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  • Active investor appointed as chair of University of Surrey’s S100 Angel Investment Club at pivotal moment in post COVID-19 economic recovery
    20th April 2021

    Digital software entrepreneur Peter Hornsby will use industry knowledge to attract and support more angel investors and technology businesses seeking investment The University of Surrey’s S100 Club, the only established angel investment network in the SETsquared Partnership, announces the appointment

  • BCC Reacts To Latest UK Labour Market Figures
    20th April 2021

    Commenting on ONS Labour Market statistics for April 2021 published today, BCC Head of Economics, Suren Thiru, said:      “The latest data confirms that the UK labour market remains subdued. While there was a marginal fall in the unemployment rate, the squeeze on activity from ongoing

  • BCC: Concerns over Inflation Rise as Manufacturers’ Price Expectations Climb to 4-year High
    19th April 2021

    Balance of manufacturers expecting their prices to increase highest since Q4 2017   87% of production & manufacturing firms cited pressure to raise prices from raw material costs   Overall, 38% of firms expect prices to rise in the next

  • BCC Says Modest Growth In GDP Offers Some Hope For The Future
    13th April 2021

    Commenting on GDP figures for February 2021 published today by the ONS, BCC Head of Economics, Suren Thiru, said:   “The latest data confirms a modest return to growth in February. However, coming after a contraction in January, it does little

  • Yvonne Arnaud Theatre announces Summer 2021 Season including own production of The Hound of the Baskerville
    8th April 2021

    The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre today announces that it will reopen on June with Siobhan Basset’s The Hound of the Baskervilles (3 to 12 June). The theatre is delighted to present this new comedy by Sara Crowe, directed by Joanna Read

  • Five Support Grants Available for Local Businesses
    8th April 2021

    New support grants are available for local businesses affected by the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic – even those already receiving business rates relief. We have distributed over £7,580,000 of government grants to support over 600 local businesses through the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic

  • Go Epsom Takes Positive Steps to Drive Economic Development
    7th April 2021

    Go Epsom, the Business Improvement District for the historic Surrey town of Epsom is pleased to announce a national press campaign, aimed at attracting businesses and workers to consider Epsom as their new place of work, post Covid. The eye-catching

  • Latest Updates From Surrey Chambers CEO – April 7th 2021
    7th April 2021

    It was good to get a break from screens and work-stations last weekend, whilst starting to ease back into some socialisation. The confirmation that the restrictions will continue to be eased from 12th April is great news for everyone and

  • Grounds Care Group Acquires Garden Maintenance Business Green & Tidy Landscapes Ltd
    7th April 2021

    Surrey based Grounds Care Group has completed the acquisition of Green & Tidy Landscapes Ltd. The deal reinforces the firm’s position as a market leading provider of grounds care and landscaping services, strengthening its offering in the Thames Valley region.

  • Yvonne Arnaud Theatre celebrates funding success
    6th April 2021

    The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, is delighted to have been awarded a grant of £458,000 from the government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund. Distributed by Arts Council England, the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants Programme supports cultural organisations as they transition

  • 2021 Exhibition Highlights at The Lightbox
    6th April 2021

    The Lightbox gallery and museum in Woking, Surrey, has a full and varied exhibition programme to look forward to in 2021. From celebrating the centenary of polymath Michael Ayrton to Old Masters drawings from the prestigious Chatsworth Collection or exploring

  • Businesses at Surrey Research Park Twice as Productive as National Average
    30th March 2021

    Businesses at Surrey Research Park are twice as productive in terms of economic output per employee as their local and national counterparts, according to a report by BIGGAR Economics, a leading independent economic consultancy. The report analysed the extent Surrey