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Co-ops and community impact: Getting to grips with narrative reporting

This is an area where co-operatives should be leading the field, according to a narrative reporting…

Michael Sheen releases video calling on people to join credit unions

The actor and activist says credit unions keep money in local communities and benefit their members,…

Analysts report drop in Co-op Group’s sales and market share

The Co-op is the UK’s sixth-biggest grocer regarding market share, behind Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons and…

Welsh Assembly and Scottish Parliament mark International Credit Union Day

The sector’s achievements were celebrated with awards, a parliamentary motion and visits

Central England colleagues bring back precious memories to a US WWII vet

Two of the co-op’s workers sent former airman Ray Fredette photos of the memorial to 34th…

UK co-ops raise £136k in flood and hurricane appeal

Co-operatives UK launched the fundraising drive to give on-the-ground support for co-ops and credit unions

Lincolnshire Co-op reports strong year despite hit to its NHS pharmacy income

Total sales rose 3.5% to £312m with a healthy performance in food stores but trading surplus…

Co-op Group opens five branches across Scotland

The £3.4m investment forms part of the retailer’s £11m 2017 store expansion plan and is set…

£8m community development programme launched to grow co-ops

The five-year programme from Co-operatives UK and Power to Change will look at ways to build…

Midcounties funeral business offers ‘envionmentally friendly’ coffin

The coffins, made in Gloucester by LifeArt, use waste and offcut forestry wood and produce lower…

Another threatened local pub transfers to community ownership

The Gardeners Rest in Neepsend, Sheffield, has been bought by its regulars after a community share…

Co-op venue Unity Works goes into administration

Seven staff have been made redundant and a buyer is being sought for the leasehold on…