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Community Shops News

Due to the huge success of the Mary Portas guide to successful retailing, Skillsmart Retail and...

Each year, many community shops pay corporation tax - a 20% tax on their taxable profits....

In June this year, the Plunkett Foundation organised a national networking event for community...

AN ARTICLE IN THE DAILY TELEGRAPH FEATURING COMMUNITY SHOPS DEFYING GOVERNMENT CUTBACKS.

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Plunkett News

A shining example of how communities are taking control of their futures came this week with the...

Herefordshire Farmers’ Market Group has been taking advantage of a scheme offered through the...

The decision to pull the plug on the £3.3million Community-Owned Pubs Support Programme promised...

A race against time has begun to help communities wanting to save their local pub after the...

Plunkett Perspective

It was a huge pleasure last week to go up to Scotland for the AGM of the Community Retailing...

It was an exciting day last week when the Making Local Food Work conference in Manchester saw...

With all the main parties open to mutualising public services, one of the challenges in the near...

One year on

It's been a while since I've celebrated a first birthday, especially when it is my own. But...

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