The Observatory for Sport in Scotland Ambassadors support the ethos and aims of the OSS, and are passionate about the life benefits of community sport…
David Ferguson22 March 2023
With a number of swimming pools across Scotland being earmarked for closure under local authority plans for budget cuts in 2023-24, a 'Big Swim Day'…
David Ferguson10 February 2023
COMMENT By MARTYN ALLISON (UK adviser on sport, leisure and culture) It was a pleasure and a relief to see Sport England publish the…
David Ferguson9 December 2022
THE Scottish Government has been told that almost 90% of sport and leisure trusts are 'at risk' after pressures brought by Covid, Brexit and the…
David Ferguson7 December 2022
Scottish ClubSport has partnered with Scottish Student Sport to ensure that more students and young people have access to support, further training, and volunteer/placement opportunities.…
David Ferguson11 May 2022
The European Observatoire for Sport Employment (EOSE), is leading a new research project seeking to understand the levels of volunteering that exist in sport across…
David Ferguson11 May 2022
The OSS is working with Scotland's Towns Partnership and a wide range of partners to investigate how sport and physical activity could help Scotland's towns…
David Ferguson4 May 2022
SPORT and leisure has barely featured in party messaging ahead of this week's local elections as it's not a big vote-winner. Yet, as Scotland's councils…
David Ferguson3 May 2022
COVID-19 has impacted many aspects of children’s lives across Scotland. The Data for Children Collaborative with UNICEF ran a project in 2020 ‘Addressing socioeconomic impacts…
David Ferguson14 February 2022
