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The fight against the scourge of modern slavery: Co-operating for a brighter future

Bright Future – which works with survivors of forced labour – is converting to the co-op…

Obituary: Celebrating Chris Herries, 1947-2020

Tributes from across the UK co-op movement

Lakeland Diaries reports €1bn group revenues

The co-op says it is prepared to face the market challenges ahead

Co-op Group reviews funding for core co-op organisations

The society has traditionally supported these organisations through membership fees, subscriptions and memoranda of understanding

Wales Co-operative Centre project to help social businesses rebuild post Covid-19

The campaign will support social businesses in recruiting directors

US co-ops respond as Hurricane Laura hits coast

Electric co-ops in Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas are scrambling to restore power to members

Co-operation and care: CLES pushes a new economy solution to national crisis

The report was commissioned by social services directors in the north west of England

Obituary: Sam Mshiu, leading light of Tanzanian co-operation

A tireless worker for co-op development in his own country and across Africa

Housing co-ops to get relief on new property tax measures

The measures - brought in to tackle tax avoidance by corporate investors – had caught some…

Co-op College announces two-day online education programme

Learning Live will run from 29-30 September with a dozen interactive sessions to highlight co-op responses…

Community businesses look to branch out after Covid-19

A survey from Power to Change also finds that 73% of community businesses are less confident…

Co-operative Bank to close 18 branches and cut 350 jobs

The closures will be completed by the end of 2020