Press Releases 
June 2025
Co-op Fortnight: The Midcounties Co-operative celebrates local change makers driving the future of Co-ops in the UK
May 2025
7th May 2025
Your Co-op Travel and Travelex Partner To Launch Next Day Delivery Service for Travel Money
April 2025
28th April 2025
The Midcounties Co-operative Installs Live Saving Defibrilators at Three Oxford Food Stores in Partnership With the Community Heartbeat Trust
25th April 2025
The Midcounties Co-operative Helps Launch 31 New Co-ops as Part of Flagship Pledge
25th April 2025
Empowering Futures: The Midcounties Co-operative Supports Over 55 Individuals Through Inclusive Employment Initiatives
4th April 2025
Midcounties Board elects new President - Irene Kirkman
March 2025
25th March 2025
Aspire to More: Oxford Employment Programme Offering Real Work Experience Opens Applications
6th March 2025
The Midcounties Co-operative To Open New Local Store in Wantage With Golden Ticket Prizes for the First 50 Shoppers
February 2025
10th February 2025
The Midcounties Co-operative Supports More Apprenticeships Than Ever
December 2024
23rd December 2024
From Rochdale Pioneers to Global Impact: Celebrating 180 Years of Co-operation with New Development Fund
November 2024
27th November 2024
The Midcounties Co-operative To Open New Local Store in Berkeley With Golden Ticket Prizes for the First 50 Shoppers
October 2024
4th October 2024
The Midcounties Co-operative’s Fairer Futures Programme Wins Community Engagement Programme of the Year at the People in Retail Awards
September 2024
11th September 2024
Your Co-op Launches New Fund To Support Local Communities
August 2024
14th August 2024
Nursery Chain First to Offer Option to Spread the Cost of Fees
June 2024
20th June 2024
Co-op Holidays Partners With Byway To Provide Flight Free Travel Options
May 2024
24th May 2024
Bristol Nursery Relaunches Following a £435K Investment – and There Are Jobs Available!
22nd May 2024
The Midcounties Co-operative Exceeds Sustainability Targets
16th May 2024
The Midcounties Co-operative Celebrates Improving Responsible Business Score
April 2024
29th April 2024
The Midcounties Co-operative Celebrates Partnership With Big Solar Co-op
29th April 2024
Paralympic athlete Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson To Attend Unique Festival Celebrating Ethical, Sustainable, and Fairer Living
22nd April 2024
More Than 100 People Celebrate a Year of Walsall-Based Social Mobility Programme Tackling Youth Unemployment
10th April 2024
Your Co-op welcomes plans to toughen Retail Crime Laws
5th April 2024
Your Co-op unveils Oxford Store Mural painted by local artist
5th April 2024
Your Co-op celebrates cutting energy usage
2nd April 2024
Rt. Hon Theresa May Unveils Life-Saving Community Defibrillator in Cox Green
March 2024
6th March 2024
Your Co-op Donates £75,000 to New Community Partners
February 2024
13th February 2024
Your Co-op Colleagues Celebrate National Heart Month With Life-Saving Community Defibrillator
January 2024
30th January 2024
Your Co-op Food Members and Customers Raise £25K for Food Bank Partners
December 2023
11th December 2023
Midcounties Co-operative announces Heather Richardson as new Society President
6th December 2023
UK’s Leading Co-operators Collaborate With National Charity To Grow the Co-operative Movement
1st December 2023
Your Co-op Food Launches Annual Food Bank Appeal To Help Support Its Local Communities This Christmas
November 2023
Fairer Futures
Creating opportunities for young people facing employability challenges
28th November 2023
Your Co-op Food Continues Heritage of Convenience Shopping in Worcestershire Village
September 2023
29th September 2023
Outstanding Ofsted Rating for Sussex Nursery
