. At this time Surya Hotels took the bold decision to keep the majority of our hotels open to support key
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Spelthorne Welcoming CIL Applications
4th October 2022
The Local CIL Spending Round 2022-2023 is now open for applications for funding towards local community projects Following a successful initial Spending Round last year, Spelthorne Council is now open again for applications for funding through the Community Infrastructure Levy
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London Gatwick seeks good causes from Surrey
19th March 2024
Deserving local causes in Reigate and Banstead, Tandridge and Mole Valley can now apply for the second round of funding in the London Gatwick Foundation Fund. The fund has £33,000 available across the area of benefit in Surrey and it
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BDO Strengthens South East Audit Team with Partner Hire
12th April 2023
Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP has strengthened its South East team with the appointment of Peter Latham. Peter joins the Audit team as partner and will be based in the firm’s Gatwick office. He brings more than
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Welcome to Business Surrey
11th April 2024
Business Surrey, Surrey County Council’s new business facing brand and website, has now gone live. The start of April saw Surrey County Council formally absorb the key functions previously held by the county’s two Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), Enterprise M3
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Going Green In A Digital World
14th June 2023
Did you know that your carbon footprint goes beyond the places you go and the things you buy? It also follows you online and into a lot of the things you do in the digital world – so your
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Business and Arts Unite In Lockdown
20th July 2020
The award-winning Guildford Shakespeare Company (GSC) receive funding from insurance broker Gallagher’s Community and Charity Fund to further their work in the community. Following a networking event hosted by Surrey Chambers of Commerce at GSC’s February production of Macbeth, Gallagher’s
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Continued commitment to tackling air quality and the climate change emergency
9th January 2020
On 23 July the Council declared a climate emergency and we confirmed our commitment to collaborate with partners to achieve a net zero carbon emissions target goal by 2030 and launched a Climate Change and Innovation Board (CCIB). Cllr Caroline
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Cuppa For Your Crew and 100 Miles in July – Help Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) Raise Vital Funds This Summer
26th June 2023
This summer, Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) is introducing two new fundraisers, Cuppa for Your Crew and 100 Miles in July. These events have been launched to help raise vital funds, giving people more choice in how,
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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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Drivetech urges fleets to prioritise driver training in new financial year to lower premiums
29th February 2024
“As fleets and businesses plan for the new financial year, recent headlines that effective driver training can reduce accidents, via the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP), underscores the importance of proactive risk management strategies for electric vehicle (EV) fleets. “Fleets
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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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PJ Day fun takes off for Hospice
19th February 2020
Hundreds of people from schoolchildren to firefighters, shop staff and care workers, have so far taken part in a huge PJ Day fundraiser – in support of the night nurses of Princess Alice Hospice. And there’s still loads of time
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Charles Russell Speechlys in Guildford Announces Three Partner Promotions
21st May 2019
22 May 2019 – Charles Russell Speechlys in Guildford has promoted three lawyers – Rebecca Burford, Andrew Keeley and William Rollin – to Partner. In addition, a further two lawyers, Rachel Hearn and Mark Rowden, Private Property, have been promoted
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