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£7 million to help social enterprises grow (22 Nov 2008)
Social enterprises in West Wales and the Valleys will benefit from a £7.1 million project to help them grow, the Deputy Minister for Regeneration, Leighton Andrews, announced today (20 November... Read MoreBest Food and Drink Producers in Wales (21 Nov 2008)
The True Taste Farming Partnership Award has been won by the organic milk co-operative, Calon Wen, with the Prince’s Trust Lamb Marketing Group as reserve. ... Read MorePenhow villagers bring their local shop back to life (21 Nov 2008)
When a community lost its Post Office earlier this year, it feared its village shop would also close. But the villagers of Penhow, near Caldicot, clubbed together to lease the... Read More
Financial Inclusion Champions Begin Work (27 Oct 2008)
A new team that will develop local networks to stimulate basic financial services for financially excluded people in Wales was launched by Social Justice Minister Dr Brian Gibbons today (Wednesday... Read MoreWelsh digital inclusion initiative up for top European award (24 Oct 2008)
The Welsh Assembly Government’s digital inclusion initiative, Communities @One has been short-listed as a finalist in the European e-Inclusion Awards.... Read MoreMinister announces credit union coverage in parts of Wales (16 Oct 2008)
People in all parts of Wales now have access to a credit union, Social Justice Minister Dr Brian Gibbons announced today as he officially opened the new North Abergavenny collection... Read MoreNew Guide to Community Investment Published (24 Sep 2008)
The most comprehensive guide to undertaking community share issues to date will be published at the end of September. Commissioned by Co-operatives UK, Jim Brown´s book, Community Investment - using... Read MoreGroup is first with recycled plastic (12 Sep 2008)
By using recycled plastic across its own-brand drinks, the Co-operative Group is set to save around 808 tonnes of plastic each year.... Read MorePupils to help in running of 100 schools (12 Sep 2008)
Pupils will help run their own schools under new measures unveiled yesterday. Education Secretary Ed Balls said he wants to see more than 100 "co-operative" schools set up across England... Read MoreTheme for International Credit Union Day 2008 announced (22 Aug 2008)
This year´s International Credit Union Day theme, It Belongs to Me, celebrates the economic democracy and equal ownership rights of each credit union member. At credit unions throughout the world,... Read More Wales Co-operative Centre, Llandaff Court, Fairwater Road, Cardiff, CF5 2XP
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