Phil Beardmore looks at some of the new co-op projects which are working towards the carbon…
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As high street giants fall, community shares help businesses thrive
Co-operatives UK urges more communities to consider collective ownership models
Lincolnshire Co-op youth scheme praised by Business in the Community
Around 130 young people have completed the scheme over the past five years
Grants of up to £100,000 are available for community energy businesses
The programme was designed to help the sector innovate and deliver more holistic and integrated local…
Future Co-ops conference looks at ways to reclaim community power
The results were announced in the early hours of 27 February: the UK’s Green Party had…
Open letter urges UK ministers to unlock potential of community energy
The letter is signed by 250 organisations working across climate, poverty reduction, community development and local…
Scottish Parliament passes law on community wealth building
Ministers promise 'an approach to economic development that can deliver sustainable growth and foster resilience in…
Boost for community energy as UK government launches £1bn power plan
Energy security secretary Ed Miliband promises 'funding, hands-on support, better business models and policy ambition and…
Government must do more to save community pubs, warns Plunkett UK
Plunkett UK has expressed disappointment at the government’s announcement of a 15% discount on pubs’ business…
Community land trusts: Building a different kind of wealth
How the model is protecting US neighbourhoods from property speculation and gentrification
