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Agriculture

Irish agri co-op Tirlán posts €63.7m operating profit for 2025

May 27, 2026
Nicholas Milton
Development

African policy makers urged to support co-op model to tackle housing crisis

May 27, 2026
Nicholas Milton
More than 500 delegates from over 10 countries attended the Cooperative Housing Summit Africa
Credit Unions

Credit unions sound alarm over possible Trump curb on migrant banking

May 26, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Inclusiv and NLCUP warn the executive order on the banking system will exclude migrants from mainstream financial services
Retail

Tamworth Co-op sees trading profit fall to £433k

May 26, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Retail

Radstock Co-op cuts operating loss to £147k after another tough year for retail

May 26, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Agriculture

As the US Farm Bill finally rolls forward, what does it mean for agri co-ops?

May 25, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Banking and Insurance

Kenyan government reopens sacco registration after suspension

May 25, 2026
Nicholas Milton

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Entries open for the Social Business Wales Awards

May 27, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Banking and Insurance

Nationwide partners with Resonance to unlock empty homes

May 22, 2026
Nicholas Milton
Retail

Co-op Group boosts its sourcing of homegrown potato varieties

May 22, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Education

HF Holidays funds outdoor kits for 10 English primary schools

May 19, 2026
Miles Hadfield
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Cooperative Councils Innovation Network calls for greater local collaboration

May 15, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
Retail

Heart of England Co-op launches price freezes on essential items

May 15, 2026
Miles Hadfield

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What next for co-op education? Lessons from Icbec

May 13, 2026
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Lessons in education from the Cooperative University of Kenya

May 12, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
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Argentina’s co-operativas escolares: A case study in co-op education

May 12, 2026
Rebecca Harvey

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May 7, 2026
Miles Hadfield
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How do you give away power? The tricky question for Pride in Place

May 7, 2026
Miles Hadfield
The £5bn government programme aims to revive ‘left-behind’ areas through grass-roots initiatives – but are communities genuinely in charge?

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