Prime Minister welcomes £500m McLaren jobs boost

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        September 17, 2026

Prime Minister welcomes £500m McLaren jobs boost

Good Morning Guildford — 2026-09-17

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has hailed McLaren’s £500 million investment in its UK operations during a visit to the supercar manufacturer’s Woking headquarters.
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Prime Minister welcomes £500m McLaren jobs boost
• Prime Minister Andy Burnham has hailed McLaren’s £500 million investment in its UK operations during a visit to the supercar manufacturer’s Woking headquarters.
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Guildford Dragon · yesterday
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• In the Footsteps of The Priors is the latest exhibition at Ripley Museum.
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SurreyLive — Guildford · 5 days ago
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Guildford Borough Council news · Government and records · yesterday
Independent panel praises our improvement progress
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Guildford Dragon · Local news · 2 days ago
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Woking News & Mail · Local news · 6 days ago
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Official notice: Guildford Borough Council news. Checked today for council records, public notices, consultations, transport changes, openings or service disruption. Open source ->Official notice: Woking Borough Council news. Checked today for council records, public notices, consultations, transport changes, openings or service disruption. Open source ->Official notice: Experience Guildford BID events. Checked today for council records, public notices, consultations, transport changes, openings or service disruption. Open source ->Official notice: Guildford Dragon. Checked today for council records, public notices, consultations, transport changes, openings or service disruption. Open source ->Official notice: ONS - Guildford Census 2021 area change. Checked today for council records, public notices, consultations, transport changes, openings or service disruption. Open source ->
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17 & 24 SepBowling for Mental Wellbeing Guildford Spectrum18 SepHejira - Jazz Festival University of Surrey20 Sep5 Mistakes That Changed History Yvonne Arnaud Theatre22 & 29 SepCommunity Tuesday Coffee Culture22 SepShort Stories, Tall Tales: Adventures of an Ugly Duckling Yvonne Arnaud Theatre22 SepThe Choir of Man Yvonne Arnaud Theatre23 SepIain Ballamy Quartet - Jazz Festival Guildford pavillion23 & 30 SepSunflower café Guildford Reformed Church24 SepAuthor Talk: Layla McCay The Queer Bookshelf New House Art Space24 SepHellfire Comedy Club - September G Live25 SepCK Gospel Choir St Nicholas Church25 SepCraft Cafe - Jewellery Making G Live25 SepThe GI Music Lounge - Rowan Stuart The Guildford Institute26 SepLuke Wright - Later Life Letter Yvonne Arnaud Theatre27 SepBrian Bilston: How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside Yvonne Arnaud Theatre29 SepLittle Notes: 14mos-2.5yrs Autumn Term Pass Yvonne Arnaud Theatre29 SepSing the Shows - September G Live29 SepThomas Hardy- Nature, Fate and Love The Guildford Institute29 SepTwelve Angry Men Yvonne Arnaud Theatre19 & 27 SepFake or Fortune | Guided Walk - Saturday 19 September 202617, 20, 22 & 26 Sep; 19 Sep at 14:00Guildford Story | Guided Walk - Saturday 19 September 2026 at 14:0024 SepHidden Guildford | Guided Walk - Thursday 24 September 202629 SepMedieval Guildford | Guided Walk - Tuesday 29 September 202620 Sep at 14:00Pottage to Pasta | Guided Walk - Sunday 20 September 2026 at 14:0022 SepLittle Notes: 14mos-2.5yrs Autumn Term Pass Fun-filled music classes for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers Tue 22 Sep 202622 SepLittle Notes: 2.5-4.5yrs Autumn Term Pass Fun-filled music classes for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers Tue 22 Sep 202622 SepLittle Notes: 5-14mos Autumn Term Pass Fun-filled music classes for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers Tue 22 Sep 202622 SepShort Stories, Tall Tales: Adventures of an Ugly Duckling Tue 22 Sep 2026 - Tue 22 Sep 2026 An immersive storytelling adventure for 0 to 4 year olds.29 SepTwelve Angry Men Tue 29 Sep 2026 - Sat 3 Oct 2026
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Lewis Carroll, author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, died of influenza on 14 January 1898 at The Chestnuts, his family's home beside Guildford Castle, and is buried in the town's Mount Cemetery. Source →
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