Edition 20081028

Edition Date Title of Article Author Page Keywords
20081028 28/10/2008 Almost There! Relief as Group's Somerfield deal wins OFT support Co-op News 1 The Co-operative Group (Somerfield), Somerfield acquisition by The Co-operative Group, Office of Fair Trading (OFT)
20081028 28/10/2008 Phone Co-op is number one Co-op News 2 The Phone Co-op, Enterprising Solutions Award (2008)
20081028 28/10/2008 Carpets top sellers Co-op News 2 Heart of England (carpet sales)
20081028 28/10/2008 Britannia in merger talks with CFS Co-op News 2 Britannia Building Society, merger talks, Co-operative Financial Services (CFS), David Anderson
20081028 28/10/2008 Half-year results boost Midlands Co-op News 2 trading results, Midlands Co-op (half year results 2008)
20081028 28/10/2008 New till system impresses minister Co-op News 3 Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland (alcohol awareness week), The Co-operative Group, Ibrox store Glasgow
20081028 28/10/2008 half year-results boost Midlands Co-op News 3 Midlands Co-op (trading figures), John Fitzgerald
20081028 28/10/2008 Group wins lifetime achievement award Chris Pilkington 4 RSPCA, The Co-operative Group
20081028 28/10/2008 Chelmsford's record profit Co-op News 4 , Chelmsford Star Co-op (trading figures)
20081028 28/10/2008 Welsh credit union boost Co-op News 4 Credit Unions (Wales)
20081028 28/10/2008 Group helps ICA map movements ethics page sponsored by The Co-operative Group 5 International Co-operative Alliance (ICA), social respnsibility
20081028 28/10/2008 We want our Co-op News back, say MPs Co-op News 8 Bob Russell MP, David Drew MP, Co-op News (withdrawn from House of Commons Library), David Taylor MP, Mark Durkan (SDLP leader)
20081028 28/10/2008 Plymouth Chief salutes his staff Co-op News 8 Plymouth and South West Co-operative Society, Douglas Fletcher
20081028 28/10/2008 Prisoner art on display Co-op News 8 prisoner art exhibition, art exhibition (New Century House)
20081028 28/10/2008 A New Lanark treat for members Co-op News 8 Robert Owen, Elaine Dean, Midlands Co-op Education Group, New Lanark, Heart of England Co-op Education group
20081028 28/10/2008 Foundation hands out £1m in grants Co-op News 9 comminity grants , Co-operative Foundation
20081028 28/10/2008 Worker co-op scoops award Co-op News 9 Infinity Foods, Responsible Business Award
20081028 28/10/2008 Mutual benefits are on offer if the big merger does happen Paul Gosling 12 John Butterfil MP, Co-op Bank, David Anderson, Building Societies (Funding) and Mutual Societies (Transfers) Bill ) , Britannia Building Society, merger talks, Neville Richardson, Co-operative Financial Services (CFS)
20081028 28/10/2008 Was street politics the only way to achieve civil rights for all? Pauline Diamond 14 Northern Ireland, Duke Street (Derry), Erskine Holmes, Civil Rights Association, Derry (Civil Rights march)
20081028 28/10/2008 At the top table with RLM came an abundance of valued lessons Melvyn Butcher 16 Co-op College, Robert Leckie Marshall
20081028 28/10/2008 Days of Hope for Labour? Glenrothes co-op shoppers Pauline Diamond 18 Lindsay Roy, Glenrothes by-election (2008)
20081028 28/10/2008 Catharine challenges Ian Duncan Smith to the Mars test Susan Press 19 Chingford and Wood Green constituency, General Election, Catharine Arakelian (General Election acndidate)
20081028 28/10/2008 MEMORY LANE: 10 years ago: 25 years ago: 50 years ago Co-op News 20 Peter Paxton, Restrictive Trade Practices Court, Martin Meteyard, co-operative boundary agreements
20081028 28/10/2008 News Views Letters: Building Societies may need rescue at some point Martin Rogan 21 Building Societies, Paul Gosling, FCA compensation scheme
20081028 28/10/2008 News Views Letters: Only Labour understand our ideas - it has to stay that way Arthur Massey 22 Co-op Party/Labour Party link, Labour Party, Chris Pilkington