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Extra £47m to tackle hated bedroom tax
Ministers announce more funding to counteract bedroom tax in Scotland
NEWS 6 March 2017 by Rab Armour
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Scots’ sweet tooth condemns a generation to cancer
Scotland’s sweet tooth is putting the health of a generation at risk, according to a new report by Cancer Research UK
NEWS 3 March 2017 by Graham Martin
 
£1m autism school axed after supporting just two kids in five years
​School closed due to lack of demand
NEWS 28 February 2017 by Rab Armour
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Alcohol adverts are leading children to drink
Drink industry adverts are making children view alcohol as positive, report warns
NEWS 28 February 2017 by Rab Armour
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Billy McNeill’s dementia diagnosis prompts charity to launch investigation
Alzheimer Scotland is to host a summit examining the possible link between playing football and dementia
NEWS 28 February 2017 by Paul Cardwell
 
Charities urge new councillors to help vulnerable children
Leading charities have urged Scotland’s incoming intake of new councillors to protect the country’s most vulnerable children
NEWS 24 February 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Aikman legacy goes on in form of £25k scholarship
Campaigner Gordon Aikman’s legacy will continue in the form of a £25,000 scholarship
NEWS 23 February 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Revealed: what it’s like to be a young carer in Scotland
A new study maps out the day to day experiences of young carers in Scotland
NEWS 21 February 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Leading charity banned from child sex abuse inquiry
​Thousands of child sex abuse survivors now won't give evidence says charity
NEWS 20 February 2017 by Rab Armour
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Scots care charity named and shamed for not paying minimum wage
A charity is among 16 firms forced to pay workers back pay
NEWS 16 February 2017 by Rab Armour
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