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Heart Of England Co-op returns to its roots – and looks back on its past

The society has moved its head office to Foleshill - a stone's throw from where it…

Hebden Bridge unveils blue plaques to its co-operative history

The town celebrates International Co-operatives Day with a celebration of its 19th century fustian co-op

Making co-operative citizens: A century of learning collaboration

How the Co-op College has worked to bring collaborative education to the movement

Catalonia celebrates: Exploring the region’s co-op heritage

Andrew Bibby visits an exhibition on the region’s co-op history in Barcelona

Co-op College centenary: Working conditions and employee rights

A look back at the co-op movement’s support for workers, from minimum wages to education

The ILO: from 1919 to current day

Stirling Smith celebrates the centenary of the United Nations agency with a mandate to promote co-operatives

Co-operative College centenary year: Life as a co-operative learner

A key focus of learning was for consumer co-op societies to give customers a better experience

Singapore freelancers co-op joins campaign to have hawker culture recognised by Unesco

Unesco is expected to make a decision by the end of 2020

Interview: Gillian Lonergan looks back on a life curating the heritage of co-operation

We caught up with Gillian, librarian at the Co-operative Heritage Trust’s National Co-operative Archive, on the…

Book review: A century of education, social change and the Co-operative College

Nick Matthews from Co-operatives UK reviews a timely discussion of the role of co-op education

The Co-operative Heritage Trust – reinvigorating the Rochdale story

'It’s crucial for us to think about future planning for audiences as well as looking after…

Brexit rages on – but how did the UK co-op movement feel about joining in 1973?

The UK’s relationship with the Common Market was no less controversial when the country joined