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The Bevy: Co-op pub prepares to help its community weather economic storm

The Brighton local has long been involved in community support work – and now it is…

Residents buy local chapel to turn it into a community centre

Kingsley Holt Chapel, in Staffordshire, was registered as an asset of community value and bought with…

Cooperation Jackson fights for a solution to the US city’s water crisis

'We must be clear about building and fighting for the practical community-based solutions to the water…

Yorkshire social club gets new lease of life as a community asset

High Harrogate Working Men's Club is being refurbished as a community benefit society with funding from…

Unicorn co-op relaunches ‘Grow a Grocery’ guide

'We’ve always had a mission to create social and environmental change ... There is room for…

Samaritans ‘stunned’ by record donation from Tamworth Co-op

The retail society has given the biggest ever single payment from its Community Dividend Fund to…

Australian co-op apex launches country’s first development fund for the sector

BCCM says the Bunya Fund will support five early-stage or prospective co-ops as they build capacity…

What’s next for the Global Innovation Coop Summit?

Next month's event brings together leading co-operators and experts from outside the movement to discuss issues…

Campaign to bring the union co-op model to the UK

'There is a long history of shared activism and solidarity between co-operatives and unions that people…

British Columbia’s co-op sector given $2m development boost from government

'This timely investment by the province will contribute significantly to building the capacity of the co-operative…

How Quay Co-op became a Cork icon after 40 years in its community

'Reaching this milestone is down to hard work, dedication and also that spark of alternative creativity…

Canada’s Federated Co-operatives gifts $1m for cultural heritage park and its Unesco bid

'At the heart of community is a commitment to understanding the rich history and diverse backgrounds…