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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 opens new press after a century at previous base
Royal Blind has said the new braille press will help those with sight difficulties, and has also allowed it to expand its workforce
NEWS 6 June 2018
Health & Social Care
 
Charity to hold day out for 1000 children
Quarriers' Summer Appeal - which aims to give special experiences to vulnerable children - is returning for a fifth outing
NEWS 6 June 2018
Health & Social Care
 
Childline in volunteer appeal
The support service's Glasgow base needs a further 85 volunteers to ensure it can meet demand for advice
NEWS 6 June 2018
Health & Social Care
 
Failing to switch providers hits charities in the pocket
A study has found that small charities are losing more than a £1000 a year by paying over the odds for utilities
NEWS 6 June 2018
Management
 
Cuts row as sleepovers are set to be axed
Social care bosses have said technology will keep people safe overnight, but the move has been made amid rising wage costs for carers
NEWS 6 June 2018
Health & Social Care
1 comment
 
Scotland’s first dementia friendly park created
Kings Park in Stirling has been given a makeover to ensure it is more accessible
NEWS 6 June 2018
Health & Social Care
 
Scotland enjoys the Big Lunch
The annual event, created by the Eden Project, sees communities come together to enjoy food and conversation
FEATURE 5 June 2018
Management
 
Mental health waiting times a “national disgrace”
The majority of the country's health boards missed targets to provide children with specialist support - which has angered a campaign group
NEWS 5 June 2018
Health & Social Care
3 comments
 
Plastic waste costs Scotland £11 million
Households across Scotland are binning recyclable plastic, which is also hitting local authorities in the pocket
NEWS 5 June 2018
Environment & International
 
Social care contributes billions to the Scottish economy
Social care is the eighth biggest employment sector - and the average wage is higher for workers than in other parts of the UK
NEWS 5 June 2018
Health & Social Care
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