Principle 5 (or ‘P5’) is the Yorkshire Co-operative Resource Centre, based since 2023 at co-operative owned Aizlewood’s Mill, in Sheffield. Their website has now been extensively redesigned as a very useful access point for information about co-operatives. The site now features new Co-op Tools & Resources, online exhibition panels on local Sheffield history, a searchable index of articles from Co-op…
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The UK government has announced a new £10m package of support for co-operative development, as part of a £210m initiative to revitalise high streets. The programme will help mayors and strategic authorities to facilitate the birth and growth of more co-operatives. More details in this report by Co-operatives UK. Their hope is that this new programme will be part of…
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From engaging your local community, choosing a legal structure, and developing a business model, through to raising investment or negotiating a lease or freehold, the ABCs of Community Assets programme offers accessible, hands-on guidance. It is a course designed for groups committed to broad community ownership who have a specific site or asset in their sights, (rather than established community…
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The Co-operative Bank has reduced travel transaction fees on debit cards, and the Everyday Extra account is the cheapest packaged account in the UK (June 2026: Which?). Also in July 2026, Sheffield Credit Union becomes South Yorkshire Community Bank. Update on ethical banking and co-operative issues. In recent times The Co-operative Bank was in capitalist hands, but it merged in early…
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Gut Level, a queer and community arts venue, has been based in Chapel Walk since May 2024. Now, through a citizen investor campaign, they have bought their building with help from Music Venue Properties (MVP) which runs a national “Own Our Venues” campaign. The press release describes it as “diligently chipping away at dominant capitalist models and moving towards alternatives…
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Sheffield Energy Hub has re-opened after a move into 108 Pinstone Street. They offer advice and information on things like home solar energy, storage, heat pumps, community energy and home energy grants. Training and job opportunities in the green energy sector, and Sheffield City Council, are also now promoted. Regular opening hours are 10am to 4pm Wednesday to Saturday, along…
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