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Bee saviour sugar cards give energy boost to exhausted bees

The group behind the initiative – which has had help from Midcounties – is setting up…

Co-op Group launches new round of community funding

The Group is looking to support projects working in community spaces, mental & physical wellbeing or…

Central England Co-operative funds film raising awareness of dementia

The project, launched by the society’s charity partner Dementia UK, sees young family carers share their…

Villagers in the South Downs revive local pub as community business

The Blue Bell in Cocking, West Sussex, closed in 2017 but has been saved from the…

Co-operatives of the Year: 2019 shortlists announced

Voting is open until 21 June

Midcounties Co-operative nominated for Environmental Sustainability Award

The judging panel praised Co-op Energy, owned by Midcounties, for being the UK’s leading supporter of…

Solidarity economy: Case studies from Rojava and Jackson, Mississippi

Sacajawea Hall from Cooperation Jackson and Huriye Semdin from Rojava shared their experience during a workshop…

Southend taxi co-op launches operations in neighbouring Rochford

The team also supported Cardiff Taxis Co-operative through its launch in March

SEWA’s role in a changing world of work

Founded by activist Elaben Bhatt, the trade union fights for women workers in the informal economy

Countdown begins to 150th Co-op Congress

The 2019 event takes place on 21-22 June in Manchester

Welsh community groups can bag share of new £1m Co-op Foundation fund

Money is available for projects which make community spaces more environmentally sustainable

Co-ops unleashed? A movement critiqued

' I don’t want co-ops in the market – I want them to form something separate…