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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…

FC United of Manchester to open stadium to the homeless on Christmas Day

The non-league side FC United of Manchester has announced that it is opening their stadium to…

McColl’s given go-ahead to purchase 300 Co-op stores

A deal to sell 298 Co-operative Group stores to convenience store operator McColl’s has been approved…

Co-op pub to open after locals raise £300,000

The first co-operatively-owned pub in Warwickshire is set to open just in time for Christmas after…

Agri co-ops must be innovative and follow customer trends, heard a business forum

Agricultural co-ops are ‘crucial’ for farmers to innovate, add value to produce and follow consumer trends,…

Awards shortlist for East of England’s Tiptree Co-op Travel branch

The East of England Co-op Travel branch in Tiptree, Essex, has been shortlisted as one of the…

Ones to watch from 2016: Trends and technologies

This year, Co-operative News looked at innovation across the co-operative sector. From new technologies to new…

End of year review 2016 – Conferences

January: Ways Forward 4 Conference Ways Forward 4: Building an Economy to Serve People Not Profit, held…

Preview of the Ways Forward 5 Conference: January 2017

Next month’s Ways Forward 5 Conference will be the fifth version of the event, exploring issues…