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TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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Gareth Jones is a reporter for TFN and communications officer for SCVO. He has been a member of the team since July 2017 and previously worked as a political reporter at the North West Evening Mail and a senior reporter at the Stirling Observer.
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Charity calls for first aid to be taught in schools
Three youngsters have headed to the Scottish Parliament as part of a campaign calling for lifesaving skills to be taught in primary schools
NEWS 7 March 2019
Health & Social Care
 
Nursery funding campaign ceased
Fair Funding for our Kids was set up by two mothers who were frustrated at not being able to access free childcare
NEWS 7 March 2019
Families & Young People
 
Community Fridges to double in number
New funding will allow a further 50 of the projects to be created across the UK over the next two years
NEWS 6 March 2019
Families & Young People
 
Council backs pupils in right to strike over climate change
City of Edinburgh Council has said children will not be punished for attending a climate change rally so long as they have parental permission
NEWS 6 March 2019
Families & Young People
 
Festival operator dumped amid fair work row
The Royal Society of Edinburgh will not lease its New Town home to C Venues after criticism of the firm's treatment of workers
NEWS 6 March 2019
Culture & Leisure
 
LGBT support service becomes accessible
Scotland's national helpline for the LGBT community is now available to users of British Sign Language for the first time
NEWS 6 March 2019
Health & Social Care
 
Scots no longer know their neighbours
Research by The Big Lunch has shown Scots no longer feel connected to those that live nearby
NEWS 6 March 2019
Families & Young People
 
Coffee creates a fairtrade revolution
Scotland is supporting Rwanda as it bids to continue its recovery from years of war, as the country's coffee trade looks to expand
NEWS 5 March 2019
Culture & Leisure
 
Fund for aspiring social entrepreneurs
Funding for new and existing social businesses is available as part of a drive to support entrepreneurs
NEWS 5 March 2019
Management
 
Listening is key to improving society
Scout ambassadors Bear Grylls and Tim Peake have backed new research which shows the importance of listening
NEWS 5 March 2019
Families & Young People
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