£1m handed out to match community shares raised in England

The latest scheme to benefit is Projekts MCR, a skate park in Manchester’s inner city

Community pub sector reports 30% growth and 100% survival rate

Thriving community enterprises bring people together and help reduce social isolation and loneliness

Community Energy England raises concerns over new green energy supplier proposals

'It is not clear whether generators will receive a fair market price for their exported electricity'

Locals in Southport take on the developers in a bid to save pub for the community

'Almost a quarter of privately owned pubs have closed their doors since 2008. Yet, 100% of…

Let credit unions fund community energy and social housing, says Co-op Party chair

'As the sector grows it is becoming even better equipped to expand the services it is…

Welsh pub in Nefyn to re-open after successful community share offer

Over 500 people bought shares to bring the pub into community ownership

Community Leisure UK joins Co-operatives UK as a federal member

Organisations within the leisure and culture sector will benefit from stronger links to the wider co-op…

Rural Community Ownership Awards finalists feature community pubs and shops

The awards celebrate community businesses that help rural neighbourhoods across the UK

Co-ops among the winners at the Community Energy Awards

Successes on the night include the Schools' Energy Cooperative, Mean Moor Wind Farm and Energy4All

First community-run sports academy to open in 2023 in Northern Ireland

The Co-op Group’s charity, the Co-op Foundation, invested £50,000 into the community share offer

Community finance co-op seeks investors to support local enterprise

The pioneering share offer promises both a social and financial return

Central England Co-operative’s Community Dividend Fund awards £42,000

The society is reinvesting 1% of its trading profit into the local communities, with grants ranging…