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Bright new future for 100-year-old Co-op building
A former co-operative department store that celebrates its 100th anniversary this month could be saved from dereliction – thanks to the formation of a new co-operative. A group of community stalwarts in Leek, Staffordshire want to reopen the Co-operative Emporium … Continue reading
Eighty businesses network at co-operative lunch
Eighty business people interested in finding out more about the co-operative enterprise model networked over lunch at the lavish banqueting suite of Birmingham Council House on Friday (April 1). Setting the scene for the event, guest speaker Martyn Cheatle, chief … Continue reading
A co-operative future for public services?
An alternative way of providing public services in the wake of the most savage council spending cuts in Birmingham’s history was explored at a conference on Saturday (March 19). The Co-operative Council – The Future of Public Service Delivery helped … Continue reading
Co-operatives can lead the way in creating a green and sustainable society
Co-operatives can lead the way in creating a green and sustainable society, a conference in Reading heard. With community-led action and the Big Society high on the agenda, new co-operatives are emerging to face the challenges of climate change and … Continue reading
A co-operative future for public services?
An alternative way of providing public services in the wake of the most savage council spending cuts in Birmingham’s history will be explored at a one-day conference on Saturday. The Co-operative Council – The Future of Public Service Delivery will … Continue reading
Creative workers learn about co-operative model
Members of the South West’s creative industries came together in Bristol last week to find out if setting up a co-operative was a good way of launching or growing a business. Creative Co-operatives, organised by Co-operatives South West and supported … Continue reading
Delegates vote ‘co-operative’ over ‘Big Society’
David Cameron’s Big Society is a bandwagon on which co-operators have no desire to jump, preferring instead to promote and develop the co-operative model. That was the message from the Future Co-operatives conference in Swindon on Friday and Saturday (January … Continue reading
Poorest residents offered alternative to loan sharks
Some of the poorest residents in the Cotswolds, Tewkesbury and the Forest of Dean now have an alternative to borrowing from loan sharks, after one of the county’s three credit unions was given permission to offer its services county-wide. Gloucester … Continue reading
Workers in creative industries invited to collaborate
People who work in the South West’s creative industries are invited to meet new contacts and collaborators at a networking meeting in Bristol next month. Creating Co-operatives: Starting a Co-operative in the Creative Industries is aimed at freelancers, practitioners, graduates … Continue reading
Co-operative businesses to debate Big Society – In or Out?
Co-operative businesses need to embrace the opportunities and face the challenges presented by the Big Society, not sit on the sidelines watching as other businesses jump in and reap the rewards. That’s the view of Russell Gill, head of membership … Continue reading