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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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Exclusive: Key evidence yet to be revealed in Moira Anderson murder
​Daughter of man believed to be Moira Anderson's killer says key evidence has yet to be revealed
NEWS 1 May 2015 by Rab Armour
 
Welfare reforms having “grotesque” impact on women
£26 billion worth of cuts have hit women in Scotland hardest report finds
NEWS 1 May 2015 by Rab Armour
 
Workfare protesters besiege jobcentre
Demonstrators denouncing sanctions and workfare laid siege to a Jobcentre in Edinburgh
NEWS 1 May 2015 by Graham Martin
 
Working to get residents £20 extra a week to fend of the impact of poverty
Welfare cuts are hitting Scots hard, but the answer isn’t always handouts. Paul Cardwell finds a community helping people become £20 a week richer
FEATURE 30 April 2015 by Paul Cardwell
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Backchat: From Naples to Gartcosh helping men find strength
Paul Metcalfe returned to North Lanakshire from Italy and set up The Shed to tackle depression in men laid off from the steel industry
FEATURE 30 April 2015 by Rab Armour
 
Calls made for inquiry into psychological impact of austerity
Calls have been made for a parliamentary inquiry into the mental health effects of austerity
NEWS 30 April 2015 by Graham Martin
 
Festival will celebrate the positive impact of refugees
​Three-week festival will celebrate all that's good about refugees' in Scotland
NEWS 29 April 2015 by Rab Armour
 
Restore dignity and respect into welfare system, charities demand
Influential coalition says Westminster government needs to apply founding principles back into social security system
NEWS 27 April 2015 by Rab Armour
 
UK aid agencies respond to Nepal quake
UK aid groups already providing practical support after devastating quake claims lives of thousands
NEWS 27 April 2015 by Rab Armour
 
Delegation refused entry to Dungavel
​Civil society groups refused entry to Dungavel by the Home Office
NEWS 24 April 2015 by Rab Armour
TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

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