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Benefits should be automatic and lifelong for people with MND
People with motor neuron disease (MND) should be able to access certain benefits without assessment for the rest of their lives, a charity has said
NEWS 24 October 2016 by Gavin Stuart
 
Real Lives: Tackling social isolation with tea parties
Anne Grindley says Contact the Elderly's monthly parties can help older people overcome loneliness.
NEWS 24 October 2016 by Gavin Stuart
 
Charities welcome minimum alcohol prices ruling
Charities have welcomed a legal ruling backing the minimum pricing of alcohol
NEWS 21 October 2016 by Graham Martin
 
Could Lucy be the UK’s charity champion?
Charity hero Lucy Lintott has been shortlisted to become the UK face of #givingtuesday – the global day of giving
NEWS 21 October 2016 by Graham Martin
 
Scots spend £1 billion a year on fags
Cigarettes are trapping Scotland's poorest into poverty because of we're not doing enough to help people quit, says charity
NEWS 21 October 2016 by Susan Smith
 
£300,000 smart bus-shelter is useless for blind passengers
A major disability charity has said a £300,000 smart bus shelter could have easily included developments to help passengers with sight difficulties
NEWS 20 October 2016 by Susan Smith
 
£30 million to meet rising demand for children’s hospices
The Children’s Hospice Association Scotland has been awarded the Scottish Government cash after a rise in the number of children with life-shortening conditions
NEWS 18 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
NHS must step up services for hearing loss
A Scottish charity has found NHS audiology departments are falling far short of national standards for the care of people with hearing loss
NEWS 18 October 2016 by Susan Smith
 
Young people in care to help reform system that is failing them
Charities welcome announcement by First Minister, who says the failings in the system for looked after children breaks her heart
NEWS 17 October 2016 by Paul Cardwell
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Community rallies round after sensory garden hit by vandals
A charity is fundraising to repair a sensory garden for deaf and blind people after it was targeted by vandals.
NEWS 17 October 2016 by Gavin Stuart
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