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Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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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Cancer and obesity risk from supermarket special offers
People who take advantage of supermarket special offers are at risk of obesity and cancer, a charity has said
NEWS 27 March 2019 by Graham Martin
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Foodbank use in Scotland laid bare
A staggering 480,000 food parcels were handed out to struggling Scots over an 18-month period
NEWS 27 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
May heads for Brussels
A pensioner from Tillicoultry headed to the Belgian capital to speak firsthand about the benefits of volunteering
NEWS 27 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Private schools face £7m bill as they lose charity rate relief
The cost to independent schools as a result of losing charitable tax rates is higher than first estimated
NEWS 27 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Scots shoppers turning to second-hand goods
Almost half of people believe that buying second-hand items is important to help the environment
NEWS 27 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Scots asked how they would tackle poverty
Ordinary Scots take part in participatory budgeting event
NEWS 27 March 2019 by Graham Martin
 
After Christchurch: battling Islamophobia in Scotland
A new resource aimed at fighting anti-Muslim hate is to be launched in Scotland
NEWS 26 March 2019 by Graham Martin
 
American charity enters employability programme
Fedcap Employment has been named as the replacement for the now defunct firm Working Links in the Fair Start Scotland programme
NEWS 26 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Elderly hit by epidemic of bank branch closures
A huge number of people in Scotland have been left behind as a result of bank branch and free to use cash machine closures
NEWS 26 March 2019 by Graham Martin
 
JustGiving drops donation fees
The online service - which has raised £3.8 billion for charities - previously charged a 5% fee on donations
NEWS 26 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
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