Jim McMahon on co-ops and resilient community

The Labour/Co-op MP for Oldham West, shadow transport secretary and Co-op Party chair says change is…

Co-op Group’s customer and membership chief to step down

Matt Atkinson is moving on after four years in the role

Scotmid Co-op to close up to 22 of its Semichem stores

The retailer has begun consultation at staff at the affected stores, citing pressures from Covid-19 on…

Housing: Rochdale’s co-op model brings strength during the pandemic

'The underlying idea of our model – tenants and employees as co owners – has seen…

Where will Covid leave our towns – and the co-ops that operate in them?

'Amazon is hoovering up more of the spoils and high street businesses which are not able…

Community mutual bank for Wales is on track for launch this year

Minister Ken Skates says the community bank will help to tackle financial and digital exclusion

UK’s first consumer-owned windfarm gets the go-ahead

Ripple Energy has secured funding for Graig Fatha wind farm near Coedely, south Wales

John Lewis warns of store closures after £517m loss

After the pandemic “we are going through the greatest scale of change in the Partnership’s 156-year…

Co-op Foundation backs new initiative to give young people a life free of violence

'We’ll create opportunities for young people to make their community a safer, fairer place'

First Milk pledges to go zero carbon by 2040

Other sustainability promises include a reduced target for antibiotic use in cattle

Scotland’s farm co-ops set out policy wishlist for next government

Co-operation, and working together effectively, in whatever form, are more vital than ever to achieve the…

Preston Council agrees to join Liverpool and Wirral on regional mutual bank

The North West Mutual Bank will help the authority develop its community wealth building initiative