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The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Scottish town becomes first to ban plastic straws

NEWS 21 December 2017 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Young campaigners from two Scottish primary schools are helping to make Ullapool the first plastic straw free town in the United Kingdom

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-town-becomes-first-to-ban-plastic-straws

Scottish carers reach breaking point

NEWS 22 May 2015 by Susan Smith
Health & Social Care
Scotland's army of unpaid carers are reaching crisis point as their own health problems soar and they struggle to get by on low incomes

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-carers-reach-breaking-point

Terminally ill win tribunals against DWP assessors

NEWS 23 October 2017 by Robert Armour
Health & Social Care
​Claimants were originally told they were ineligible - raising concerns about dishonesty

https://tfn.scot/news/terminally-ill-win-tribunals-against-dwp-assessors

Third sector’s key role in reshaping health service

NEWS 23 May 2016 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
The third sector has a vital role to play in delivering new models of health and social care

https://tfn.scot/news/third-sectors-key-role-in-reshaping-health-service

Thousands to benefit from Living Wage rise

NEWS 11 November 2019 by Gavin Stuart
Social Justice & Poverty
New hourly rate of £9.30 announced to mark start of Living Wage week.

https://tfn.scot/news/thousands-to-benefit-from-living-wage-rise

Warning that heart disease progress could be lost

NEWS 1 February 2021 by Robert Armour
Health & Social Care
Postcode lottery warns charity

https://tfn.scot/news/warning-that-heart-disease-progress-could-be-lost

Shout About Myeloma, urges blood cancer charity

NEWS 26 June 2019 by Gavin Stuart
Health & Social Care
Myeloma is the second most common form of blood cancer in the UK, affecting around 17,500 people.

https://tfn.scot/news/shout-about-myeloma-urges-blood-cancer-charity

Small charities fear they won’t survive

NEWS 1 March 2017 by Robert Armour
Management
Small charities are more insecure than ever a new UK-wide report reveals

https://tfn.scot/news/small-charities-fear-they-wont-survive

Tory immigration policies are “offensive and disastrous”

NEWS 19 February 2020 by Graham Martin
Health & Social Care
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UK government immigration policies have been savaged as being both “offensive and disastrous”, first minister tells The Gathering

https://tfn.scot/news/tory-immigration-policies-are-offensive-and-disastrous

Scottish charities demand braille inclusion on food labelling

NEWS 4 January 2023 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Currently, braille labelling is only required for medicines, meaning braille users are not able to identify the food products they wish to purchase and use. 

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-charities-demand-braille-inclusion-on-food-labelling

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2025. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.