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How to make sport and leisure sustainable: Sport England

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

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Governments warned of soaring health costs from inactivity

A new report from the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed the growing global costs of the other pandemic - physical inactivity - and warned…

Ryan Brown24 October 2022

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MSPs back OSS calls for new sport strategy for children and young people

A SCOTTISH parliamentary committee has today called on the Scottish Government to create a national over-arching strategy that puts sport and physical activity at the…

David Ferguson13 May 2022

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Scotland’s councils face big calls on future of sport and leisure

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

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Minister calls on health and sport to leave silos and join forces in Covid recovery

ESCAPING silo working and engaging across different sectors is the key to tackling Scotland's Covid recovery and health and wellbeing issues, according to the new…

David Ferguson8 September 2021

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Paralympics launch in Tokyo but disability remains a barrier to sport

THE PARALYMPICS take to the Tokyo stage tomorrow (Tuesday 24 August) with 33 Scots representing Paralympics GB across a wide range of sports. With over…

David Ferguson23 August 2021

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OSS takes message of sport’s role in recovery to Scottish Cabinet

The OSS Chairman Geoff Aberdein and CEO David Ferguson will meet with the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery John Swinney and Minister for…

David Ferguson29 July 2021

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Community sport to be given high priority in new Scottish Government

THE SNP have pledged to put sport at the centre of Scotland’s recovery from the pandemic in the new government and work with councils and…

David Ferguson28 April 2021

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Politicians’ commitment to sport under scrutiny

Scotland's five main political parties will be taking part in a first OSS Elections Hustings where we will scrutinise political pledges for increasing and widening…

David Ferguson15 April 2021