Co-op News

Co-op News is a UK-based monthly news magazine and website for the global co-operative movement.[1][2]

Co-op News
Executive EditorRebecca Harvey
MergersScottish Co-operator (1893-1974)
PredecessorsManchester Equitable Society's Co-operator (1858)
Other namesThe Co-operative News
Frequency
  • Weekly (1871-2006)
  • Fortnightly (2006-2017)
  • Monthly (2017-Present)
FormatMonthly 52 page news magazine
PublisherCo-operative Press Ltd
Year founded1871
First issueSeptember 2, 1871 (1871-09-02).
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Websitethenews.coop
ISSN0009-9821
OCLC8651676

First published in Manchester in 1871 as The Co-operative News, the paper is the world's oldest co-operative newspaper.[3][4] Originally a weekly newspaper, paper moved to being published fortnightly in 2006, and finally monthly in 2017.[5][1] Recent years have also seen the newspaper re-brand and move to its current news magazine format.

The paper is based in Holyoake House, Manchester and is published by the Co-operative Press, a consumer co-operative whose members are the subscribers of the paper.[2]

In 1883 the paper began publishing a Women's Corner, edited by Alice Acland. This fomented the establishment of the Women's League for the Spread of Co-operation later that year. The League was later renamed to the Women's Co-operative Guild.[5]

In 1971 the Scottish Co-operator – founded 1893 – was merged into the Co-operative News.[5]

See also

References

  1. Press, Susan (28 June 2018). "Meet … Rebecca Harvey, executive editor of the Co-op News". Co-op News. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. "About Co-operative Press". Co-op News. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. Bibby, Andrew (2014-01-29). "The history of the British co-operative movement - timeline". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  4. "ICA Links | ICA". www.ica.coop. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  5. "Co-operative Press - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
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