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Shotley Pier community group reaches its £58,000 fundraising target

The group hope to return the 120-year-old structure, in the River Stour in Suffolk, to full…

Community-owned whisky distillery Glenwyvis is running second share offer

The distillery, in Dingwall, Scotland, hopes to raise another £750,000 and aims to make its first…

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,…

Meet… Alex Sobel, Labour/Co-op MP for Leeds North West

What does a day in the life of a Labour/Co-op MP look like?

Supporters trust to take full ownership of Ireland’s Wexford FC

The fan-run co-op aims to have the new operation for the club up and running by…

Do co-ops have a future in Croatia?

The movement represents just 5% of the country’s GDP despite a growing interest in the model…

Southern Co-operative teams up with Shaw Trust to help people back to work

After just two months, the project has seen three permanent staff hired at a store on…

US co-ops and credit unions rush to aid communities hit by Hurricane Harvey

Electric co-ops in Texas and Louisiana are battling to restore power while the rest of the…

Scotmid Co-operative launches partnership with Samaritans

The society hopes to raise £300,000 for the charity – which would allow it to deal…

Lincolnshire Co-op helps build disabled access into local nature reserve

A team built a new path across Besthorpe Nature Reserve to help people with mobility issues…

Autumn workshops from Co-op College and Stir to Action

The two organisations are hosting three workshops looking at money, community wealth and multi-stakeholder co-operatives

Southern Co-op seeks good cause for £1k donation to mark new Weymouth store

The society is looking for nominations for a local group or charity to benefit from its…