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Woccu steps in to protect Ukrainian credit union staff from Covid-19

The funds will buy PPE to keep colleagues and members safe during face-to-face transactions

Co-operative councils brace for Covid-19 recession

'We may not have a blue light, but we are the fifth emergency service. Residents rely…

USDA announces $1bn in loan guarantees for rural businesses

Co-ops are among businesses that could benefit from this measure

Meet … Sarah Batterbee, Grindleford Community Shop

How one of the UK's community businesses has led local efforts to help people through the…

Cooperatives Europe welcomes European Commission’s Covid-19 recovery plan

The package will direct €750bn in grants and loans to help businesses recover and drive digitisation…

Europe-wide project to teach co-operation to the next generation

The Co-operative College will join partners in the UK and on the continent to teach young…

Co-operatives UK and partner organisations launch community activist platform

Co-operatives UK is one of the organisations backing the project

A fond farewell: Ed Mayo looks back on his time at Co-operatives UK

Co-op News speaks to Mr Mayo as he moves on from his role at the helm…

Plunkett Foundation secures support from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

The funding will be used to help grow and support the UK rural community business sector

Wales Co-op Centre highlights sector’s resilience in the face of pandemic

'The focus for the majority of established social enterprises in Wales during this pandemic, if not…

Amsterdam city council allocates funding for housing co-op projects

The council thinks co-ops can help to address the lack of affordable housing

Ecology Building Society appoints two non-executive directors to its board

Engineer Merry Mashford and climate change actuary Louise Pryor bring 'a diverse range of expertise, experience…