Edition 20080429

Edition Date Title of Article Author Page Keywords
20080429 29/04/2008 Ready for lift-off Dave Bowman 1 The Co-operative Group (Somerfield), Somerfield acquisition by The Co-operative Group, Peter Marks
20080429 29/04/2008 A Black Country success story Co-op News 2 Midcounties Co-operative, Walsall Council
20080429 29/04/2008 CFS agree £12m deal to transform mail operation Co-op News 2 Co-operative Financial Services (CFS)
20080429 29/04/2008 Food business keeps Group right on track Co-op News 3 trading results, The Co-operative Group
20080429 29/04/2008 A year of progress and success for the Group Co-op News 4 trading results, The Co-operative Group
20080429 29/04/2008 United Regiion backs environmental action page sponsored by The Co-operative Group 5 environmental activism, The Co-operative Group (United Region)
20080429 29/04/2008 Voice of London co-ops launches Co-op News 6 Co-operatives London
20080429 29/04/2008 Poor non-food performance hits Plymouth profit Co-op News 6 Plymouth and South West Co-operative Society, trading results
20080429 29/04/2008 OFT probes Group over tobacco sales Co-op News 6 Office of Fair Trading (OFT), The Co-operative Group (sale of tobacco)
20080429 29/04/2008 Bank announces £37.5m PFI deals Co-op News 6 Co-op Bank, NHS, Private Finance Initiative (PFI)
20080429 29/04/2008 Youth film gets glitzy premiere Co-op News 7 The School that Roared , British Youth Film Academy (BYFA)
20080429 29/04/2008 Scotmid turns in £1m profit Co-op News 7 trading figures, Scotmid
20080429 29/04/2008 Group adds to its 'Grown by us' range Co-op News 7 English apple crush (Truly Irrisistable range), The Co-operative Group
20080429 29/04/2008 Kids get ethical clothes Co-op News 7 K.V. Kuppam, Bishopton Trading Company, fairtrade clothes for babies and children
20080429 29/04/2008 Group scoops industry awards Co-op News 8 The Co-operative Group (travel), Agent Achievement Awards
20080429 29/04/2008 Profits up again at Chelmsford Co-op News 8 Chelmsford Star Co-op, trading figures
20080429 29/04/2008 £1m raised to develop co-ops Co-op News 8 Co-operative and Community Finance
20080429 29/04/2008 Film co-op ready for action Co-op News 10 Soy Cuba, The Revolution will not be Televised, Hugo Chavez, Giles Simon, Manchester Film Co-operative
20080429 29/04/2008 All together now Co-op News 10 Sandbrook Park, The Co-operative Group (pharmacy)
20080429 29/04/2008 Guild must modernise to move forward Kevin McGrother 11 Jean Miller, National Guild of Co-operators, National Guild of Co-operators (conference 2008 Gilsland Spa)
20080429 29/04/2008 Lack of Fairtrade products in store Kevin McGrother 11 National Guild of Co-operators (conference 2008 Gilsland Spa), Jim Lamb, Fairtrade
20080429 29/04/2008 Tougher prison sentences needed Kevin McGrother 11 crime, National Guild of Co-operators (conference 2008 Gilsland Spa)
20080429 29/04/2008 Restrict civil servant compensation Kevin McGrother 11 National Guild of Co-operators (conference 2008 Gilsland Spa), affordable housing, civil servants (redundancy compensation)
20080429 29/04/2008 Packaging is crucial to help environment Kevin McGrother 11 National Guild of Co-operators (conference 2008 Gilsland Spa), environmental sustainability, packaging
20080429 29/04/2008 Former Co-op MP dies at 82 Dave Bowman 12 Dickson Mabon (obituary)