Co-op News

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
Founded1871
First issue2 September 1871; 153 years ago (1871-09-02)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Websitethenews.coop
ISSN0009-9821
OCLC8651676

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

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, the 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]

  1. ^ a b Press, Susan (28 June 2018). "Meet … Rebecca Harvey, executive editor of the Co-op News". Co-op News. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b "About Co-operative Press". Co-op News. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. ^ Bibby, Andrew (29 January 2014). "The history of the British co-operative movement - timeline". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  4. ^ "ICA Links | ICA". www.ica.coop. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Co-operative Press - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2019.