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Show filtersGovernment must do more to save community pubs, warns Plunkett UK
Plunkett UK has expressed disappointment at the government’s announcement of a 15% discount on pubs’ business…
Labour policies threaten rural co-ops, warns Plunkett UK
Responding to a call for evidence from rural MPs, the charity makes a set of recommendations…
PINF Forum explores the future of independent local news
Media co-ops Salamander News, Bristol Cable and organiser Leicester Gazette were among those looking for ways…
Plunkett says community business delivers despite lack of government help
The charity’s annual report says the sector delivers social, economic and environmental benefits but needs more…
West Yorkshire moor brought under community ownership
Bridestones Moor, near Todmorden, will be managed by a CIC led by local ecologists, naturalists and…
Plunkett to work with Barratt Redrow on community business planning
The charity wants to promote the potential of community-owned local assets and services at the homebuilder’s…
Rural co-op network works to drive community ownership
Updates on the Co-operative Retail Society Network, a development partnership between retail societies and Plunkett UK
Labour conference: Co-ops position themselves as inclusive growth enablers
Economic growth, a priority for Keir Starmer’s government, has been a central theme at the Labour…
Plymouth’s iconic Millennium Building set for community ownership
Nudge Community Builders has taken on the site following a £60k investment from Resonance and Esmée…
Plunkett wins Linbury Trust funding for community business service
The charity, which supports the rural community business sector, has secured a three-year grant to continue…
Life lessons for a living world in the Forest of Dean
Community benefit society Wylderne has taken ownership of a wilderness education centre and is putting co-op…
