The Central England Co-operative is looking for members to join its Membership and Community Councils, which…
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Villagers save their local pub with help from Plunkett Foundation and Power to Change
A popular village pub in Oxfordshire is under community ownership following a six-month campaign by locals.…
World’s first Fairtrade nut-farming co-op celebrates tenth birthday
One of the biggest Fairtrade success stories in recent years is Liberation Foods, which celebrates its…
Co-op support for Jo Cox National Commission on Loneliness
Over 9 million people in the UK are experiencing loneliness. To tackle this, campaigners have launched the Jo Cox…
Co-op Group climbs through the ranks of Stonewall’s list of LGBT-friendly employers
The Co-operative Group is one of only two retailers to be listed in Stonewall’s list of top…
Ken Loach tells co-ops to join the Labour movement
Award winning filmmaker Ken Loach, who directed 2016’s I, Daniel Blake, has called on co-operators to…
Scottish co-op bakes up a plan to boost the country’s health
A new venture that aims to use high quality bread to improve diet, health and the local economy…
An inside view of the Co-op Group members’ council
Nominations have opened to be on the Co-operative Group’s members’ council. We spoke with four members…
Co-operative Retail Conference to explore future of consumer co-ops
Delegates from across co-operative retail societies will get together in Stratford-Upon-Avon on 3-5 March to look…
Obituary: Edgar Evans, lifelong stalwart of the co-op movement
Edgar Evans, a former president of Bath Co-op Society, director at Co-operative Insurance Society and vice-chair at the…
MBE for Dorothy Francis, champion of co-ops and social enterprise
The 2017 New Year Honours list included an award for Dorothy Francis, chief executive of Leicester-based Co-operative And…
Shane Meadows puts Co-op Group in the picture with member recruitment films
The Co-op Group has collaborated with BAFTA-winning British director, screenwriter and actor Shane Meadows (This is England (2006-2015),…
