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Data co-op launched to help communities guide local investment

The Community Data Co-operative will collect responses from its members which can be marketed to investors

MPs continue their inquiry into LV= demutualisation

Gareth Thomas, Labour/Co-op MP and chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Mutuals Group, has written to buyer…

Credit union movement continues to collect testimony for oral history project

The Credit Union Foundation is using a podcasting platform to collect people's stories during lockdown

Chelmsford Star Co-op trials home delivery service

The retail society launches the service, in partnership with Snappy Shopper, in March

Which? survey sees Co-op Group lose out against supermarket rivals

The poll put the Group last in the ranking but Which? says the comparison of convenience…

Southern Co-op scoops award for its apprentice scheme

The society was named Large Employer of the Year from a regional education partner

Can community organisations revive the seaside town?

A new Locality report says there have already been successes in coastal areas and repeats its…

Co-op Party chair hails Starmer’s ‘vision for the nation’s recovery’

Labour / Co-op MP Jim McMahon said the proposals would help create more co-ops. which would…

UKSCS launches call for papers to mark Co-op News’ anniversary

The News turns 150 at a crucial juncture for the press industry, with question marks hanging…

Teacher training course launched on co-op entrepreneurship

The Co-operative College has designed the course as part of the YOUCOOPE project

Energy efficiency business switches to employee-ownership

12 staff now have a stake in Sustainable Homes Scotland

US electric co-ops work to meet demand from harsh winter

A look at some of the many responses from the sector to the power crisis brought…