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Mutual Guarantee Societies Bill passes first reading in Parliament

A ten-minute rule bill to make provisions for the creation of mutual guarantee societies has passed…

Co-op retail giant to sell burgers made from mealworms as a planet-friendly alternative

Swiss retailer Coop is launching a range of burgers and meatballs made from mealworm larvae. The organisation, one…

Co-op Group celebrates 10 years supporting One Foundation water projects in Africa

The Co-op Group has celebrated the 10th anniversary of its partnership with the One Foundation, which works…

Ken Loach to speak at Ways Forward 5

Film director Ken Loach has been confirmed as a speaker at the Ways Forward 5 conference on…

Coop Italia customers to increase spending in 2017

A survey conducted by Coop Italia suggests consumers are likely to increase their spending on food in…

Midcounties Co-operative Travel predicts record trading year after December sales boost

The Midcounties Co-operative’s travel business saw like-for-like sales growth of 16% for the month of December after…

Co-op Group adds 50 local breweries to drinks range to boost local suppliers

The Co-op Group is adding 50 small local breweries to its drinks range as part of…

Housing co-op gets £3m from government to build 99 new homes

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) has been given a £3.4m government grant to help create 99 new…

How can capital work for the common good?

Cliff Mills, from Anthony Collins solicitors, will be speaking on capital and the common good at…

Co-op leaders hit out at government over “unfair” pension fees

Some of the UK’s largest co-operatives will continue to suffer “arbitrary and unfair” Pension Protection Fund (PPF) charges…

Britain’s first authors’ co-operative launches

The first author-run publishing co-operative in Britain has launched with the publication of two titles. Gritstone…

£2,000 prize announced for platform co-op start-ups

A £2,000 start-up grant is on offer to budding digital co-operatives, who have been invited to…