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Co-op Foundation looking for partner organisations to help tackle youth loneliness

The tenders are part of the £11.5m Building Connections Fund

Co-op Insurance crowns Sheffield man the UK’s best neighbour

'His kindness and generosity is always felt, even when he himself is in need or having…

Rural Community Ownership Awards finalists feature community pubs and shops

The awards celebrate community businesses that help rural neighbourhoods across the UK

100 years on from the Armistice, we look at how Co-op News covered World War I

The paper maintained a balanced approach throughout the war, with reports from Europe and the home…

Southern Co-op pays tribute to WWI generation

The messages of thanks come from relatives of those who lost their lives in the two…

White poppy sales hit new record ahead of Armistice centenary

The Peace Pledge Union expects the figure to continue to increase in the run-up to Remembrance…

Platform Co-op conference: Steve Gill writes from Hong Kong

'These are some great people doing some important work, in difficult circumstances'

Co-op Funeralcare unveils customised poppy hearse

The poppy hearse will be available nationwide immediately for funerals organised by Co-op Funeralcare and can…

Sixty new homes for members of Argentinian worker co-op

'It has been a long road and the recipients of these 60 homes have fought hard…

Tameside co-operative pioneers a new approach to sharing digital infrastructure

The co-op is bringing together local authorities, the NHS and local businesses to share digital infrastructure…

Co-ops among the winners at the Community Energy Awards

Successes on the night include the Schools' Energy Cooperative, Mean Moor Wind Farm and Energy4All

First community-run sports academy to open in 2023 in Northern Ireland

The Co-op Group’s charity, the Co-op Foundation, invested £50,000 into the community share offer