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Alberta co-ops take centre stage as Canadian movement begins annual congress

Report from the opening session of the event in Calgary, organised by apex body Co-operatives and…

Co-op Group links up with Microsoft to launch food waste platform

Caboodle, a non-profit digital service, will link shops and hospitalities with community groups to redistribute surplus…

Stronger community rights ‘could boost urban co-op pub sector’

'Community ownership of a pub can restore a feeling of pride in place, and allow people…

Just Film Festival: Preview of this year’s celebration from the cinema co-op

The event, supported by Central England Co-op and Co-op Press, runs from 24 June - 3…

Shrub low-carbon co-op launches £8,000 crowdfunder

The Edinburgh community organisation needs match-funding to secure a lottery grant to support its sustainability projects

Co-op movement makes its mark on festival season

From Knockengorroch to Glastonbury, co-operators are set for a summer of music

Playground for the New Economy: Stir to Action gets ready for its festival

Preview of 'a three-day residential setting for people to build and form relationships, make connections, and…

Radstock Co-operative sponsors free family arts festival

'The arts can often seem out of reach for many from less privileged backgrounds. A free…

UAE Ministry of Economy partners with ICA-AP to grow the co-op sector

The initiative is part of the government’s efforts to diversify the country’s economy

Community share issues in the UK pass the £200m landmark

'We’re keen to spread the word and reach younger people, minoritised ethnicities and those based in…

Southern Co-op raises more than £170k for community causes

Each of the 157 causes chosen as partners of the year by the society's stores will…

Cwmpas: A new direction for the Wales Co-operative Centre

CEO Derek Walker talks us through the rebrand of development agency, which is celebrating its 40th…