Locality launches election manifesto for ‘commmunity power revolution’

'We need a positive vision for the future and to reconnect our national debate with the…

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing members approve controversial rule changes

Local politicians have written to the regulator over the changes, which the mutual says improve its…

Meet … R. Trebor Scholz, founding director of the Platform Cooperativism Consortium

'While the co-operative principles have the potential to profoundly transform the digital economy, co-operatives are, in…

Midcounties Co-op records half-year operating profit of £3.7m

'We have invested significant capital into new sites, new systems and carbon reduction technologies'

Brighton renewables co-op searches for neighbourhood to test energy scheme

BHESCo hopes to reach a minimum of 100 households on a street and to install rooftop…

Thousands of period products donated through East of England Co-op partnership

The society is working with social enterprise Hey Girls to stock free products in its bathrooms…

Australia’s Norco dairy survives catastrophic flood to post $9.1m profit

The co-op is getting ready to reopen its Lismore ice cream factory after a multi-million dollar…

Norwegian dairy co-op Tine to shed 100 jobs in restructure

The co-op has been facing falling consumption of milk and traditional brown cheese, along with pressure…

Community forms co-op to rescue much-loved Birmingham hardware store

York Supplies has served its community for 75 years and has been saved from the developer…

Central Co-op weathers inflation pressures to post £7.6m interim profit

CEO Debbie Robinson also updated members on efforts to tackle the cost of living crisis, retail…

Co-op Group welcomes national plan by police to tackle retail crime

The retailer is also helping to fund the Pegasus project to share intelligence between retailers and…

Community businesses defy cost pressures to keep social purpose, says Plunkett report

'Times are hard for all businesses right now, but to see what the community-ownership sector continues…