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Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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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Star-studded line-up for Michelle Obama event
Top names from music and entertainment will attend the Hunter Foundation's gala dinner next month
NEWS 20 June 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Alcohol consumption is ‘significant public health concern’
Over a quarter of Scots are drinking more than doctors recommend, with hospital admissions four times higher than in the 1980s
NEWS 20 June 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Fund to help organisations implement new Carers Act
A £500,000 fund has been launched to help third sector groups meet the costs associated with the new Carers Act
NEWS 20 June 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Art school fire hits charity’s funds
Music charity Paragon has had to cancel an event for hundreds of people after the huge blaze in Glasgow
NEWS 19 June 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Kids in care are doing better at school
Looked after children are doing better at school and immediately afterwards, but fewer visually impaired youths are going on to further education
NEWS 19 June 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Could you go a whole month plastic free?
Scots are being challenged to go through July plastic-free
NEWS 19 June 2018 by Graham Martin
 
Energy giants lose fracking challenge
The Court of Session has rejected a claim led by Grangemouth bosses INEOS against anti-fracking policies
NEWS 19 June 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Homelessness bombshell as figures rise
Shelter Scotland has said an increase in homeless applications for the first time in nine years should act as a wake-up call
NEWS 19 June 2018 by Gareth Jones
 
Communities are crumbling under an onslaught of cuts
Scottish communities have been left to go to ruin while the public is put at risk by brutal cuts to council spending, a survey finds
NEWS 19 June 2018 by Graham Martin
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It’s not old people who can’t afford heating
Those who struggle to heat their homes in winter are more likely to be under 65 and living in rented accommodation
NEWS 19 June 2018 by Susan Smith
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