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23 May '12

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Global NewsThe Week in Review: Fairtrade, Ireland and #LittleClayMen

Co-ops around the world joined together to support World Fairtrade Day on Saturday 12 May, Ireland has had a busy week for co-ops as they held a national conference and in the UK a digital arts festival celebrating co-operation and collaboration started on Wednesday.

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United Kingdom£30,000 prize fund for best new consortium business ideas

Co-operative Development Scotland (CDS) is offering £30,000 worth of cash and support to develop new consortium co-operatives in Scotland.

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Global NewsCETS new food & drink resource goes live!

CETS are delighted to announce that their new Co-operative Farm to Food Cycle resource has gone live! http://www.cets.coop/resources/primary.html By happy co-incidence, I also ...

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Global NewsFairtrade fortnight – Scottish events

On Monday 27 February, The Scottish Fair Trade Forum is launching its programme of events for Fairtrade fortnight with a night of films and a talk by a special guest at the ...

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United KingdomScottish parliament launch of Year of Co-op

Diarmuid On 9 February 2012, the UN International Year of Co-operatives (IYC) was launched at the magnificent (and slightly odd) Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh. ...

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United KingdomWatch the launch of the International Year of Cooperatives in Scotland

Scotland's Finance Minister John Swinney, representing the First Minister Alex Salmond, lays out his vision for co-operation in Scotland's economy.

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MasterChef finalist and cookery writer Fi Bird, local councillors Janis Paterson and Tina Murphy, and Calabash chefs Alice Wamaitha and Francis Thyaka

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United KingdomScotland has sights set on becoming a Fair Trade Nation in 2012

Scotland aims to become a Fair Trade Nation in 2012, and to raise awareness the Co-operative Group's membership team is backing a series of events to promote African cooking ...

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United KingdomCo-operatives Bill: Cameron's Consolidation Plan for Co-op Law in Great Britain

On Thursday 19th January UK Prime Minister David Cameron said that he intends to introduce legislation "to consolidate more than a dozen outdated pieces of legislation governing ...

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United KingdomCo-operatives can raise more funds in credit union legislation change

Co-operatives now enjoy exciting new opportunities in legislation which need to be explored by directors and executives. 

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United KingdomEdinburgh Bicycle Co-operative set to add 140 jobs & double in size - road.cc (UK)

Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative (EBC), Scotland's biggest chain of bike shops plans to double in size by 2017, grow it's workforce from 160 to nearly 300 (all have a share in the company) and increase turnover to £20m. That is what Jeremy Miles, Managing Director of the Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op Jeremy Miles will be telling the Scottish launch of the United Nations International Year of Co-operatives this Thursday. The EBC announcement is yet another sign of the continued health and growth of the ...

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