Edition 20081111

Edition Date Title of Article Author Page Keywords
20081111 11/11/2008 We're in the big league - Marks tells of his four-year battle to land Somerfield Co-op News 1 The Co-operative Group (Somerfield), Peter Marks, Somerfileld, Office of Fair Trading (OFT)
20081111 11/11/2008 More MPs back News Co-op News 2 Co-op News (withdrawn from House of Commons Library)
20081111 11/11/2008 Woodcraft Folk's £12m tonic Co-op News 2 Woodcraft Folk grant
20081111 11/11/2008 Council boosts eco-town plans Co-op News 2 Leicester City Council, The Co-operative Group (eco-town)
20081111 11/11/2008 Exile Regan a key Tory donor Co-op News 2 Corvus Capital, Andrew Regan (donations to Tory Party)
20081111 11/11/2008 Heart of England announce record half-year profits Co-op News 3 Ali Kurji, Heart of England Co-op (trading figures)
20081111 11/11/2008 Chelmsford CEO salutes progress Co-op News 3 Tony Gudgeon, Chelmsford Star Co-op (trading figures)
20081111 11/11/2008 Midcounties strike gold Co-op News 3 Midcounties Co-operative (pharmacy staff)
20081111 11/11/2008 Stand for the Group's Area Committees and make a difference page sponsored by The Co-operative Group 4 Liaquat Lal, The Co-operative Group (area committees)
20081111 11/11/2008 Funeral Motion lost Dave Bowman 6 The Co-operative Group (half-yearly meeting 2008), branding funeral and woodland burial sites, Patrick Grange
20081111 11/11/2008 Own-brand increase Dave Bowman 6 own brand goods (Co-op), The Co-operative Group (half-yearly meeting 2008)
20081111 11/11/2008 CFS awareness Dave Bowman 6 Bob Burlton, The Co-operative Group (half-yearly meeting 2008), Co-operative Financial Services (CFS)
20081111 11/11/2008 Donations approved Dave Bowman 6 The Co-operative Group (half-yearly meeting 2008), political expenditure, distribution
20081111 11/11/2008 SGM approves new rule book Dave Bowman 6 Len Wardle, Allen Brett, Review Board , Carl Taylor, Co-operative Group Special General Meeting (age rule), The Co-operative Group (half-yearly meeting 2008), age rule, Jenny Barnes
20081111 11/11/2008 Capitalist model has been found wanting Dave Bowman 7 Len Wardle, CFS talks with Britannia, Somerfield, The Co-operative Group (half-yearly meeting 2008)
20081111 11/11/2008 Boycott call wins support David Drew 7 illegal settlements (boycott of products from), Munir Malik, Stuart Ramsey, Palestine, The Co-operative Group (half-yearly meeting 2008), Steve Watts
20081111 11/11/2008 Irish expansion a long term aim Dave Bowman 7 Patrick Grange, The Co-operative Group (half-yearly meeting 2008), Republic of Ireland, Ian Piper
20081111 11/11/2008 Bank in Strong position - CEO Dave Bowman 8 David Anderson, Co-op Bank, The Co-operative Group (half-yearly meeting 2008), Co-operative Financial Services (CFS)
20081111 11/11/2008 United/Group merger saves £61m per year Dave Bowman 8 The Co-operative Group (United merger), The Co-operative Group (half-yearly meeting 2008)
20081111 11/11/2008 Phone Co-op gets shot at Group contract Dave Bowman 8 The Co-operative Group (Phone Co-op), Bill Whittaker, The Phone Co-op, The Co-operative Group (half-yearly meeting 2008), co-operative enterprise
20081111 11/11/2008 Trolley rage plea Co-op News 12 staff abuse, David Lepper MP, USDAW
20081111 11/11/2008 Society honour Co-op News 12 Lincolnshire Co-operative Society, purchase of alcohol
20081111 11/11/2008 Group Clinches three awards Co-op News 12 The Co-operative Group, Food Industry Awards
20081111 11/11/2008 Credit unions bank savers with credit crunch worries Paul Gosling, Mark Lyonette 14 Association of British Credit Unions (ABCUL), Kitty Ussher MP, Mark Lyonette, banks (collapse in confidence), credit unions (banking services), credit crunch (2008)
20081111 11/11/2008 Owen's ideas so vital in the modern world Stirling Smith 17 Frederick Engels, Co-operative Commonwealth, vulnerable employment (TUC Commission), Robert Owen (life and achievements)