Bereavement care scheme gets underway

Social group launched for recently bereaved lonely people in Birmingham.

Clubs asked to pitch in to save playing fields

Appeal to save football pitches from housing development.

Midlands society named co-operative of the year

Midlands Co-operative Society has been named Co-operative of the Year at Co-operative UK’s 2013 national awards ceremony.

Co-operative store in Moseley celebrates new-look store

Midlands Co-operative food store on Swanshurst Lane in Moseley, Birmingham, celebrated its refurbishment with food tastings in their new-look store.

Midlands Co-operative launches its first phone app

Midlands Co-operative has launched their first mobile phone app Midlands Co-operative Store Finder.

Midlands Co-operative’s profits rise again

Midlands Co-operative Society continues its strong business performance with the announcement of its year end results to 26 January 2013

Kneeding dough? It’s all the rage

Midlands Co-operative sees baking sales rise as bread-baking program inspires customers

Supporting Newlife Foundation out on the roads

Midlands Co-operative has shown its support for their corporate charity Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children by raising awareness on two of their distribution vehicles

Putting new life in the coffin dodgin’ business

Midlands Co-operative Society has released a video of its one of a kind vehicle, the Rocket Hearse

Midlands Co-operative Society announce strong trading over Christmas

Midlands Co-operative Society, one of the region’s largest employers, has announced strong trading over the Christmas period.

Celebrity ribbon cutting for new look florist

A new-look Stirchley florist was officially re-opened by Midlands ITV weather girl, Emma Jesson, on Saturday.

Co-operative Food celebrates One Year Anniversary in Shard End

Customers visiting Midlands Co-operative Society’s Shard End food store last Saturday were welcomed with plenty of treats as the store celebrated its first birthday.

Co-operation leads to three golds at 2012 Midlands CIPR PRide Awards

Midlands Co-operative Society has just picked up three gold awards

Midland Co-op doing well

Midlands Co-operative Society’s business performance has produced a robust performance in the first half of 2012, in spite of the lengthy economic downturn.

West Midlands’ ethical businesses provide food for thought

Ethical businesses from across the West Midlands will be providing food for thought at a seminar in Birmingham next month.

Showcase season for West Midlands co-operatives

A series of summer and autumn events – including a run-past by the Olympic Torch – will showcase and celebrate co-operative enterprises in the West Midlands during the 2012 International Year of Co-operatives.

More to co-operatives than shops

A wide range of West Midlands professionals gathered in Birmingham last week

An Elected Mayor: A good move for Birmingham?

The Co-operative Party – Birmingham Branch – cordially invites you to join them for a debate

West Mids businesses to network at co-operative lunch

West Midlands business people, interested in finding out more about the co-operative enterprise model, are being invited to a networking lunch

The Battle for Stirchley

There’s a power struggle going on in Stirchley, the up-and-coming suburb of South Birmingham that many people are touting as ‘the new Kings Heath’

FAB for Birmingham’s fair trade

The Fair Trade Association Birmingham (FAB) is planning to host a series of events and activities to promote Birmingham as the leading fair trade city of the world.