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Youth Sport Trust in the news

Since the Comprehensive Spending Review, there has been considerable national and regional coverage on the funding cuts announced for school sport. The Youth Sport Trust press office has been working with broadcast and print journalists, from across politics, education and sport to raise awareness through the media on exactly what these cuts mean for millions of young people, their schools, the school sport network and the 2012 Olympic legacy.  

 

Below provides links of articles secured

Date

Publication

Headline

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Wed 3 Nov

BBC Radio 4

Today Programme – Interview with Jonathan Edwards

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Mon 1 Nov

Leisure Review

What now for school sport and PE?

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Mon 1 Nov

The Times

Campbell joins in the chorus of disapproval

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Fri 29 Oct

The Times Educational Supplement

End of sports strategy is ‘devastating contradiction’

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Wed 27 Oct

The Daily Telegraph

Spending cuts prompt fears of ‘sporting deserts’ for children

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Sun 24 Oct

The Independent on Sunday

Inside Lines: A question of trust as Baroness Sue becomes a very cross bencher

 

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Sun 24 Oct

Sky Sports News

Interview with Steve Grainger

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Sat 23 Oct

Inside the Games

Tree distressed by Gove's root and branch cuts

 

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Fri 22 Oct

BBC 5 Live

London Calling – Interview with Steve Grainger

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Fri 22 Oct

The Guardian

Funding cuts will ‘decimate’ gains made at grassroots level

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Fri 22 Oct

The Daily Mail

It’s a wrap... or not: Olympic Stadium 2012 won’t be tied up by design

 

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Fri 22 Oct

Inside the Games

Budget cuts "devastating news" for school sport says Trust chief

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Thurs 21 Oct

The Guardian

Schools bear brunt as ‘devastating’ cuts batter sport

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Thurs 21 Oct

The Guardian

Fears for London 2012 legacy as school sport funding is the big loser

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Thurs 21 Oct

The Daily Telegraph

School sport cuts hit 2012 Legacy

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Thurs 21 Oct

The Times

Sixth formers and teachers will lose out despite claim that schools pot is safe

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Thurs 21 Oct

The Daily Telegraph

Olympics to be spared in Sports cuts

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