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£8m community development programme launched to grow co-ops
The five-year programme from Co-operatives UK and Power to Change will look at ways to build…
Midcounties funeral business offers ‘envionmentally friendly’ coffin
The coffins, made in Gloucester by LifeArt, use waste and offcut forestry wood and produce lower…
Another threatened local pub transfers to community ownership
The Gardeners Rest in Neepsend, Sheffield, has been bought by its regulars after a community share…
Oxford to explore impact of community-led housing
The city council has commissioned research to look at housing set up by the community, including…
Welsh community launches turbine share offer on Go Green Day
The community benefit society is backing climate change charity Size of Wales in a bid to…
Plunkett Foundation backs CAMRA call for business rates relief on pubs
Campaigners warn a hike in rates will add to pressure on a pub sector which is…
New co-op partnership launched to support community projects
The pilot scheme from Co-op Foundation and Co-operative & Community Finance will focus on community centres,…
The only community-owned forest in Nova Scotia sets out its stall
Medway Community Forest Co-operative manages 12,000 acres in an effort to create a sustainable timber industry
IndyCube co-op joins forces with Community union to boost self-employment rights
The new venture will offer legal representation, invoice factoring and office space to UK freelancers
Fonterra receives NZ Co-operative Business of the Year award
New Zealand's largest company - a dairy co-op owned by 10,500 farmers - is one of…
Lessons from north America: the power of community-owned food stores in the age of grocery giants
In Canada, 80% of grocery sales go to just five retailers. Author and co-operator Jon Steinman…
