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Subsidise fruit and veg to beat diabetes

NEWS 23 March 2016 by Susan Smith

Health & Social Care

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A health charity is calling for action from across Scotland to beat life-threatening conditions caused by our poor diets

https://tfn.scot/news/subsidise-fruit-and-veg-to-beat-diabetes

Those who die young deserve better

NEWS 24 March 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Health & Social Care

Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) demands children's hospice services receive the same funding as adult services

https://tfn.scot/news/those-who-die-young-deserve-better

Revealed: five reasons why homes remain empty

NEWS 26 April 2016 by Rab Armour

Regeneration & Housing

Fear of being a landlord cited as top reason for homes left unoccupied

https://tfn.scot/news/revealed-five-reasons-why-homes-remain-empty

New volunteering charter for Glasgow

NEWS 10 June 2016 by Graham Martin

Management

Charities, public bodies and the private sector are being called upon to sign up to Glasgow’s first Volunteering Charter

https://tfn.scot/news/new-volunteering-charter-for-glasgow

Mhairi Black calls for LGBT lessons in schools

NEWS 20 July 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Families & Young People

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Outspoken MP lends her support to campaign as hopes grow that Scotland could become the first country in Europe to approve teaching of LGBT+ issues

https://tfn.scot/news/mhairi-black-calls-for-lgbt-education-in-schools

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

Abused men suffering from lack of support services

NEWS 18 May 2016 by Rab Armour

Health & Social Care

A proportionate level of services for men to complement services which exist specifically for women are needed

https://tfn.scot/news/abused-men-suffering-from-lack-of-support-services

Week dedicated to challenging dementia

NEWS 26 May 2016 by Graham Martin

Health & Social Care

Alzheimer Scotland is encouraging Scots to get informed about dementia and do something extraordinary to challenge the condition

https://tfn.scot/news/week-dedicated-to-challenging-dementia

New name for abuse survivors’ fund

NEWS 21 February 2017 by Graham Martin

Families & Young People

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A fund providing vital support for people who have experienced in-care abuse has been renamed

https://tfn.scot/news/new-name-for-abuse-survivors-fund

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Subsidise fruit and veg to beat diabetes

Those who die young deserve better

Revealed: five reasons why homes remain empty

New volunteering charter for Glasgow

Mhairi Black calls for LGBT lessons in schools

Brexit bonfire of our basic rights

Council allows the trashing of a wildlife haven

Abused men suffering from lack of support services

Week dedicated to challenging dementia

New name for abuse survivors’ fund

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