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Co-op Group bans peat from compost in its stores

The retailer is stocking a peat-free product from Westland Horticulture to encourage sustainable gardening

Scotmid Co-op to host pop-up garden centre as lockdown turns fingers green

The society has teamed up with Caulders Garden Centres for the site, which will run unitl…

East of England tops up Healthy Start vouchers to £5

The government has just increased the value of the vouchers – for pregnant women and low-income…

Tamworth Co-op to close its department store

The change is part of a major redevelopment of the town centre, replacing the store with…

Jim McMahon on co-ops and resilient community

The Labour/Co-op MP for Oldham West, shadow transport secretary and Co-op Party chair says change is…

Scotmid Co-op to close up to 22 of its Semichem stores

The retailer has begun consultation at staff at the affected stores, citing pressures from Covid-19 on…

CFCFE conference showcases successful Irish credit union mergers

Mergers can bring benefits of scale and an increased talent pool – but need to be…

Housing: Rochdale’s co-op model brings strength during the pandemic

'The underlying idea of our model – tenants and employees as co owners – has seen…

Where will Covid leave our towns – and the co-ops that operate in them?

'Amazon is hoovering up more of the spoils and high street businesses which are not able…

Co-op film festival will put social justice on the screen

Birmingham Co-operative Film Society is running the event for Co-operatives Fortnight, in partnership with Central England…

Community mutual bank for Wales is on track for launch this year

Minister Ken Skates says the community bank will help to tackle financial and digital exclusion

Derbyshire co-operators look at issue of violence against women

'This is an issue that runs very deep in our society, but we can all do…