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Obituary: William George (Bill) Hall

Remembering Bill Hall, a champion of Labour and co-operation

Meet.. Jane Avery vice president of the Central England Co-op

Jane Avery talks about her experience in the co-operative sector and her role in a local…

2017 in review: Remembering some of the great co-operators we have lost

The movement said a sad farewell to important figures such as Barbara Dure, Trevor Bottomley and…

Meet … Chris Maher, general manager of BriarPatch

'The challenge is to keep educating people, keep telling the co-op story, let them know what…

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…

Meet … Jo Wolfe, MD for London at social enterprise Reason Digital

'The thing that appeals to me about the co-operative movement is having a different model and…

Obituary: Trevor Bottomley, 96, co-op educator and overseas activist

A lifelong commitment to the movement included roles with the International Co-operative Alliance, Co-operative College and…

Meet… Alex Sobel, Labour/Co-op MP for Leeds North West

What does a day in the life of a Labour/Co-op MP look like?

Obituary: Barbara Dure 1925-2017, veteran of the retail co-op movement

The final president of the Plymouth and South-West Society spent her life promoting progressive politics and…

Midcounties to launch new corporate travel business

The society hopes Co-op Travel Management will fill a gap in a market dominated by big…

Meet … Nathan Bower-Bir, student, researcher and housing co-op co-founder

'I think we’ve all come to recognise that co-operation is not an inherent skill, but a…

Actor Michael Sheen on co-ops and building a fairer economy

The award-winning stage and screen star has branched out into social activism and attended Co-operative Congress,…