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Corbyn’s glowing praise for Scotland’s third sector

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NEWS 25 August 2017 by Robert Armour

Disability support service finally opens after banking troubles

A disability support service will finally open in Dumfries & Galloway after a nine month setback by Clydesdale Bank

NEWS 25 August 2017 by Georgina Harris

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NEWS 25 August 2017 by TFN

Panda pregnancy driven by profit, slams charity

Edinburgh Zoo’s drive to make its panda Tian Tian give birth to cubs is driven by gate receipts rather than conservation says One Kind

NEWS 25 August 2017 by Graham Martin

RSPB slams Bear Grylls style amateur adventurers

RSPB rangers have criticised outdoor survival enthusiasts for destroying ancient Scottish woodland in the Cairngorms

NEWS 25 August 2017 by Georgina Harris

Scott tackles the demons involved in benefit assessment

Comic book Scott Versus Demons takes a satirical look at the PIP process

NEWS 25 August 2017 by Gareth Jones

Charity awarded £20k to help young kids to read

The People's Postcode Trust has awarded £20,000 to Scottish Book Trust for its Shared Reading programme

NEWS 24 August 2017 by Georgina Harris

Cosla condemns moves to make council run charities pay rates

Move will impact on council services

NEWS 24 August 2017 by Robert Armour

Legal charity calls for named person legislation to be scrapped

Clan Childlaw has said that a new bill does not address previous issues with the plans

NEWS 24 August 2017 by Gareth Jones

MSP raises awareness of rare jumping spider

MSP Angus Macdonald joins a team of conservationists to spot a rare jumping spider near Stirling

NEWS 24 August 2017 by Georgina Harris

TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

This year’s Guide takes a look at how the sector is progressing in inclusion, diversity, equality and environmentalism - what more can be done to further these aims, featuring a wealth of expert opinion, advice and reflection.

Read it here

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