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TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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Pavement parking ban set to become legislation
​Scottish Parliament clear to introduce legislation banning cars from obstructing walkways
NEWS 24 February 2016 by Robert Armour
 
Learning disabled kept in hospitals because they can’t get care
​People with learning disabilities struggle to leave special hospital units as they lack appropriate accommodation and support
NEWS 24 February 2016 by Robert Armour
 
Mental health patients wait 18 weeks for help
People's mental health is deteriorating because they wait too long for treatment
NEWS 24 February 2016 by Robert Armour
 
Volunteers needed to help blind people get online
RNIB wants those with a couple of spare hours a month to visit a blind person in their local area to help them use the internet
NEWS 24 February 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Ebola charity worker in hospital for a third time
Pauline Cafferkey was re-admitted to Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
NEWS 23 February 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Hundreds complain about charity TV advert
British Heart Foundation advert was the sixth most complained about last year
NEWS 23 February 2016 by Robert Armour
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Record year for cancer charity fundraiser
World’s Biggest Coffee Morning raised £27.6m last year
NEWS 23 February 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Mental health groups set out rights manifesto
​Leading mental health charities launch manifesto for rights ahead of Scottish Parliament election
NEWS 22 February 2016 by Robert Armour
 
Music websites are excluding disabled people
​Disabled people say they are discouraged going to gigs because websites don't offer information on disabled access
NEWS 22 February 2016 by Robert Armour
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The brutal reality of prostitution in Scotland: part 2
An Edinburgh prostitute reveals the brutal reality of the sex industry.
NEWS 22 February 2016 by Graham Martin
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