Miles Hadfield
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- Oct 1, 2026
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Lottery funding to boost resilience of Scotland’s community-owned shops (opens the original)
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Plunkett UK has been awarded £20,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund Scotland to strengthen its support for community-owned shops across Scotland. The funding will help Plunkett provide more support to open and trading community shops. The charity for rural community business says this will increase retail knowledge and helping the stores remain resilient and viable at a challenging time for the sector. There are more than 50 community-owned shops in Scotland, including those that serve
Co-op Group begins to distribute £2.4m green employment fund (opens the original)
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The Co-op Group says it is sharing a £2.4m fund to help young people pursue green careers, with a focus on those least likely to secure opportunities. It says the Green Opportunities Fund is part of its efforts “to campaign for a faster, fairer transition to Net Zero”, and to create work opportunities for young people – with the final report of the government’s Milburn review due this autumn, looking at solutions for the rising number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEE
T-Level students take up apprenticeships with Lincolnshire Co-op (opens the original)
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More students are choosing Technical (T) Levels than ever, and Lincolnshire Co-op has been working with academies in its trading area to offer workplacements. The qualification, equivalent to three A-Levels, combines classroom learning with hands-on work experience. It was first rolled out in September 2020 and there are now 21 courses available, ranging from digital data analytics to legal services. Enrolments have risen between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 academic years increasing by 7.6%, acc
Canadian co-op leaders gather to promote the sector in parliament (opens the original)
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A parliamentary breakfast reception was held in Ottawa, Canada last week to highlight the role co-ops and mutuals can play in building a stronger, more resilient economy. Organised by Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada (CMC), the event gathered parliamentarians, policy advisors, and co-operative sector leaders to Parliament Hill. The event was co-hosted by MPs Ryan Turnbull (Whitby), Scott Aitchison (Parry Sound-Muskoka), Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East), and Yves Perron (Berthier-Maskinongé). CMC said
Obituary: Sandra Williamson, former director of Scotmid Co-op (opens the original)
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Sandra Williamson, a long-serving board and committee member of Scotmid Co-op, has died at the age of 79. Williamson (11 March 1947 – 5 August 2026), served on the board of the society from 1984 to 2020 and was a regional committee member for 39 years. Throughout the period of her service she sat on various board committees, including remuneration, audit and general purposes, and also served as the chair of the East Regional Committee of the Scotmid Society Co-operative Party Council. A life lon
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