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CFCFE conference showcases successful Irish credit union mergers

Mergers can bring benefits of scale and an increased talent pool – but need to be…

Health co-ops continue to battle against Covid-19

'Our co-op identity commits us to a humanised healthcare approach ... that places people at the…

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…

Co-op film festival will put social justice on the screen

Birmingham Co-operative Film Society is running the event for Co-operatives Fortnight, in partnership with Central England…

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

Derbyshire co-operators look at issue of violence against women

'This is an issue that runs very deep in our society, but we can all do…

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

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

Why are co-ops relevant in a time of political and economic crisis?

'Co-ops don’t exist in a vacuum, they work with other organisations, creating networks of solidarity'

Nigel Todd: A tribute

The Co-op College chair and Newcastle councillor has passed away unexpectedly, aged 73

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'