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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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Cash prize for charities who can show their Impact
​Ten winners will receive £30,000 in the 2016 GSK Impact Awards
NEWS 10 July 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
RNIB Scotland rebels against move to English charity
RNIB Scotland staff have put forward an alternative plan to its London office in a bid to prevent staff tranferring to English charity Action for Blind People
NEWS 8 July 2015 by Susan Smith
 
Stockbridge home transfers to new owners
​Home taken under the auspices of social care housing group Bield
NEWS 6 July 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Children’s mental health spend in Scotland way below that of England
Campaigners say NHS Scotland has to double its spend on children’s mental health to avoid "devastating effect"
NEWS 6 July 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
Resist devolution of abortion law, MPs told
Devolving powers over abortion to Holyrood could lead to “discrimination” which could undermine a woman’s right to choose, campaigners say
NEWS 6 July 2015 by Graham Martin
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Street hazards trapping blind people in their homes
​Obstacles on our streets mean they have become unsafe places for the blind and partially sighted
NEWS 6 July 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Thousands back call to drop royal title from new Glasgow hospital
Campaigners demand royal title is dropped from Scotland;'s newest hospital
NEWS 6 July 2015 by Robert Armour
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Leaked memo reveals plans to cut sickness benefits
The UK government is considering reducing sickness benefits by some £30 a week
NEWS 3 July 2015 by Robert Armour
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Pavement parking ban takes one step closer
​MSPs to debate pavement parking ban in Scotland
NEWS 3 July 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Benefit changes part of the problem as HIV charity struggles to cope
Positive Help says it urgently needs more volunteers as demand for its services has jumped 25% for the second year running
NEWS 30 June 2015 by Paul Cardwell
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