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Lincolnshire Co-operative raises £139,400 for service personnel and veterans

The funds raised will go to the RAF Benevolent Fund and the Royal British Legion

Highland Community Energy Society launches share offer for hydro projects

The first round of the share offer aims to raise £900,000

Where state and co-operation meet: Case study from Malawi

'If the movement and governments work together to support the co-operative enterprises, the industry will realise…

Scotmid Co-operative grants £75,000 to Scottish charities

Launched last year, the Community Connect scheme enables members to vote for good cause groups in…

Working Together: a final update from the Co-operative Heritage Trust

What are the final outcomes of the project?

The past informs the present: The co-operative movement and anti-slavery

Were the early co-operators supporters of Lincoln and the Union?

Midcounties Co-op nursery raises funds for young carers

The family fair is part of the co-op's Regional Communities Strategy to support local groups

Social enterprises put £60bn into UK economy, says report

The study, from the Co-op Group, Nationwide and Social Enterprise UK, is being used to lobby…

Toasting success in the Social Business Wales Awards

Winners include Wrexham-based Splash Community Trust and zero-waste shop Natural Weigh, in Crickhowell

Care leavers in Manchester and Rochdale co-operating to combat youth loneliness

'Isolation and loneliness are real issues for many young care leavers'

Iranian minister wants a co-op for women street vendors

He highlighted the role of co-ops in empowering women, and called on female entrepreneurs to consider…

2,000 mile trek raises cash for bike co-op’s community scheme

Two cyclists rode across Europe to help a local programme offering disadvantaged people affordable transport