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Agriculture

Farm co-ops can boost UK’s food security, says report

May 5, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Education

Co-op College announces meeting to vote on winding up 

May 5, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
Remaining funds would be transferred to a different charity, which would use the funds to make grants supporting co-operative education
Energy

Community energy experts gather in Latvia to grow the movement

May 5, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Delegates from more than 30 countries will share insights and explore emerging challenges and opportunities
Politics & Legal

Defending the social and solidarity economy in an uncertain world

May 1, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
Worker co-ops

Co-ops rally for workers this May Day

April 30, 2026
Alice Toomer-McAlpine
Politics & Legal

Co-op Group welcomes passage of retail staff protections into law 

April 29, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Banking and Insurance

Co-operative Bank of Tanzania reports growth after its first year

April 29, 2026
Miles Hadfield

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OurCoop’s social mobility work wins King’s Award for Enterprise

May 6, 2026
Miles Hadfield
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Agropur dairy co-op to invest $1bn in Quebec and Nova Scotia sites

May 5, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Consumer co-op

Co-op Group to transfer 40 customer contact jobs to private outsourcer

May 1, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Business

New Zealand’s building supplies co-op expands into Australia

April 29, 2026
Miles Hadfield
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Ecology Building Society opens its first ever branch

April 28, 2026
Ciarán Daly
Community business

Bid launched to buy the UK’s latest community pub

April 25, 2026
Miles Hadfield

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Co-op Group and Southern Co-op to join forces

April 8, 2026
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Digital innovation: European perspective at the Co-op Retail Conference

March 23, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
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Co-op Retail Conference: Co-operating in challenging times

March 20, 2026
Nicholas Milton

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Energy

Co-operatives and the global energy crisis

March 31, 2026
Co-operative News
With climate change getting ever worse and the Iran war threatening energy supplies, Shaz Rahman looks at how the co-op model can offer solutions
Agriculture

World’s co-ops respond to food crisis as Middle East war cuts off shipping

March 30, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Agri co-ops are among those calling for support with the sharp rise in fertiliser costs

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