UAE’s Union Coop launches new online shopping service

The site currently offers household appliances and electrical goods but there are also plans to begin…

Midcounties funeral business offers ‘envionmentally friendly’ coffin

The coffins, made in Gloucester by LifeArt, use waste and offcut forestry wood and produce lower…

Wisconsin dairy co-ops join effort to send supplies to victims of Hurricane Irma

Cheesemakers from the state have joined forces to send food to those affected by the storm…

Another threatened local pub transfers to community ownership

The Gardeners Rest in Neepsend, Sheffield, has been bought by its regulars after a community share…

Co-op venue Unity Works goes into administration

Seven staff have been made redundant and a buyer is being sought for the leasehold on…

Co-op Party call to turn RBS into a building society

The Co-op Party chairman told its centenary conference there was a need for stronger challengers to…

Powered by principle six: How electric co-ops join forces to maintain growth

The latest in a series of alliances forged by Texas Electric Cooperatives shows how collaboration can…

Centenary marked by a successful year for the Co-operative Party

Membership and parliamentary representation hit record highs as the Party contributed to policy throughout the UK

First ever conference of co-operatives held in northern Syria

'Support for new co-operatives has played a vital role in the transition to a new democratic…

Brexit: Implications and opportunities for the co-operative movement

The subject was hotly debated at the Co-op Party conference, with fringe events looking at its…

Distribution of white poppies in schools causes controversy

White poppies, first worn by the Women’s Co-operative Guild in 1933, are a symbol of peace…

Awards ceremony recognises social businesses in Wales

Winners of the Social Business Wales Awards include Denbighshire Music Co-operative, which also provided the evening’s…