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Lincolnshire Co-op creates head of care role with focus on health and wellbeing

Alice Hare will look after the society’s pharmacy and funeral businesses

Heart of England Co-op raises more than £30k for local charity Mind

'The pandemic and cost of living crisis have impacted hugely on people’s mental health and support…

Midcounties Co-op announces 11% cut in energy use in a single year

'Reducing our energy usage is a core element of our member-led sustainability strategy’

Co-op Group slashes debt and posts pre-tax profit of £28m

'Despite the continued challenging economic backdrop, we've delivered a world class sales performance with all our…

Community Ownership Fund: Fourth and final round open for applications

'So far, £71.4m has been awarded to 257 projects, enabling local people to take over community…

Future Economy Alliance is running crowdfunder for general election campaign

The alliance wants to 'cut through the political noise with a bold message ... that we…

US threat to ban TikTok prompts call for democratic ownership

Co-operators Nathan Schneider and Michael Brennan warn that the bill 'does nothing to address the crisis…

Greenwich Council launches commission to develop local co-op sector

The commission will look ways to meet local needs with a focus on community energy, co-operative…

Meet… Chris Smith, producer of Talking Credit Unions

'It’s refreshing that the young generation of credit union managers appear to be embracing significant digital…

Social economy conference preview: Enterprising for Tomorrow 2024

Over 150 participants from Romania and the European Union are expected to attend the event

Uber and Lyft drivers in Minneapolis consider co-op launch

The local union is looking to join the Drivers' Cooperative after the ride-share platforms threatened to…

Impact of community shares model increasing across the UK

More than 100 communities applied to the Booster Fund for support and investment in 2023