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How can co-ops build a fairer economy? Co-op Congress looks to grow the movement

Co-ops are 'for public benefit, not private benefit', delegates are told in sessions that look at…

English community pub programme receives £2.2m round of funding

Plunkett Foundation will use the money to roll out the new round of the More Than…

Plunkett Foundation welcomes new funding for rural community business

The Prince’s Countryside Fund has given the organisation a £40,000 grant to support mentorship, specialist advice…

Villagers in the South Downs revive local pub as community business

The Blue Bell in Cocking, West Sussex, closed in 2017 but has been saved from the…

ICA launches Rochdale Pioneers Award 2019

Nominations are open for individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the co-op movement

Book review: How co-operation can help the masses against a rigged market

Edgar Parnell says individuals, communities, and nations need self-help enterprises if they are to prosper

Bright Ideas Fund to help 150 community business start-ups

The funding is allocated through the £3.2m Community Business Bright Ideas Fund

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

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

Plunkett Foundation celebrates its centenary with social media film project

The organisation will also be launching new initiatives under its current five-year strategy

£2.2m funding announced for communities looking to save their pubs

This funding builds on the success of the current More Than a Pub programme

Community businesses celebrated at Plunkett Foundation’s annual awards

Village stores and a bakery were among the winners at the Rural Community Ownership Awards

Rural Community Ownership Awards finalists feature community pubs and shops

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