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Scotmid Co-operative grants £75,000 to Scottish charities

Launched last year, the Community Connect scheme enables members to vote for good cause groups in…

Working Together: a final update from the Co-operative Heritage Trust

What are the final outcomes of the project?

The past informs the present: The co-operative movement and anti-slavery

Were the early co-operators supporters of Lincoln and the Union?

Midcounties Co-op nursery raises funds for young carers

The family fair is part of the co-op's Regional Communities Strategy to support local groups

Social enterprises put £60bn into UK economy, says report

The study, from the Co-op Group, Nationwide and Social Enterprise UK, is being used to lobby…

Toasting success in the Social Business Wales Awards

Winners include Wrexham-based Splash Community Trust and zero-waste shop Natural Weigh, in Crickhowell

Care leavers in Manchester and Rochdale co-operating to combat youth loneliness

'Isolation and loneliness are real issues for many young care leavers'

Iranian minister wants a co-op for women street vendors

He highlighted the role of co-ops in empowering women, and called on female entrepreneurs to consider…

2,000 mile trek raises cash for bike co-op’s community scheme

Two cyclists rode across Europe to help a local programme offering disadvantaged people affordable transport

Members help to shape 170 Co-op branded products and services

Around 90% of those taking part thought joining in helped them make the most of their…

Book review: We have values – but how do we act on them?

There's some useful lessons for the co-op movement in this look at values in action

Oxfam report highlights role of co-ops in empowering small-scale farmers

'Small-scale farmers benefit from higher shares of the end-consumer price where they are organised in co-ops'