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OurCoop trading profit halves to £4.3m in hard year 

But bonuses for top execs questioned by members 

Heart of England Co-op launches price freezes on essential items

'We have an ethos of fair pricing and giving back to the local community underpinning all…

Up the Energy launches fundraiser to scale community energy across UK

A new national campaign, Up the Energy, has launched a Crowdfunder to help grow the UK…

Shifting political backdrop for co-ops after local elections and King’s Speech

Local and devolved authorities have changed hands and Keir Starmer's leadership remains under threat

Co-op Group announces 24 new stores, refits and franchises

'We’re moving through 2026 with a strong focus on our members, customers and communities'

Members vote to dissolve the UK’s Co-operative College

'We've educated generations of co-operators ... but nostalgia alone doesn't educate a movement'

UK Social Enterprise Awards set for November in Manchester

Co-produced by Co-operatives UK and Social Enterprise UK, the event will celebrate organisations using business to…

Funding crisis stops Barefoot co-op training in its tracks

Specialist advisor Suzanne Orchard warns the root problem is a lack of funding to the co-operative…

Cataloguing the long legacy of the UK’s Co-op College

Proposals to wind up the UK’s Co-operative College will bring to a sad end a vibrant…

How do we build youth participation in co-operatives?

Young people can be future co-op leaders if we enable them today, writes Heather McKay who…

Lucy & Yak’s journey to employee ownership

The sector is made up of around 2,470 employee-owned businesses, collectively employing more than 350,000 

Fixing social care: Report highlights potential of co-op model in the UK

Commissioned by Co-operatives UK and Cwmpas, the study found co-ops provide 'fairer, better quality, community-rooted care'