Latest news:

Midcounties plan central HQ near M40

Midcounties Co-operative, Britain’s second biggest independent society, has announced plans to move head office staff to a new HQ near Leamington Spa before the end of the year.

February 05 2010
Category: Retail Societies

Committee promotes co-operative accounting

Successful co-operative accounting is one of the aims of the Co-operative Performance Committee this year.

January 27 2010
Category: Wider Co-op Movement

More News:

• A record day for Midlands
• Group’s famous faces
• Festive cheer for the Group
• Credit union honours
• Society gets social mark

Features:

Financial mutuals feel the pain

Skipton Building Society’s decision to raise its mortgage lending rate is a sign of how badly hit some financial mutuals are in the current, continuing, crisis. Skipton has just increased its Standard Variable Rate (SVR) from 3.5 to 4.95 per cent.
February 05 2010
Category: Wider Co-op Movement

 

Committed to a more co-operative future

Greater London Assembly member Murad Qureshi is a man on a mission to make the capital more co-operative.
January 20 2010
Category: Politics

 

More Features:

• Co-operative takes a lead where others must follow
• The future looks bright for social enterprises
• Movement’s white poppies promote peace
• Local currency banks on community spirit
• Eileen keeps the red flag flying in true-blue seat

Your Views:

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i am so happy the co-op are in the big league again, however i hope they manage to stay there. "good . . .

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If we get plastic bags from anywhere, they are used as rubbish bags and never thrown away. Do people . . .

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