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Spar Scotland awards £10,000 to Dundee charity as part of Community Cashback campaign

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Spar’s annual Community Cashback campaign has once again provided direct funding to grassroots organisations with The Yard Dundee receiving one of this year’s headline £10,000 grants in recognition of its outstanding work supporting disabled children and their families. Now in its fourth year, the campaign…

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