Sharjah Co-operative: At the heart of its community in the UAE for 40 years

'Our mission and target is different from that of all the other competitors around us, we…

‘We need our land back’: Community land trusts and the fight for fair space

As world crises over the environment, housing and migration continue, co-operative models of land ownership are…

Taskforce launched to bring Oldham Athletic FC into community ownership

“The club’s future should be secured for the next 100 years and beyond”, says Greater Manchester…

Stronger community rights ‘could boost urban co-op pub sector’

'Community ownership of a pub can restore a feeling of pride in place, and allow people…

Community share issues in the UK pass the £200m landmark

'We’re keen to spread the word and reach younger people, minoritised ethnicities and those based in…

Manchester recycler Emerge launches a community share offer

The community benefit society wants funds to develop a new depot, recruit more staff and make…

Community pubs still going strong after two years of lockdowns

We speak to Chris Cowcher from the Plunkett Foundation and John Walker from the Green Dragon…

Mechanisms for co-op growth: The Hive and Community Shares Booster

An update on the work of the development programmes delivered by Co-operatives UK

From community banks to net zero: Co-op councils look to a post-Covid rebuild

Initiatives on net zero and digital inclusion, and a progress report on work to set up…

New partnership launched to promote community pub model in Scotland

Plunkett Foundation is working with Community Shares Scotland and Cooperative Development Scotland on the project

Q&As for 2022: Roz Henry, CEO at Co-operative Business NZ

'We are looking to collaborate with government on opportunities to establish co-operatives in new areas such…

New report looks at potential for community railways in UK

Prof Paul Salveson, who wrote the report, says co-op and community ownership models are well suited…