News & press releases

Two Leicestershire food stores get fresh new looks after investments totalling over £190k

Two community food stores in Leicestershire where colleagues have been going above and beyond to support locals during these uncertain times have been given…

30 August 2021

Central England Co-op volunteers help to provide hundreds of meals to help fight holiday hunger in Leicester

Retailer Central England Co-op has finished a summer of support for a vital project in Leicester ensuring at risk youngsters were fed and able to keep…

27 August 2021

Central England Co-op backs week-long Freedom From Fear campaign to encourage people to respect shopworkers

Central England Co-op is asking shoppers to treat its colleagues with respect as part of a special summer campaign.

25 August 2021

Central England Co-op stores across Birmingham and the Black Country go back in time to support museum project

Shoppers visiting their local Co-op last weekend may be forgiven for thinking they had taken a step back in time as store colleagues donned their best 1940s…

25 August 2021

Overseal food store’s fresh new look after £103k makeover welcomed by colleagues and community

A community food store in South Derbyshire where colleagues have been going above and beyond to support locals during these uncertain times has been given a…

23 August 2021

Co-op community events returning as Covid-19 pandemic restrictions begin to ease

Central England Co-op has announced a series of community events during the coming months following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions.

18 August 2021

MP gives his support to shopworkers attacked by shoplifters at Erdington Co-op and renews call for tougher sentences

A Birmingham MP has condemned a violent incident which saw colleagues at a Central England Co-op food store in Erdington attacked while doing their job and…

17 August 2021

Nottinghamshire food store’s fresh new look after £83k makeover welcomed by colleagues and community

A community food store in Nottinghamshire where colleagues have been going above and beyond to support locals during these uncertain times has been given a…

16 August 2021

‘Thank you’ video showcases impact of Co-op community fund on vital Huddersfield group

A special ‘thank you’ video has highlighted the impact vital funding from Central England Co-op has had on a Huddersfield organisation.

13 August 2021

Central England Co-op reinforces zero tolerance crime campaign after violent incident at Birmingham store sees colleagues attacked

Central England Co-op has reaffirmed its campaign calling for better protection for shopworkers after colleagues were attacked during a violent incident in…

12 August 2021

Co-op customers purchases help to fund nutritious food to keep children fed at summer holiday projects across Staffordshire

Central England Co-op is supporting projects across Staffordshire during the summer holidays which aim to get children active but also ensure they get vital…

10 August 2021

Extra day off for over 7,800 Co-op colleagues in recognition of their efforts in helping the retailer be named Leading Co-op of the Year

Central England Co-op is rewarding all of its colleagues with an extra day off in recognition of their role in the Society being named Leading Co-op of the…

9 August 2021

Lichfield retailer celebrates double nomination at the grocery sector’s version of the Oscars

Lichfield-based Central England Co-op has been shortlisted in two categories at the grocery sector’s most high-profile awards night – including one nod for…

5 August 2021

The Midcounties Co-operative Partners With Local Councils To Feed Children Over the School Holidays

The Midcounties Co-operative has partnered with three local councils to help feed more than 7,000 children over the summer holidays as part of its mission…

4 August 2021

Leicester Central England Co-op store receives makeover following £67,000 investment

A community food store in Leicester where colleagues have been going above and beyond to support locals during these uncertain times has been given a fresh…

2 August 2021