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Devolution plan brings right to buy – and a shake-up for some co-op councils

Co-op Party chair Jim McMahon welcomed 'a significant step forward for the community power agenda'

Movie short celebrates UK co-op movement’s history on film

Co-operative Cinema: A Movement in Moving Image premiered in Manchester on 5 December

Business support scheme directly helps 500 co-ops in nine years

The £3.2m partnership between the Co-op Bank and Co-operatives UK has delivered advice, campaigns, workshops, tools…

Central Co-op funeralcare launches online store for memorial products

'This collection of keepsakes helps keep their memory close in a way that feels right for…

Glasgow Credit Union announces record divi for members

The £4.6m return to more than 62,000 members is the highest in the organisation's 35-year history

East of England Co-op CEO, Doug Field, steps down 

Chief operating officer Andy Rigby has been appointed to the top role for an interim 12-month…

Lincolnshire energy co-op launches share offer to expand solar portfolio

North Lincolnshire Community Energy wants to raise £700,000 for rooftop solar on schools, community and public…

Welsh media firm takes employee-owned route with support from Cwmpas

Orchard Media has provided services to clients including Netflix, the BBC and Admiral Group for 14…

Community Energy England hands out sector awards for 2024

Winners include Bristol Energy Co-op, Midcounties' joint venture Younity, and the Co-op Party

Dairy co-op Arla defends trials of Bovaer against online ‘misinformation’

The animal feed supplement, designed to reduce climate emissions from cattle, has prompted threats of a…

Co-op Group wins national award for supporting social enterprise sector

Social Enterprise UK honoured the retailer for its efforts to increase its sourcing from suppliers in…

Remembering Emma Howard 

Emma Howard, a thinker, doer, scientist and co–operator has died aged 35 after a short illness.