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Plunkett’s new partnership with The Linbury Trust

2025-07-30T10:44:33+00:00

Plunkett UK has been awarded a multi-year grant from The Linbury Trust towards our community business service, which helps all forms of rural community-owned business at all stages of setting up and running, throughout the UK. The funding secured over the next three years will support Plunkett to safeguard this [...]

Plunkett’s new partnership with The Linbury Trust2025-07-30T10:44:33+00:00

Minister visits pioneering community shop in West Sussex

2025-07-24T15:28:53+00:00

Government Minister Alex Norris saw community business in action during his visit to the Woodgate Community Shop in West Sussex last week (17 July). The shop is a unique community-led initiative located within Woodgate, a new community built by Thakeham, an industry-leading housebuilder, in joint venture with Abri, one of [...]

Minister visits pioneering community shop in West Sussex2025-07-24T15:28:53+00:00

Morrisons launches delivery deal for Plunkett community business members

2025-07-22T09:17:00+00:00

Britain’s fifth biggest supermarket, Morrisons, have teamed up with Plunkett UK to offer our member community businesses a free year-round delivery pass. This service is ideal for ‘top-up-shops’ – when products are required in smaller volumes than the large wholesalers sell them in. It enables our community businesses to get [...]

Morrisons launches delivery deal for Plunkett community business members2025-07-22T09:17:00+00:00

Community Right to Buy encouraging for those who want to save under-threat pubs, shops and businesses

2025-07-11T13:51:08+00:00

A community’s right to buy a local asset or business was announced in Parliament yesterday (10 July) and welcomed by rural community business charity, Plunkett UK. As part of the English Devolution Bill set out in the House of Commons, it will become easier for local ownership groups to take [...]

Community Right to Buy encouraging for those who want to save under-threat pubs, shops and businesses2025-07-11T13:51:08+00:00

Policy Update for Plunkett UK Members – July 2025

2025-07-09T12:00:38+00:00

This month: Plunkett and Members highlighted in Parliament, the Spending Review, engaging with the Business and Trade Committee, and visits to community businesses. Rural community shops in the House of Commons Plunkett UK and member Oxton Community Shop were directly mentioned in the House of Commons last month by [...]

Policy Update for Plunkett UK Members – July 20252025-07-09T12:00:38+00:00

Plunkett Members Celebrated At National Awards

2025-07-04T11:14:42+00:00

The outstanding achievements of our rural community business members and the individuals that make them shine were recognised last night (Thursday 3 July). Nine community businesses or individuals were winners at the 2025 Rural Community Business Awards, sponsored by Lands Improvement and held at the Royal Society of Chemistry [...]

Plunkett Members Celebrated At National Awards2025-07-04T11:14:42+00:00

Community Business Visit with Southern Co-op Highlights the Impact of Growing Partnership with Plunkett UK

2025-07-02T15:52:51+00:00

The visit to The Green Gram in Hampshire demonstrates how this collaboration is supporting sustainable and inclusive community businesses. Plunkett’s partnership with Southern Co-op continues to go from strength to strength. In 2024 alone, we responded to more than twice as many new community business enquiries within Southern Co-op’s trading [...]

Community Business Visit with Southern Co-op Highlights the Impact of Growing Partnership with Plunkett UK2025-07-02T15:52:51+00:00

Pubs with Purpose: How community ownership is transforming rural Scotland

2025-06-30T14:03:05+00:00

A growing number of community-owned pubs are breathing new life into Scotland’s remote, rural villages, as seen in two new videos co-produced by Plunkett UK and Development Trusts Association Scotland (DTAS), which showcase community life on the Isle of Bute and in West Fife. Head to The Anchor Tavern in [...]

Pubs with Purpose: How community ownership is transforming rural Scotland2025-06-30T14:03:05+00:00

Rural retail faces a critical moment and, more than ever, must innovate to survive, says new report

2025-06-18T14:42:35+00:00

Rural community shops play a critical role in safeguarding equitable access to essential retail and having broader societal impact – but more than ever, they must adapt to survive. This is the key message in Plunkett UK's new Future of Rural Retail Report, produced in partnership with a taskforce comprising [...]

Rural retail faces a critical moment and, more than ever, must innovate to survive, says new report2025-06-18T14:42:35+00:00

A New Role for Plunkett – George Ogier Appointed as Impact Officer

2025-06-17T14:25:54+00:00

Formerly Plunkett's Project Support Officer, George writes about how he will work closely with colleagues, community-owned businesses, and external partners to promote and embed Plunkett’s core values and strategic objectives. After two years of working as Plunkett UK’s Project Support Officer, I have the honour of becoming our first Impact [...]

A New Role for Plunkett – George Ogier Appointed as Impact Officer2025-06-17T14:25:54+00:00
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