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TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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Gareth Jones

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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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Group calls for disposable barbecues to be banned
A community group is calling for the ban of sales of disposable barbecues after continued problems with mess
NEWS 1 June 2018
Culture & Leisure
1 comment
 
Little acts can create a big impact
Shelter Scotland has launched a micro-volunteering initiative to mark Volunteers' Week
NEWS 1 June 2018
Management
 
Volunteering has helped me learn about myself
Last year, Leanne Patrick began volunteering as a mentor for Quarriers, helping a young person from Falkirk who had become isolated due to family circumstances
OPINION 1 June 2018
Management
 
Young Scots are moulding the future of volunteering
Volunteers' Week 2018 is underway, with a focus on recruiting new volunteers through engagement with young people
FEATURE 1 June 2018
Management
 
Poll: should disposable barbecues be banned?
POLL 1 June 2018
Culture & Leisure
 
Adults should have the right to be adopted
An event will be held at Holyrood highlighting a campaign calling for adults to be allowed to be legally adopted
NEWS 31 May 2018
Families & Young People
 
Crackdown on high-interest lending
Charities have welcomed plans to curb prices charged by rent-to-own companies, but want to see banks face overdraft fee limits
NEWS 31 May 2018
Social Justice & Poverty
 
Criminalising emotional neglect could see disabled parents lose children
Campaigners have highlighted the importance of providing support for parents with learning disabilities before making emotional neglect a crime
NEWS 31 May 2018
Health & Social Care
 
Impact report shows how charity makes a difference
Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity has published its annual impact report, which measures the wider impacts of the organisation's work
NEWS 31 May 2018
Management
 
Lottery funding boost for health projects
More than £700,000 from the Big Lottery Fund has been shared between eight organisations
NEWS 31 May 2018
Health & Social Care
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