| 20040424 | 24/04/2004 | Colchester profits up again | Co-op News | 1 | trading figures, Chris Blanchett, Colchester and East Essex Co-op | 
              
          | 20040529 | 29/05/2004 | Concerns over store franchises | Co-op News | 2 | values and principles, Chris Blanchett, Co-op history, Alldays | 
              
          | 20040529 | 29/05/2004 | Three more board members | Co-op News | 2 | Peter Marks, Douglas Fletcher, Allan Smith, Chris Blanchett | 
              
          | 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 | 
              
          | 20050920 | 20/09/2005 | New names for merged co-ops | Co-op News | 1 | Colchester and East Essex Co-op (merger), Ben Reid, Chris Blanchett, Midcounties Co-operative, East of England Co-op, Richard Samson, Oxford Swindon and Gloucester Co-op (merger), Ipswich and Norwich Co-op (merger), Bob Burlton, West Midlands Society (merger) |