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Social tenants can come together to make their voices heard

The Co-op Party calls on the government to support a mutual organisation to allow tenants voices…

Southern Co-op celebrates £500k donations from two years of the carrier bag levy

The society has added money from its own community fund, supporting groups such as Scope, Wildlife…

UKSCS explores Co-operative Commonwealth for its 50th anniversary year

The organisation’s 50th anniversary conference looked at the re-imagining of ownership, management and control of public,…

Book recalls the co-op wartime chapter in the career of cartoonist Giles

The much-loved cartoonist honed his style with his wartime work for Reynold’s News, the Sunday paper…

Credit union embraces digital marketing to reach younger members

Figures show that 96% of the credit union’s new members now join online – while 99%…

Hawaiian energy co-op unveils plans for ambitious solar power and hydro storage project

Kauai Island Utility Co-operative will invest millions of dollars in infrastructure improvements and ongoing maintenance on…

Association of Convenience Stores to offer advice to community shops

'This is an exciting collaboration between two organisations that significantly enhances the level of support available…

Manchester mayor pledges to ‘put co-op ideas into practice’ at Party exhibition

'People are ready for something different', Manchester’s Labour/Co-op mayor Andy Burnham told a gathering at the…

Co-op Group plays ‘sound of silence’ to support national Autism Hour

Stores turned off their radio systems for an hour to give autistic people a break from…

Electric co-ops stepping in to fill America’s rural broadband gap

Rural co-op bank CoBank has released a report outlining lessons from the efforts the movement has…

Scotmid smashes its fundraising target and makes £345,000 for Childline

The co-op has run a year-long partnership with the charity which also promoted ways for staff…

Co-operative Credit Union promises ‘transformed’ service with online upgrade

From next month, members will be able to manage their share account and make withdrawals on-line