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19 June '13

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The Co-operative Farm in Coldham, Cambridgeshire

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United KingdomFind out what happens on a Co-operative farm this weekend

The Co-operative Farms, one of Britain’s biggest farmers, will open the gates at six of its farms to the public this Sunday as part of its sponsorship of Open Farm Sunday.

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Co-operators are urged to join demonstrations against alleged tax avoidance being carried out by various UK and international companies.

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United KingdomCall to co-ops: It’s time to tackle tax avoidance

Fairness matters to everyone. We are born predisposed to sharing and trusting and are much the better for it. Of course, fairness can mean different things to different people, ...

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Co-operative media: New Internationalist, West Highland Free Press, Co-operatives News and Ethical Consumer

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United KingdomFind out how a co-operative approach to media ownership works

With half of the UK’s local and regional papers running the risk of disappearing by 2014, Co-operatives UK has teamed up with Carnegie UK to launch a series of events aimed ...

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Euan Sutherland took over as Chief Executive of the Co-operative Group in May

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United KingdomMembers will be at the heart of a revival for the Co-operative Group

New Co-operative Group Chief Executive Euan Sutherland has vowed to harness the passion and commitment of tens of thousands of co-operative activists and employees to restore what ...

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Katie Hull (centre) with members of Music Co-OPERAtive Scotland, one of last year's winners of the Collaboration Prize

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United KingdomPrize fund encourages Scottish businesses to form co-operative consortiums

Scottish businesses that form a co-operative consortium have a chance to win a share of £40,000 in development funds.

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Fans have a stake in their club in the Champions League final

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United KingdomFootball clubs celebrate co-operation in Champions League final

Thousands of fans will be shouting for their team during this weekend's Champions League final, and it is also a chance for co-operators to shout about co-operation.

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Great Milton villagers celebrate with local celebrity Raymond Blanc

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United KingdomOxfordshire village celebrates opening new co-operative pub

Villagers in Great Milton, Oxfordshire, have celebrated the takeover of their last remaining village pub as a co-operative, the 18th in the UK.

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Preside Obama with utility leaders, including Jo Ann Emerson (fourth from left)

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United StatesPresident Obama hosts meeting with electrical co-op leaders

President Obama recently hosted a meeting of electrical co-op leaders in Washington DC to discuss disaster management strategies.

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Ed Mayo is calling for co-operators to petition the Government's consultation

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United KingdomUse of co-operative name under threat by British Government

Co-operatives UK has launched a campaign to protect the use of the co-operative name by new businesses.

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Global NewsCo-operatives create 8,000 new jobs while unemployment hits record in Spain

At a time when more then six million people are unemployed across Spain, co-operatives have managed to not only maintain, but also increase the number of jobs by 7.2 ...