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Charity hits out as whisky association boasts of economic impact

NEWS 25 January 2017 by Paul Cardwell
Health & Social Care
Economic benefits must be balanced against the significant costs of alcohol-related harm says charity boss

https://tfn.scot/news/scotch-whisky-association

Poverty the number one reason Scotland’s children’s health is among the worse in Europe

NEWS 26 January 2017 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
Charities reiterate call for child benefit to be topped up £5 per week by Scottish Government

https://tfn.scot/news/poverty-leads-to-scotlands-childrens-health-being-among-the-poorest-in-euro

Deadly air pollution epidemic grips Scotland

NEWS 27 January 2017 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
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Scotland is in the grip of a deadly air pollution epidemic, a green group has warned

https://tfn.scot/news/deadly-air-pollution-epidemic-grips-scotland

More Jobcentres are to close heaping further misery on claimants

NEWS 27 January 2017 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Claimants will have to travel further to visit their local Jobcentre

https://tfn.scot/news/more-jobentres-are-to-close-heaping-misery-on-claimants

“Dysfunctional” Citizens Advice Scotland votes for change

NEWS 30 January 2017 by Rab Armour
Management
Organisation votes through changes to address endemic governance problems

https://tfn.scot/news/dysfunctional-citizens-advice-scotland-votes-for-change

Coaches should be banned from having sex with 16 and 17 year olds

NEWS 30 January 2017 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
NSPCC Scotland calls for Sexual Offences Act which bars teachers having sex with 16 and 17 year-old pupils to be extended to sports coaches and youth workers

https://tfn.scot/news/sports-coaches-should-be-banned-from-having-sex-with-16-and-17-year-olds

Sturgeon’s constituency “biggest slum in Scotland”

NEWS 30 January 2017 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
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Community activists say Govanhill's problems aren't being addressed

https://tfn.scot/news/sturgeons-constituency-biggest-slum-in-scotland

Bid to put an end to the brutal slaughter of foxes for fun once and for all

NEWS 31 January 2017 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
Legal loopholes that have enabled hunters to continue killing foxes are to be closed at last say campaigners

https://tfn.scot/news/fox-slaughter-could-be-ended-in-scotland

Scots veterans worse off than rest of UK

NEWS 31 January 2017 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
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Research shows Scottish military veterans are more likely to end up in areas of high deprivation

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-veterans-worse-off-than-rest-of-uk

Scotland tells Trump: no division, no hatred, no racism

NEWS 31 January 2017 by Paul Cardwell
Social Justice & Poverty
After the success of the demonstrations, Scots are now being urged to converge on Edinburgh for a mass demo on 11 February

https://tfn.scot/news/thousands-turn-out-across-scotland-in-anti-trump-demonstations

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2026. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.