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The UK's co-operative economy in 2026
Co-operatives UK's annual report is out. New co-ops are more than twice as likely as other businesses to still be going after five years. Every year Co-operatives UK publishes a report on the size of the co-operative and mutual economy. This year's came out on…
£10 million to help start new co-operatives in England
The government has announced a Co-operative Development Programme for England. Here's what we know so far, and what it could mean for Leicestershire. On 25 September the government announced a £10 million Co-operative Development Programme for England. It's part of a £210 million package for…
What we heard at our public meeting
On Saturday 19 September we held a public meeting at the Quaker Meeting House on Queens Road. It was well attended, and thank you to everyone who came. Tom and Debra Willoughby farm at Grange Farm, Normanton-on-Soar. They were dairy farmers and converted to organic.
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