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Social Saturday 2017: Raising awareness of British social enterprise

Due to their structure, co-ops can be classed as social enterprises, and this year co-ops are…

Crawley Town agrees to fan representative joining its board

The league two club has agreed for a member of the supporters trust to join its…

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 van showcases Rochdale’s role in the birthplace of the co-operative movement

The van is being used as part of a flowerbed to show that co-operation is 'alive…

Desjardins Foundation supports Éducaloi’s school services

The charitable arm of the credit union association is donating $25,000 to support legal education services

Catalan co-ops express support for independence referendum

Co-op body the Rocagales Foundation says a new state would strengthen democracy, collective empowerment and social…

Lessons from the Netherlands: Dilemmas of old and new co-ops

Co-op News speaks to Arjen van Nuland, chief executive of the Netherlands Co-operative Council, about the…

Agricultural co-ops warn EU about risks facing farmers

Ministers are meeting to discuss the Common Agricultural policy – and Copa and Cogeca say it…

Preview: Global Conference and General Assembly in Malaysia

As the International Co-operative Alliance prepares to gather in Kuala Lumpur, we look at what to…

Wales Co-operatives Centre responds to Welsh Government’s prosperity strategy

First minister Carwyn Jones said the strategy will focus on six key areas of action –…

Cooperatives Europe responds to Juncker’s State of the Union speech

The address was criticised for failing to mention the social economy and co-operative enterprises

Here are some of the leading lights from the Co-op Party’s first 100 years

Including the blacksmith's son who served in Churchill's war cabinet and the first woman to serve…