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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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Scotrail name train after MND campaigner
ScotRail has unveiled a high speed train named in memory of Gordon Aikman
NEWS 28 June 2021 by Gareth Jones
 
Scotland must rethink how it treats an increasingly ageing population
Statistics show increase in over 65s
NEWS 28 June 2021 by Robert Armour
 
Scrap disabled 20m rule says charity
Scottish Government urged to end humiliating assessment regime
NEWS 28 June 2021 by Robert Armour
 
New chief executive for MND Scotland
The charity has marked its 40th birthday celebrations by naming a new boss
NEWS 25 June 2021 by Gareth Jones
 
Two thirds of older people who lived alone during lockdown felt isolated
New research by Age Scotland has revealed the impact of the pandemic on older people
NEWS 25 June 2021 by Gareth Jones
 
Welfare checks on older people to be stepped up as new agreement reached
Kura has been reappointed to continue supporting Independent Age
NEWS 24 June 2021 by Gareth Jones
 
School pupils become first in Scotland to achieve mental health first aid qualification
The students are now equipped to spot and support signs of mental health issues
NEWS 24 June 2021 by Gareth Jones
 
Charity launches new service for local children with sight loss
Guide Dogs is stepping up its support for families who have a child with sight loss
NEWS 24 June 2021 by Gareth Jones
 
Cyclists put the miles in for hospice charity
Over 250 riders across the country have raise £65,000 for CHAS
NEWS 23 June 2021 by Gareth Jones
 
Charity marks forty years of fighting back against motor neurone disease
John Macleod set up the Scottish MND Association, now MND Scotland, forty years ago
NEWS 23 June 2021 by Gareth Jones
TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

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