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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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Scotland’s most polluted road set to get worse
​Campaigners urge councillors to reject new supermarket on Scotland's most polluted road
NEWS 13 October 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Urgent plea to save nature now
Conservation charities have set out a series of demands they say are essential to halt the dramatic decline of Scotland's natural envrionment
NEWS 13 October 2015 by Susan Smith
 
Moratorium on underground coal gasification announced
Environmentalists welcome news, as Scottish Government says more research is needed to assess the potential impacts
NEWS 8 October 2015 by Paul Cardwell
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Forth Road Bridge protest planned for weekend
Hundreds of people to hold hands in solidarity across the bridge to call for ban on underground coal gasification
NEWS 7 October 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
UK only taking in a quarter of refugees it should be
Oxfam says Britain isn’t doing its fair share when it comes to resettling Syrian refugees
NEWS 7 October 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
Communities must take control of energy production
Community ownership is the key to creating a vibrant and vital community energy sector in Scotland
NEWS 6 October 2015 by Graham Martin
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Chief encounters: Naomi McAuliffe on the seven year itch and a hatred of mayonnaise
After seven years spent in London, the new programme director for Amnesty International in Scotland jumped at the chance to come back up north
FEATURE 21 September 2015 Guest post
 
Popstar welcome for Malawian farmer
​The face of this year’s Sciaf Wee Box appeal met one of its celebrity backers, singer Nicholas McDonald, on a visit to Scotland this week
NEWS 16 September 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
Charity launches website to welcome refugees
​Website launched to help public support refugees at home and abroad
NEWS 16 September 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Edinburgh aid agency tells world leaders to get their house in order
Mercy Corps demands a push for peace in Syria
NEWS 15 September 2015 by Paul Cardwell
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