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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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Charities slate Tory plans for compulsory work scheme
David Cameron's plans for a compulsory work scheme slated by leading charities and trade unions
NEWS 18 February 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Heritage body reconsiders Tinker’s Heart status
Historic Scotland will now consider giving Tinker's Heart national monument status
NEWS 18 February 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Mentors Shine through for female offenders
​Positive evaluation for ground-breaking women offender scheme
NEWS 18 February 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Let them eat leftover cake
Shelagh Young explains why distributing food waste to the poor to tackle poverty will prove to be a pricey mistake in the long run
OPINION 16 February 2015 Guest post
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Locals rally against supermarket closure
Kirkcaldy locals turn out to oppose plans to shut local supermarket
NEWS 16 February 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Cathedral service to mark charity’s 30th year
Victim Support to be honoured by special service on Sunday
NEWS 13 February 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Big Yin appears larger than life for Comic Relief
​Statues of celebrities appear across the UK ahead of this year's Red Nose Day
NEWS 12 February 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Danger foodbanks could become a fixture of welfare support
​New report shows foodbank dependency in Scotland is increasing
NEWS 12 February 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Churches wage war on unethical lenders
Churches take unprecedented action against growth in unethical finance by creating their own credit union
NEWS 11 February 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Obituary: William George (Billy) Sloan, social enterprise chief executive
Born: 4 February, 1967 in Glasgow. Died: 30 January, 2015 in Aberdeen.
FEATURE 10 February 2015 by TFN
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