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Obituary: William George (Billy) Sloan, social enterprise chief executive

FEATURE 10 February 2015 by TFN

Social Justice & Poverty

Born: 4 February, 1967 in Glasgow. Died: 30 January, 2015 in Aberdeen.

https://tfn.scot/features/obituary-william-george-billy-sloan-social-enterprise-chief-executive

Apology to Scottish gay men welcomed

NEWS 7 November 2017 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Stonewall Scotland has said that the government's apology is an important moment for those criminalised

https://tfn.scot/news/apology-to-scottish-gay-men-welcomed

More than 10,000 households live in temporary accommodation

NEWS 4 June 2018 by Gareth Jones

Regeneration & Housing

The amount of people living in hostel accomodation has risen since 2010, research has revealed

https://tfn.scot/news/10000-people-sleep-on-scotlands-streets

Save our human rights plea to Lords

NEWS 19 April 2018 by Gareth Jones

Social Justice & Poverty

The Human Rights Consortium Scotland and Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations have asked the House of Lords to protect the rights of citizens

https://tfn.scot/news/brexit-human-rights-plea

Campaigners hit out at “nasty” benefits policy

NEWS 31 July 2019 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

Figures have revealed 9,000 families in Scotland are affected by the Universal Credit two-child limit

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-hit-out-at-nasty-benefits-policy

Care sector pushes Tories on immigration plans

NEWS 25 February 2020 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Scottish Care has issued on open letter to Jackson Carlaw which highlights key concerns around immigration plans

https://tfn.scot/news/care-sector-pushes-tories-on-immigration-plans

Is Scotland blazing a trail for low cost community energy?

OPINION 24 July 2015 by TFN

Regeneration & Housing

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Energy Action Scotland hails the launch of a new community energy scheme. But are such schemes able to realistically tackle fuel poverty?

https://tfn.scot/opinion/is-scotland-blazing-a-trail-for-low-cost-community-energy

Community services improve lives and save money

OPINION 28 October 2015 by Susan Smith

Health & Social Care

Susan Smith argues the Scottish Parliament report into loneliness highlights the need to ramp up preventative health spending

https://tfn.scot/opinion/community-services-improve-lives-and-save-money

Chief Encounters: John Lauder dreams of becoming transport minister

OPINION 4 June 2018 by Gareth Jones

Management

The national director of Sustrans Scotland enjoys the unseen work behind Scotland's walking and cycling paths

https://tfn.scot/opinion/chief-encounters-john-lauder-dreams-of-becoming-transport-minister

Comic book aims to tackle knife crime

NEWS 25 September 2019 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

A new resource for young people aims to get them talking about knife crime, as a prevention initiative marks 10 years

https://tfn.scot/news/comic-book-aims-to-tackle-knife-crime

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Obituary: William George (Billy) Sloan, social enterprise chief executive

Apology to Scottish gay men welcomed

More than 10,000 households live in temporary accommodation

Save our human rights plea to Lords

Campaigners hit out at “nasty” benefits policy

Care sector pushes Tories on immigration plans

Is Scotland blazing a trail for low cost community energy?

Community services improve lives and save money

Chief Encounters: John Lauder dreams of becoming transport minister

Comic book aims to tackle knife crime

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