27th September 2023
Brand-New Nursery To Open in Warwick
22nd September 2023
New and Improved Your Co-op Travel Branch To Open in Sutton Coldfield
22nd September 2023
Midcounties Co-op Marks a Decade With Sustainable Phone Provider
13th September 2023
Midcounties Announces New Approach to Helping Members and Communities
7th September 2023
Maida Vale Nursery Relaunches Following a £120K Investment
7th September 2023
Reading Nursery Relaunches Following a £82K Investment
4th September 2023
Brand-New £409K Nursery Opens in Wolverhampton
August 2023
24th August 2023
Brand New Your Co-op Store Opens After Relocation
July 2023
20th July 2023
Midcounties Co-operative Colleagues Raise Money for Life-Saving Community Defibrillators
June 2023
16th June 2023
A Brand-New Nursery Is Opening in Wolverhampton
May 2023
5th May 2023
“Everyone is invited” to be part of a brighter tomorrow at new festival in Cheltenham
March 2023
31st March 2023
Midcounties Co-operative Wins Industry Leading Award for Its Sustainability Efforts
16th March 2023
Your Co-op Opens a Brand-New Store in Oxfordshire Village
10th March 2023
Your Co-op Opens a Brand-New Store in Droitwich
February 2023
16th February 2023
Your Co-op Opens Brand New Store in Cheltenham
14th February 2023
The Midcounties Co-operative Members and Customers Help Raise £20K for Food Bank Partners
January 2023
23rd January 2023
Your Co-op Opens Another Brand-New Store in Swindon
December 2022
19th December 2022
Younity’s Community Energy Kickstart Launched To Scale Community Green Energy Projects
14th December 2022
Nurseries Host Pyjama Party To Raise Money for Homelessness Charity
9th December 2022
Your Co-op Opens New Store in Swindon To Serve Local Community
8th December 2022
The Midcounties Co-operative Launches Foodbank Appeal To Help Support Its Local Communities This Christmas
November 2022
28th November 2022
The Midcounties Co-operative Donates £1,000 to Local Mother and Toddler Group
October 2022
24th October 2022
The Midcounties Co-operative Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of Its' Community Spa
September 2022
9th September 2022
New £525,000 Your Co-op Food Store Opens in Swindon
August 2022
24th August 2022
More Than 760 Vulnerable Children Enjoy a Break Thanks to Co-op Holidays and Go Beyond Partnership
18th August 2022
The Midcounties Co-operative Donates £2,000 to Halesowen Charity
18th August 2022
The Midcounties Co-operative Donates £2,000 to Shropshire Charity
July 2022
11th July 2022
Colleagues From The Midcounties Co-operative Raise Vital Funds for Local Youth Charity
1st July 2022
The Midcounties Co-operative Invests £1.2 Million in North East Nurseries
June 2022
30th June 2022
Midcounties Commits to Helping Members Live Ethically Everyday
24th June 2022
The Midcounties Co-operative Donates Almost £2,000 to Local Cancer Charity
May 2022
12th May 2022
‘We are Divinity Road’ Exhibition launched at Your Co-op Store
12th May 2022
Announcing a £1million investment in Crime Prevention Measures
April 2022
14th April 2022
The Midcounties Co-operative Appoints Peter Kelly as Chief Financial Officer
March 2022
10th March 2022
Your Co-op Energy Calls on People to Join the Green Community Power Revolution
10th March 2022
New £500,000 Your Co-op Food Store Opens in Leighton Buzzard
February 2022
24th February 2022
Two New Food Stores To Open in Wokingham Following a £1.1m Investment
18th February 2022
New £500,000 Your Co-op Food Store Opens in Twigworth
17th February 2022
New Your Co-op Food Store Opens in Blythe Valley Park
3rd February 2022
The Midcounties Co-operative Raises £40K for Local Food Banks With Latest Initiative
January 2022
27th January 2022
The Midcounties Co-operative Is Awarded Gold!
