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Arts and education co-op up and running
An innovative redistribution scheme, PEARLS co-operative, has greatly increased its stock and updated its IT system only four months after its transfer from a council-run scheme to a workers’ co-operative, thanks to support from The Co-operative Loan Fund.
September 22 2010
Call for UK-wide action on alcohol sales
The Co-operative Group has called on the UK Government to work closely with the Scottish Government after the SNP administration announced plans to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol in an attempt to curb the nation’s drink-related problems.
September 20 2010
Water sales help a million Africans
Thanks to the sales of Co-op-brand Fairbourne Springs mineral water, a million people in Africa are enjoying fresh clean drinking water on a daily basis.
September 06 2010
Community trusts plan a sustainable future
Two Yorkshire community-led trusts are pioneering a novel way of ensuring high standards of sustainability in building design and management by committing to the become Sustainable Transport Buildings.
August 26 2010
New Plunkett Chair elected
The Plunkett Foundation has announced that its former Vice-Chair, Peter Cleasby (pictured) has been elected as the organisation’s new Chair to succeed Susan Knox.
August 19 2010
Lincolnshire give a day to the community
Staff from Lincolnshire Co-operative ditched their day jobs to help tidy up outdoor areas enjoyed by hundreds of pupils at two local schools.
August 10 2010
Phone Co-op customers admire its ethics
Almost 70 per cent of Phone Co-op customers have chosen to do business with the organisation because of its affiliation with the Co-operative Movement.
August 09 2010
Community land project adopts co-op model
A rural oasis in the middle of one of Europe’s biggest housing estates is becoming a co-operative as it strives to secure its long-term future.
August 06 2010
It’s just a ‘Big Con’, says Co-op Party chief
Michael Stephenson, General Secretary of the Co-operative Party, said the coalition’s Big Society announcement was a betrayal of co-operative values.
August 04 2010
Social bank will fund Big Society
A Big Society Bank will fund a range of community and co-operative initiatives as part of the coalition’s plans to decentralise government.
August 04 2010
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