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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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Tobacco companies should pay for stop smoking adverts
Anti-smoking charity ASH Scotland wants tobacco companies to pay for stop-smoking adverts in light of a sharp drop in people attempting to quit
NEWS 30 June 2015 by Susan Smith
 
Charity launches clinic for those with self-harm scars
Community-based skin camouflage clinic opened by Penumbra for those with scars as a result of self-harming
NEWS 29 June 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
Bad parking map shames UK’s reckless drivers
​Over 1,000 pictures of inconsiderate parking highlights severity of problem
NEWS 25 June 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Instant karma for Blue Badge abuser
Crowd mock, taunt and ridicule motorist who illegally parks in disabled space
NEWS 25 June 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Mothers face postnatal care crisis warn charities
​Tragic death of Chloe Sutherland highlights need for greater postnatal care for mothers
NEWS 24 June 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Atos bosses grilled over treatment of disabled
Welfare committee grill Atos bosses over their treatment of disabled and vulnerable claimants
NEWS 23 June 2015 by Robert Armour
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Thousands of people with terminal illnesses missing out on care
Each year nearly 11,000 people in Scotland don’t get the palliative care that they need says Marie Curie
NEWS 23 June 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
Devastation as carers set to lose £3000 a year
Brutal benefits cuts could see hundreds of Scots carers £3000 a year worse off
NEWS 22 June 2015 by Graham Martin
 
Enable calls for a change to new mental health laws
Learning disability charity says learning disabled are more likely to be locked up and treated unfairly under mental health laws
NEWS 22 June 2015 by Susan Smith
 
New app will help parents and childcare professionals
Charity launches new training programme to coincide with mobile phone app
NEWS 22 June 2015 by Paul Cardwell
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