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Auctioneers point finger at gold for rising prices

Auctioneers in the Cotswolds are pointing the finger at gold to explain the high prices being achieved by antiques this year. After the last sale at Moore Allen & Innocent in Cirencester on Friday, March 18, the cumulative total made … Continue reading

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A co-operative future for public services?

An alternative way of providing public services in the wake of the most savage council spending cuts in Birmingham’s history was explored at a conference on Saturday (March 19). The Co-operative Council – The Future of Public Service Delivery helped … Continue reading

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Co-operatives can lead the way in creating a green and sustainable society

Co-operatives can lead the way in creating a green and sustainable society, a conference in Reading heard. With community-led action and the Big Society high on the agenda, new co-operatives are emerging to face the challenges of climate change and … Continue reading

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A co-operative future for public services?

An alternative way of providing public services in the wake of the most savage council spending cuts in Birmingham’s history will be explored at a one-day conference on Saturday. The Co-operative Council – The Future of Public Service Delivery will … Continue reading

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A chance to snap up iconic pup Nipper

With profits plunging 25 percent this year and the proposed closure of 40 retail outlets, the future looks bleak for music group HMV. Yet the company’s mascot – who in 2000 earned himself a place in the Top 10 Famous … Continue reading

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Collection of toys makes £45,000 at auction

Auctioneers made selling antiques look like child’s play when a collection of toys achieved £45,000 in the Cotswolds on Friday. The top prices from the 157 toy lots at Moore Allen & Innocent’s Selected Antique Sale were all achieved by … Continue reading

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Creative workers learn about co-operative model

Members of the South West’s creative industries came together in Bristol last week to find out if setting up a co-operative was a good way of launching or growing a business. Creative Co-operatives, organised by Co-operatives South West and supported … Continue reading

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Innovative computer program helps businesses chase late payers

Businesses can now track and chase late paying customers with ease – thanks to an innovative computer program from a Wiltshire software engineer. Managed Follow Up automates the invoice-chasing procedure, saving large and small companies vital man hours and helping … Continue reading

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Tin toys dominate antiques auction

Tin toys from the 1950s and 60s dominate the catalogue for an antiques auction in Cirencester next week. The sale of 157 lots of play-worn toys, amassed by a single collector and including brightly-coloured trains, aircraft, spaceships and cars, make … Continue reading

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Delegates vote ‘co-operative’ over ‘Big Society’

David Cameron’s Big Society is a bandwagon on which co-operators have no desire to jump, preferring instead to promote and develop the co-operative model. That was the message from the Future Co-operatives conference in Swindon on Friday and Saturday (January … Continue reading

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