| 4062 | 27/05/1997 | Green light for Congress merger | Co-op News | 5 | CWS, Bob Burlton, Co-operative Union, Oxford Swindon and Gloucester Society, Lloyd Wilkinson, merger | 
              
          | 20040221 | 21/02/2004 | POSTBAG:             United results will vindicate merger | Philip Jones | 11 | Yorkshire Co-operatives, Neville Cox, United Norwest, merger | 
              
          | 20050517 | 17/05/2005 | Two into one may go | Co-op News | 1 | Colchester and East Sussex Co-op, Richard Samson, merger, Ipswich and Norwich Co-op, Chris Blanchett | 
              
          | 20050614 | 14/06/2005 | NEWS VIEWS: Wise move to merge societies | Ken Nolan | 19 | Colchester and East Essex Co-op, merger, Ipswich and Norwich Co-op | 
              
          | 20050712 | 12/07/2005 | New merger on the way: West Mids and OSG | Co-op News | 1 | Vivian Woodell, Bob Burlton, merger, West Midlands Society, Oxford Swindon and Gloucester Society, Doreen Shaw, Ben Reid | 
              
          | 20050809 | 09/08/2005 | OSG members back merger | Colin Richell | 1 | merger, West Midlands Co-operative Society, Oxford Swindon and Gloucester Co-op | 
              
          | 20050823 | 23/08/2005 | Marger approved | Co-op News | 1 | West Midlands Co-operative Society, Oxford Swindon and Gloucester Co-op, merger | 
              
          | 20051115 | 15/11/2005 | NEWS VIEWS: Merger the right choice | John Macey | 18 | merger, East Anglian societies | 
              
          | 20051213 | 13/12/2005 | Plymouth and Brixham in merger talks | Co-op News | 3 | Plymouth and South West Co-operative Society, Brixham Co-op, merger, Douglas Fletcher | 
              
          | 20060124 | 24/01/2006 | NEWS VIEWS: Testing times | Ken Nolan | 22 | Plymouth and South Devon Co-operative Society, merger, Brixham Co-op |