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Huge medical breakthrough hailed by charity but warning made over defunding services

NEWS 24 September 2025 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

Breakthrough hailed as miraculous but services in Scotland could suffer

https://tfn.scot/news/huge-medical-breakthrough-hailed-by-charity-but-warns-over-defunding-services

Manifesto is a route map to ending homelessness in Scotland

NEWS 10 October 2025 by Graham Martin

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Regeneration & Housing

Cyrenians say we need much more social housing but we cannot simply build our way out of homelessness

https://tfn.scot/news/manifesto-is-a-route-map-to-ending-homelessness-in-scotland

Threatened species highlight the need for nature recovery targets

NEWS 31 October 2025 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

The activists were representing wildlife as MSPs debated the Natural Environment Bill because it cannot vote

https://tfn.scot/news/threatened-species-highlight-the-need-for-nature-recovery-targets

Anti-war campaigners demand an end to the US military’s use of Scottish airport

NEWS 20 March 2026 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

Demo to challenge Scotland’s complicity in grave breaches of international law

https://tfn.scot/news/anti-war-campaigners-demand-an-end-to-the-us-militarys-use-of-scottish-airport

Gender recognition reforms “a step in the right direction”

NEWS 17 December 2019 by Gavin Stuart

Social Justice & Poverty

Draft bill would make changing sex on birth certificate “less intrusive and less traumatic”.

https://tfn.scot/news/gender-recognition-reforms-a-step-in-the-right-direction

Charities plan further job cuts

NEWS 28 September 2020 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

New research by Pro Bono Economics has shown the challenges organisations face over the winter

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-plan-further-jobs-cuts

Charities work together to help families

NEWS 21 May 2020 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

Barnardo’s Scotland and Action for Children have been supporting the most vulnerable during lockdown, but need funding to continue

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-work-together-to-help-families

Call for sports booze sponsorship ban

NEWS 4 March 2020 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Alcohol Focus Scotland and Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems have said it's time to end the alcohol industry's support of sport

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-sports-booze-sponsorship-ban

Scots with health conditions facing challenges to stay active

NEWS 10 September 2019 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland has said those with long-term conditions face a range of barriers

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-with-health-conditions-facing-challenges-to-stay-active

Empowerment and enterprise can solve poverty, not state control

OPINION 31 March 2014 Guest post

Social Justice & Poverty

Duncan Thorp believes enterprising local communities can provide social solutions where the public and private sectors have failed.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/empowerment-and-enterprise-can-solve-poverty-not-state-control

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Huge medical breakthrough hailed by charity but warning made over defunding services

Manifesto is a route map to ending homelessness in Scotland

Threatened species highlight the need for nature recovery targets

Anti-war campaigners demand an end to the US military’s use of Scottish airport

Gender recognition reforms “a step in the right direction”

Charities plan further job cuts

Charities work together to help families

Call for sports booze sponsorship ban

Scots with health conditions facing challenges to stay active

Empowerment and enterprise can solve poverty, not state control

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