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Community-owned shop named Welsh Champion in ‘Rural Oscars’
Community-owned shop named Welsh Champion in ‘Rural Oscars’
Cwm Trannon’s vital role in community recognised in Countryside Alliance AwardsA community-owned shop has been named Welsh Champion in the...
18 Jan 2012
UK launch date of UN International Year of Co-operatives announced
UK launch date of UN International Year of Co-operatives announced
The co-operative movement in the UK is following in the footsteps of Europe and Canada by kicking off 2012 as...
12 Dec 2011
Book now for the Social Enterprise Exchange
Book now for the Social Enterprise Exchange
There is only one month left to benefit from early bird rates for the world’s biggest social enterprise event, hosted...
12 Dec 2011
New £60k community buying challenge launched
New £60k community buying challenge launched
Co-operatives UK and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) have today launched a new £60k community buying challenge...
12 Dec 2011
First biography of co-operative pioneer published
First biography of co-operative pioneer published
The first biography of the co-operative advocate Charles Ryle Fay has been published, documenting the unique insight he had on...
9 Dec 2011
Community enterprises well represented in 'Rural Oscars'
Community enterprises well represented in 'Rural Oscars'
The regional finalists of the Countryside Alliance Awards – billed as the ‘Rural Oscars’ – have been announced, with community-owned...
9 Dec 2011
Construction work begins at community hydro plant
Construction work begins at community hydro plant
Construction work has begun at Otterspool Weir, site of Stockport’s first community-owned hydro electricity plant.The hydro, built on an old...
14 Nov 2011
Community Solar Co-op launches in Leominster
Community Solar Co-op launches in Leominster
A community in Leominster has joined together as a co-operative to launch one of the first community solar arrays in...
14 Nov 2011
New research shows demand for ethical financial projects
New research shows demand for ethical financial projects
New research from YouGov, released as part of National Ethical Investment Week 2011, shows heavy demand for green and ethical...
21 Oct 2011
Social Enterprise Wales Conference 2011
Social Enterprise Wales Conference 2011
Wednesday 16 – Thursday 17 November 2011Richard Ley Centre, Swansea The Wales Co-operative Centre is set to host the flagship conference...
21 Oct 2011
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