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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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Concern after workers for Scots-based charity kidnapped
Growing concern for the safety of 11 humanitarian workers kidnapped during a mine clearing operation in Afghanistan for Dumfries-based Halo Trust
NEWS 4 April 2016 by Robert Armour
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National newspaper accused of spreading malicious nonsense about charity
A charity has hit out at the Times newspaper over a story claiming it had misspent a £3.5m legacy
NEWS 29 March 2016 by Susan Smith
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Land reform: a new dawn or a cop out?
The Scottish people will soon not just have a right to roam the country but to know who owns it
NEWS 17 March 2016 by Graham Martin
 
New dawn for communities as £10m buy out fund opens
Communities looking to buy their own land have been given a major boost with the announcement of a new fund to help them
NEWS 16 March 2016 by Graham Martin
 
Scotland must radically ramp up anti-climate change measures
An independent committee has told the Scottish Government it must take radical action to ensure greener homes, cars and communities
NEWS 15 March 2016 by Susan Smith
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Scottish public needs to refocus on Syria
Organisations in Edinburgh, led by Mercy Corps, are calling on more to be done to help Syrians five years on from the outbreak of civil war
NEWS 15 March 2016 by Paul Cardwell
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Help could be at hand for Scotland’s disappearing duck
RSPB researchers investigating the puzzling case of the disappearing duck may finally have come up with a solution
NEWS 11 March 2016 by Graham Martin
 
Aid groups say ceasefire in Syria offers “glimmer of hope”
Fragile ceasefire should be nurtured through diplomacy say leading aid groups
NEWS 10 March 2016 by Robert Armour
 
Social enterprise hailed as world leader by Unesco
​Social enterprise promoting Scotland's only biosphere gets world recognition for its work
NEWS 9 March 2016 by Robert Armour
 
Video: Arctic dream is becoming a nightmare
Clever Greenpeace video uses a child's imagination to highlight impact of heavy duty fishermen
NEWS 9 March 2016 by Paul Cardwell
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