Community pubs and shops plot their exit from lockdown

Meanwhile, Plunkett Foundation and the Co-op Group have published research on the value of community businesses…

Can the co-op difference help the UK’s community pubs?

'Community pubs have been working hard to remain the beating heart of communities'

Meet … Sarah Batterbee, Grindleford Community Shop

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

Midcounties Co-op launches Covid-19 support fund for community groups

'Lockdown restrictions and the huge changes to people’s day-to-day lives have made it increasingly difficult for…

Don’t let post-Covid crash kill us off, social businesses urge chancellor

The Co-op Group has joined 1,000 co-ops, social enterprises and community businesses warning the government that…

Thinktanks call for community wealth models and plural ownership in post-Covid settlement

CLES and the Democracy Collaborative argue for 'a new politics of community control from the ground…

Central England Co-op gives colleague bonuses and community payouts for Covid-19

'This reward is just one of the ways we are saying thank you and showcasing the…

Wales Co-op Centre launches Covid-19 helpline for social business

'We’ve seen positive stories of communities and community based business coming together collectively to face the…

£1m milestone for community energy fundraising in Brighton

BHESCo, which issued its first share offer in 2015, hopes its success will encourage similar initiatives…

Bookstore looks to co-op route to stay at heart of its community

Orca Books in Olympia WA is one of a wave of US businesses looking to alternative…

Fair Tax week to celebrate businesses ‘who say what they pay with pride’

The week will take place on 13-21 June

£600k funding boost for Community Shares Fund

The funding will be used to help save threatened high street buildings