by Tracey Carter | J Feb, 2018 | Community, Heathrow, Local news, Parliament
Residents of a Spelthorne village say it’s “completely unfair” it has not been included in Heathrow Airport’s property compensation scheme. Residents of Stanwell Moor have set up a campaign called Sell to Heathrow, demanding they are included...
by Tracey Carter | J Feb, 2018 | Business Trends, Developments, Export, Finance, Heathrow, Local Business, Local news, Parliament, Procurement, Sustainability, Technology, Training, Transport
Headlines A £150 million scheme to redevelop the area around Guildford station has been approved Woking and Guildford Borough Councils have received nearly £20 million (£9.3 and £10 million respectively) funding to unlock housing The University of Surrey is set to...
by Tracey Carter | J Feb, 2018 | Brexit, Business Trends, Chambers of Commerce, Parliament
BCC open letter to PM: Businesses need clarity on Brexit 7th February 2018 As Cabinet ministers gather today to discuss the government’s negotiating stance ahead of critical talks on the UK’s future relationship with the European Union, Francis Martin, President of...
by Tracey Carter | J Jan, 2018 | Business Trends, Developments, Parliament, Technology, Training
Speaking in Davos, the Prime Minister said the institute is being backed by IBM, Cisco, Microsoft and a host of universities from across the UK. The Institute of Coding, which is made up of a consortium of more than 60 universities, businesses and industry experts,...
by Tracey Carter | J Oct, 2017 | Parliament, Sustainability
Energy smart meters cover gas and electricity usage. By 2020, the Government wants every home and small business in Great Britain to have been offered an energy smart meter. Government data shows that as of June 2017, nearly 7.7 million smart meters have been...
by Tracey Carter | J Oct, 2017 | Parliament
The Justice Committee has launched a new inquiry into the prison population, to find out: Who is in prison and who is expected to be imprisoned over the next 5 years; The reasons prisoners are there, why they stay there and why they return; Whether the MoJ and prison...
