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Andy Burnham wants more devolution to address local challenges

The mayor of Greater Manchester says 21st century change will need bottom-up solutions to local challenges

Co-op Group opens community garden as part of store revamp

The project - which will have pickable herbs, pollinator flowers and a remembrance corner, is part…

India celebrates Co-op Week with a look at the role of the movement

'Co-operatives have played an important role in poverty eradication, employment generation, creating social harmony and building…

Southern Co-op supports life skills lessons on the Isle of Wight

The society is working with Life Education Wessex & Thames Valley to help improve children’s health…

Holiday Exchange co-op plans to revolutionise the platform economy

A co-op wants to enable people to swap homes and enjoy affordable holidays.

Engaging with charities: lessons for successful partnerships

Practitioners heard about charity partnerships at the Central England Co-operative and the Co-op Group.

Twin Trading rescued by Sustainable Harvest

Twin Trading worked with co-ops around the world – but went into administration last month

Southern Co-op funeral branch marks Remembrance Sunday with WWII memoirs

A Southern Co-op funeralcare branch will be commemorating Armistice Day by sharing a local family's war…

NCBA adopts resolution on diversity, equity and inclusion

Co-op principles 'need to be relevant to the world around us and need to be reappraised…

Co-op Group helps make wishes become reality for seriously ill children

Members of the Group’s property team raised £125,000 for charity Rays of Sunshine

Co-operative business lender BCRS passes the £50m loan mark

'By lending £50m, we have generated an extra £263m of value in the West Midlands economy…

Co-ops step in to help Japan recover after typhoons Hagibis and Faxai

Consumer, financial, insurance and forestry co-ops have all responded to the disasters