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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…

Obituary: Richard Hughes (1944-2025)

Hughes was active in a number of roles int the co-op movement, including CEO and secretary…

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…

Midcounties co-hosts roundtable to tackle youth unemployment

The event, run with social enterprise Miss Macaroon, saw businesses make practical pledges on reducing the…

REI co-op reaches deal with workers for a path to union contracts

The agreement includes a national bargaining structure and wage increases for workers at union stores who…

Chelmsford Star members make final approval of Central merger

The combined society will operate over 500 trading sites across 23 counties, with a turnover of…

Plunkett UK and Wates Developments launch community business plan

The partnership will work to embed community-owned assets into new developments and create solutions for vacant…

UK’s co-op youth gather for national summit

The event, which heard from community, arts and student housing co-ops, was hosted by Co-operatives UK…

Mondragon worker co-op federation reports sales of €11.213bn

The group invested €377m into the business in 2024, bringing the total investments in the last…

Co-op Group supports prisoner apprenticeships in bid to cut reoffending

The rail engineering apprenticeships, provided by City & Guilds, will run at HMP Highpoint, after Group…

Midcounties launches online portal to help members manage investments

Developed with Mutual Vision, specialists in digital financial management, the online portal “combines modern convenience with…

Villagers add their local to UK family of community pubs

The Lion at Ickleton, Cambs, has been bought by locals with after a share offer, a…