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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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School praised for sustainability work
Roseanna Cunningham MSP visited Ochil School in Perthshire to hear about the environmental work of pupils
NEWS 27 January 2020 by Gareth Jones
 
Social care “postcode lottery”
A charity has called for charges for non-residential social care for people with Parkinson’s and other long term conditions to be scrapped
NEWS 24 January 2020 by Gareth Jones
 
New Scottish boss for Breast Cancer Now
Dr Tom Berry said he was “honoured” to join the charity.
NEWS 21 January 2020 by Gavin Stuart
 
Pre-mixed drinks contain “alarming” levels of sugar, charity warns
One widely available drink was found to contain twice the recommended daily allowance of sugar.
NEWS 21 January 2020 by Gavin Stuart
 
Charity axes actor over cannabis comments
Brian Cox has been removed as patron of Mid-Lin Daycare Centre after advocating the use of marijuana
NEWS 20 January 2020 by Gareth Jones
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Half of Scots feel lonely
Brew Monday is aiming to get people talking, in a bid to tackle the scourge of loneliness in society
NEWS 20 January 2020 by Gareth Jones
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Unpaid care work worth £36 billion in Scotland
The majority of Scots want to see more money spent on supporting carers, research by Oxfam has shown
NEWS 20 January 2020 by Gareth Jones
 
Bus company unveils charity partner
Lothian will work with Support in Mind over the next two years
NEWS 17 January 2020 by Gareth Jones
 
Charity plans Burns Supper
A host of politicians are set to appear at The Eric Liddell Centre's annual event
NEWS 17 January 2020 by Gareth Jones
 
New chief executive for Samaritans
Jeremy Hughes will join the charity later this year
NEWS 17 January 2020 by Gareth Jones
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