20th January 2022
The Midcounties Co-operative Signals Major Investment With New Head of Property
19th January 2022
January Heralds Bookings Boost for The Midcounties Co-operative
12th January 2022
Brand-New £800k Nursery Opens in Emersons Green
December 2021
21st December 2021
The Midcounties Co-operative Donates Almost £2,000 To Help Support Carers at Local Charity
21st December 2021
The Midcounties Co-operative Donates £2,000 to Rugby Club To Help Improve Local Environment
9th December 2021
Your Co-op Food Store in Steventon Reopens Just Two Months After Fire
November 2021
30th November 2021
The Midcounties Co-operative Relaunches Initiative This Christmas To Help Support Its Food Bank Partners
25th November 2021
New Your Co-op Food Store Opens in Thornbury
18th November 2021
The Midcounties Co-operative Takes Next Step in Tackling Food Waste Through Partnership With Too Good To Go
12th November 2021
Local Gloucestershire Food Producer Wins £10K Investment From The Midcounties Co-operative
5th November 2021
As Holidays Take-Off, Your Co-op Travel Launches Pop-ups inside Coleford and Stroud Branches of Your Co-op Food
2nd November 2021
The Midcounties Co-operative Launches New Click & Collect Service for Local Community
October 2021
25th October 2021
UK Co-ops Ask the Government To Demand More of Business on Climate Action
19th October 2021
Midcounties Launches New App to Help Members Make a Difference
15th October 2021
The Midcounties Co-operative New Cheltenham Nursery Opens
12th October 2021
Colleagues From the Midcounties Co-operative Take to the Skies
11th October 2021
Your Co-op Energy, in partnership with Octopus Electric Vehicles, launches an Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing scheme - driving the way forward for eco-conscious businesses and achieving tax savings of up to 40%
4th October 2021
The Midcounties Co-operative Donation Helps Mental Health Charity To Promote Healthy Eating
September 2021
24th September 2021
The Midcounties Co-operative and Aspire Launch Hub To Drive Employment and Enterprise Opportunities in Oxfordshire
20th September 2021
Alex James Launches His Britpop Cider in Chipping Norton Your Co-op Food Market
15th September 2021
The Midcounties Co-operative Donates £2,000 to Local Child Food Poverty Organisation
6th September 2021
The Midcounties Co-operative Launches New Community Space for Gloucestershire
6th September 2021
Your Co-op Broadband Launches Climate Positive Broadband Offering To Help Tackle the Climate Emergency
August 2021
4th August 2021
The Midcounties Co-operative Partners With Local Councils To Feed Children Over the School Holidays
July 2021
29th July 2021
The Midcounties Co-opertaive Rolls Out Soft Plastic Collection Scheme in Its' Local Communities
9th July 2021
The Midcounties Co-operative Announces Significant Investment in Its Little Pioneers Nurseries
5th July 2021
Chief Values Officer, Pete Westall, Named Co-operator of the Year
3rd July 2021
The Midcounities Co-operative Helps To Provide Over £100K of Support for India COVID Crisis
June 2021
28th June 2021
The Midcounties Co-operative Donates £1,000 to SYA
23rd June 2021
Your Co-op Travel Customers Give Youngsters a Break
18th June 2021
Midcounties Outlines Investment Plans
18th June 2021
New Your Co-op Food Store Opens in Bream
16th June 2021
Midcounties Co-operative Agrees in Principle To Transfer Its Funeralcare Business to Central England Co-operative
15th June 2021
The Midcounties Co-operative Raises £3,000 for Mental Health Charity
15th June 2021
Walsall School Children Learn About Plastic Pollution on World Ocean Day
14th June 2021
New Your Co-op Food Store Opens in West Hagley
8th June 2021
The Midcounties Co-operative Rewards Recycling With Installation of New Machine in Partnership With Hubbub
May 2021
21st May 2021
New Your Co-op Food Store Opens in Pineham Village
14th May 2021
Midcounties report & accounts published, demonstrating the support given to its colleagues, members, customers and local communities
10th May 2021
New Your Co-op Food Store Opens in Sutton Coldfield
April 2021
30th April 2021
Younity Launched To Put Community Energy at the Heart of UK Sustainable Power
22nd April 2021
Take Part in Your AGM and Your Co-op Conversations
21st April 2021
The Midcounties Co-operative Shortlisted for Leading Co-op of the Year
16th April 2021
The Midcounties Co-operative to Open Three Stores in Gloucestershire This Spring
12th April 2021
Join us online for a conversation about women in the co-operative movement with Helen Wiseman, president of the Midcounties Co-operative, on Tuesday 20 April 2021 @2-3pm
1st April 2021
The Midcounties Co-operative and Leamington FC Partner To Support the Community
March 2021
18th March 2021
The Midcounties Co-operative Makes Thousands of Hand Sanitisers Available to Its Local Communities
18th March 2021
The Midcounties Co-operative Partners With Aspire To Help Homeless in Oxfordshire With Employment Support
4th March 2021
Fairtrade Fortnight Campaign Calls for Change in the Ongoing Fight Against Climate Change
February 2021
9th February 2021
The Midcounties Co-operative Steps Up Support for Its Food Bank Partners
9th February 2021
The Phone Co-op Donates £10k Worth of Tablets With Free Internet Access to Local Schoolchildren
4th February 2021
Midcounties Co-operative Is Top for Sustainability and Communities
3rd February 2021
Former British Airways Executive Appointed to Lead Co-op Travel
January 2021
27th January 2021
We've Helped To Raise Almost £50,000 for the NHS Through Joint Co-operative Initiative
18th January 2021
Make 1Change Your New Year’s Resolution
18th January 2021
The Midcounties Co-operative Marks 100,000 Home Deliveries & Counting!
