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Cruel Summer: exclusive - Edinburgh’s homeless forced from hotels as Taylor Swift comes to town

NEWS 28 May 2024 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
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Social Justice & Poverty
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Health & Social Care
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#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
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Homeless people have been informed they are to be removed from their hotel-style accommodation in Edinburgh as Taylor Swift comes to town. 

https://tfn.scot/news/cruel-summer-exclusive-edinburghs-homeless-forced-from-hotels-as-taylor-swift-comes-to-town

Call for dormant assets to be redirected to tackle financial exclusion

NEWS 29 May 2024 by Niall Christie
Management
Funding & Finance
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
The Dormant Assets Scheme (DAS) was expanded last year to include other financial sectors including pensions and insurance.

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-dormant-assets-to-be-redirected-to-tackle-financial-exclusion

Report reveals barriers ethnic minorities face in gaining social investment

NEWS 29 May 2024 by Rab Armour
Management
Funding & Finance
Report shows investors do not do nearly enough

https://tfn.scot/news/report-reveals-barriers-ethnic-minorities-face-in-gaining-social-investment

Fund paves way for improved local active travel networks

NEWS 30 May 2024 by Niall Christie
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Funding & Finance
A further £1.168million is now available.

https://tfn.scot/news/fund-paves-way-for-improved-local-active-travel-networks

Campaigners urge election candidates to back new vape laws

NEWS 31 May 2024 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
#GeneralElection24
Industry is targeting young people

https://tfn.scot/news/campaigners-urge-election-candidates-to-back-new-vape-laws

Public wants to see more action on beaver reintroductions

NEWS 31 May 2024 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
Government agencies dragging their heels on restoring the keystone species, say campaigners

https://tfn.scot/news/public-wants-to-see-more-action-on-beaver-reintroductions

Scots parents tormented by the spectre of poverty and mental illness

NEWS 4 June 2024 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Health & Social Care
Parents are finding it increasingly difficult to cope

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-parents-tormented-by-the-spectre-of-poverty-and-mental-illness

Volunteers' Week: 40 years of celebrating a vital force in our communities

NEWS 4 June 2024 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
“Volunteering is priceless but I think it is important to recognise that its estimated value to the Scottish economy is £2.3 billion.”

https://tfn.scot/news/volunteers-week-40-years-of-celebrating-a-vital-force-in-out-communities

Lotteries Council call for sweeping changes ahead of election

NEWS 6 June 2024 by Rab Armour
Management
#GeneralElection24
Society lotteries raise £420m in the UK

https://tfn.scot/news/lotteries-council-call-for-sweeping-changes-ahead-of-election

Impossible situation as many forced into unpaid care

NEWS 10 June 2024 by Rab Armour
Management
Health & Social Care
Unpaid care for friends, family and loved ones is not a choice for many Scots

https://tfn.scot/news/impossible-situation-as-many-forced-into-unpaid-care

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