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2010

Catherine Skinner scoops volunteer award

Description: An Easter Ross woman who has helped raise £400,000 for charity in almost 40 years of dedicated fundraising has been honoured at a UK-wide awards ceremony. Catherine Skinner was given a Highly Commended accolade in the Volunteer of the Year section of the prestigious Third Sector Excellence Awards.
Date:: 10 March 2010

Patients and volunteers help a Moray cancer centre celebrate a top building award

Description: A centre that supports cancer patients throughout Moray has held a special event to celebrate receiving an award that recognises high standards in building design.
Date:: 9 March 2010

Cancer information and support service extends opening hours

Description: A drop-in centre that offers support and information to people affected by cancer has been such a success it has extended its opening hours. The Macmillan Information and Support Service at Easterhouse will now open for an extra eight hours as demand has been so high.
Date:: 8 February 2010

Glasgow advice service helps vulnerable cancer patients and carers claim £4m

Description: An advice service that has helped 1,200 people affected by cancer in Glasgow claim financial help is to be expanded to help people with other long term medical conditions.
Date:: 1 February 2010

Scottish actor joins A-listers to urge men to talk about cancer

Description: Scottish actor Peter Capaldi has joined a host of A-list celebrities to urge men to get talking about cancer.
Date:: 26 January 2010

2009

Event to celebrate Macmillan information volunteers in Renfrew

Description: A celebration event to thank the dedicated volunteers of a Macmillan information service for people affected by cancer was held in Renfrew this week.
Date:: 17 December 2009

Nicola Sturgeon announces expansion of Macmillan financial advice services

Description: A pilot expansion of charity Macmillan Cancer Support's financial advice services into all of Scotland's cancer centres and to people with long term conditions has secured more than £2.5 million in statutory welfare benefits for its clients.
Date:: 17 December 2009

Child bereavement therapy programme launches - a UK first

Description: An innovative programme that helps young people cope with bereavement, loss and major changes in their lives launched in Scotland last month.
Date:: 17 December 2009

New drop in support centre for Lothian's cancer patients

Description: A new drop-in service that offers support and information to people affected by cancer was officially opened on Wednesday 9 December.
Date:: 9 December 2009

Macmillan hits £3.775m appeal target

Description: Perth and Kinross community praised as palliative care unit gets closer to completion. A charity that launched a £3.775m appeal to build a new palliative care unit for Perth & Kinross has hit its target in just two years.
Date:: 7 October 2009

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Macmillan Cancer Support, registered charity in England and Wales (261017), Scotland (SC039907) and the Isle of Man (604). A company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales company number 2400969. Isle of Man company number 4694F. Registered office: 89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7UQ.