13th January 2021
Christmas Sales at The Midcounties Co-operative Boost Local Suppliers
7th January 2021
Co-op Childcare Warns Ministers of Looming Nursery Crisis
December 2020
18th December 2020
£4,000 Worth of Toys Donated to Children Across Our Communities This Christmas
18th December 2020
The Midcounties Co-operative Joins National Christmas Campaign to Support the NHS
11th December 2020
A Big Thank You to Our Colleagues This Christmas
1st December 2020
The Midcounties Co-operative Eliminates All Single-Use Plastic Carrier Bags in its Stores
November 2020
11th November 2020
Australian Bushfires - Communities Rebuilt with Co-operative Support
5th November 2020
A Member Update From Our CEO
5th November 2020
Our Travel Branch Doors Are Temporarily Closing but We’re Still Here for You
2nd November 2020
Co-op Childcare Offers a Helping Hand to Families Impacted by Pandemic Redundancies
2nd November 2020
Bag a Bargain and “Holiday to Help Out”
October 2020
18th October 2020
Anti-Slavery Day – Bright Future Programme Update
14th October 2020
The Midcounties Co-operative Eliminates All Single-Use Plastic Carrier Bags From Its’ Food Stores
9th October 2020
Colleagues from The Midcounties Co-operative Raise More Than £3,000
8th October 2020
We've Extended Our Home Deliveries Service to March 2021
5th October 2020
Award-Winning Travel Agency Joins Midcounties Co-operative
September 2020
29th September 2020
Why Cooperatives and Mutuals Can Help “Build Back Better” Post COVID
20th September 2020
Coming Together to Support Our Retail Colleagues
17th September 2020
Brand-New Your Co-op Food Store Opens in Stewartby Following Half a Million Pound Investment
17th September 2020
A Special 75,000th Home Delivery
17th September 2020
Co-op Childcare Welcomes Hundreds of New Families to Record-Breaking Post-Lockdown Open Day
10th September 2020
The Midcounties Co-operative Secures Record Sales Thanks to Partnerships with its Local Suppliers
9th September 2020
Cal Major’s River Severn Expedition #PaddleAgainstPlastic
7th September 2020
The Midcounties Co-operative Secures Partnership with WWF
1st September 2020
We've been awarded Responsible Business Champion 2020 by Business in the Community!
August 2020
17th August 2020
We have now reached 70,000 Home Deliveries!
15th August 2020
Commemorating the 75th Anniversary Victory Over Japan (VJ) Day
14th August 2020
The Midcounties Co-operative Makes Senior Appointments to Strengthen Member Engagement and Omni-Channel Experience
12th August 2020
International Youth Day 2020 – Global Action
July 2020
31st July 2020
The Midcounties Co-operative Extends Its Support to Over 50 Community and Charity Groups
24th July 2020
New Your Co-op Food Market Store in Bidford-On-Avon Will Showcase the Best of Local Warwickshire Produce
9th July 2020
Midcounties Co-operative to Enter Agreement with Central England Co-operative's Travel Retail Business
9th July 2020
Botley's State of the Art New Co-op Midcounties Food Store Showcases the Best of Oxfordshire Artisans
6th July 2020
Co-op Midcounties calls for VAT to be scrapped on Sunscreen
6th July 2020
Co-operative Travel Celebrates Return To The High Street
3rd July 2020
New Food Market Store Opens in Moreton-in-Marsh
June 2020
30th June 2020
A Statement of Solidarity from Retail Societies During Co-op Fortnight
26th June 2020
Young & Old, We’re in This Together! Pre-Schoolers and Pensioners Spread a Little Happiness Online During Lockdown
24th June 2020
Covid-19 mobile testing site opened in Bourton on the Water
23rd June 2020
Co-op Midcounties Reopens Food Bank Fund to Mark Co-op Fortnight
19th June 2020
Working with our Volunteer Partners, we celebrate the 50,000th delivery of essential supplies during lockdown
16th June 2020
Largest independent consumer Co-op calls on government to reject changes to Sunday Trading to protect local communities
11th June 2020
Co-op Energy & Ripple partner for UK’s first consumer owned wind farm