| 20060905 | 05/09/2006 | Half-year results lift United | Co-op News | 1 | Peter Marks, United Co-operatives, trading figures | 
              
          | 20060919 | 19/09/2006 | Sheffield seek United merger | Co-op News | 1 | United Co-operatives, Sheffield Co-operative Society, merger, Jack Witham , Peter Marks, Mike Howarth | 
              
          | 20061017 | 17/10/2006 | Bid two set to get bigger | Co-op News | 1 | merger, United Co-operatives, Mike Howarth, Midlands Co-op, Ilkeston Co-op, Sheffield Society, Peter Marks | 
              
          | 20061031 | 31/10/2006 | Beaumont to step down as Group chief | Co-op News | 1 | Peter Marks, Martin Beaumont, The Co-operative Group, Bob Burlton | 
              
          | 20061031 | 31/10/2006 | United complete Sheffield merger | Co-op News | 1 | Peter Marks, Mike Howarth, United Co-operatives, Sheffield Society, merger | 
              
          | 20061114 | 14/11/2006 | Now it's Leeds United! | Co-op News | 1 | United Co-operatives, Sheffield Society, Leeds Co-op, merger, Peter Marks, David Schofield | 
              
          | 20070109 | 09/01/2007 | Festive cheer for big two | Co-op News | 1 | Guy McCracken, Peter Marks, merger, United Co-operatives, trading figures, The Co-operative Group, Tim Hurrell | 
              
          | 20070123 | 23/01/2007 | NEWS VIEWS: Surely a national society must be for the best? | Ken Nolan | 22 | Peter Marks, Martin Beaumont, The Co-operative Group & United merger | 
              
          | 20070220 | 20/02/2007 | Group and United set to merge | Co-op News | 1 | Bill Hoult, The Co-operative Group (merger), Bob Burlton, David Anderson, merger, United Co-operatives (merger), Peter Marks | 
              
          | 20070306 | 06/03/2007 | NEWS VIEWS: Democratic control is major factor for merger approval | Brian Townsend | 22 | The Co-operative Group & United merger, Eddie McDonnell, National Federation of Progressive Co-operators, Paul Gosling, Garth Pratt (obituary), Co-operative Building Society (Nationwide), Nationwide Building Society, Peter Marks, merger |