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‘Crazily ambitious’ plan to make Middleton a co-op town

The Greater Manchester town wants to use co-op ideas to boost its foundational economy

Preston City Council becomes founding member of Preston Digital Co-op

The co-op has been set up to promote digital inclusion across the city with measures including…

Co-operative support needed for nomadic communities

'As a movement, we should be prepared to get our hands dirty, learn more about each…

Study published in Lancet finds health and wellbeing benefits from Preston model

'Our research indicates that an approach focused on community wealth building may be more effective at…

NewsSocial teams with Preston Cooperative Education Centre to offer sociocracy training

'Sociocracy is one important tool that allows organisations and networks to govern themselves democratically and more…

Co-op councils mark their tenth anniversary with a look at community wealth strategies

Delegates from the Co-operative Councils Innovation Network discusses ways to drive growth and build their local…

NewsSocial: A platform for news sharing and community wealth building

Available on the Apple and Google Play stores, the mobile app enables users to exchange news,…

How Mondragon is helping Preston to develop a co-operative ecosystem

The Mondragon Corporation has been supporting the Preston Model's co-operative mission around four key challenges

Co-op sector responds to the COP26 agreement

'We must be focused on how we clean our energy, decarbonise heat and transport, and create…