A transformational framework to improve the life chances of Scotland’s children and tackle inequalities by targeting the early years was launched by the Scottish Government and COSLA last week. The …
Author archives: Alice Baird
Healthy Start for kids at school
Pilot projects aimed at improving children’s health by providing targeted health-related services at school were unveiled yesterday by the Scottish Government as the first Equally Well implementation plan was published. …
Posted in Policy news
New CFHS report – study tours to Aberdeen and Edinburgh
In September 2008, we ran two tours to organisations in Aberdeen and Edinburgh delivering services for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and operating as social enterprises. …
Posted in Publications news
Getting Down to Business – new CFHS report
The report and evaluation of the Getting Down to Business seminars, which offered participants in Edinburgh and Inverness the opportuniity to find out more about becoming a social enterprise, is …
Posted in Publications news
Consumer Focus Scotland
The Scottish Consumer Council (SCC), energywatch (Scotland) and Postwatch (Scotland) merged on 1st October 2008. The new stronger consumer organisation is known as Consumer Focus Scotland. All the development projects …
Posted in CFHS updates
Fare Choice Issue 45
Fare Choice Issue 45 is now available to download from the Our Newsletters section of the Publications Library.
Posted in Publications news
Out to Lunch
The Scottish Consumer Council, soon to form part of the new agency Consumer Focus Scotland, has recently launched the findings from a survey they commissioned of S3 and S4 pupils …
Posted in Publications news
Takeway Health: how takeaway restaurants can affect your chances of a healthy diet
The National Consumer Council (soon to become part of the new agency Consumer Focus) published an interesting report on take-aways earlier in the summer. The study looked at nutritional information …
Posted in Publications news
Cut-price, what cost?
‘Cut-price, what cost? How supermarkets can affect your chances of a healthy diet’ is the fourth in a series of reports in which the National Consumer Council (soon to become …
Posted in Publications news
Issue 46 of Fare Choice now available
Issue 46 of Fare Choice is now available to download from the Our Newsletters section of the Publications Library.