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Brexit bonfire of our basic rights

NEWS 27 March 2017 by Graham Martin

Social Justice & Poverty

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Brexit will strip the most vulnerable people in our society of vital rights – and could create more inequality says civil society leaders

https://tfn.scot/news/brexit-bonfire-of-our-basic-rights

Council allows the trashing of a wildlife haven

NEWS 30 March 2017 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

Environmentalists have expressed dismay at a council’s decision to allow peat extraction next to a protected site

https://tfn.scot/news/council-alows-the-trashing-of-a-wildlife-haven

Scottish grant scheme to continue supporting Malawian students

NEWS 15 August 2014 by Paul Cardwell

Environment & International

37 students are latest to benefit from David Livingstone celebration programme

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-grant-scheme-to-continue-supporting-malawian-students

A See Me campaign is needed to transform perceptions of homelessness

NEWS 28 February 2019 by Graham Martin

Regeneration & Housing

Homelessness in Scotland needs the equivalent of the See Me campaign – which has been successful in tackling public perception of mental health issues

https://tfn.scot/news/a-see-me-campaign-is-needed-to-transform-perceptions-of-homelessness

Accessible toilet campaign to expand

NEWS 1 March 2019 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Funding has been secured to help create more portable accessible toilets, which allow families to attend events they wouldn't otherwise be able to

https://tfn.scot/news/accessible-toilet-campaign-to-expand

Scots tots scoff a million sweets a week

NEWS 20 June 2018 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Cancer Research has published new research which shows that the nation's love affair with sugar starts at an early age

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-tots-scoff-a-million-sweets-a-week

Scott tackles the demons involved in benefit assessment

NEWS 25 August 2017 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

Comic book Scott Versus Demons takes a satirical look at the PIP process

https://tfn.scot/news/scott-tackles-the-demons-involved-in-benefit-assessment

Charity calls for first aid to be taught in schools

NEWS 7 March 2019 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Three youngsters have headed to the Scottish Parliament as part of a campaign calling for lifesaving skills to be taught in primary schools

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-calls-for-first-aid-to-be-taught-in-schools

Burnt for profits: Scottish countryside set ablaze by grouse shooters

NEWS 18 March 2019 by Graham Martin

Culture & Leisure

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Huge swathes of Scotland’s uplands are being set ablaze to create profits for the shooting industry

https://tfn.scot/news/burnt-for-profits-scottish-countryside-set-ablaze-by-grouse-shooters

Concentrated land ownership hitting rural communities

NEWS 20 March 2019 by Gareth Jones

Regeneration & Housing

The Scottish Land Commission has revealed some rural communities are being harmed by concentrated land ownership

https://tfn.scot/news/concentrated-land-ownership-hitting-rural-communities

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Brexit bonfire of our basic rights

Council allows the trashing of a wildlife haven

Scottish grant scheme to continue supporting Malawian students

A See Me campaign is needed to transform perceptions of homelessness

Accessible toilet campaign to expand

Scots tots scoff a million sweets a week

Scott tackles the demons involved in benefit assessment

Charity calls for first aid to be taught in schools

Burnt for profits: Scottish countryside set ablaze by grouse shooters

Concentrated land ownership hitting rural communities

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