News releases

 

May 12, 2008
2014 TEAM WIN MAJOR MARKETING AWARD
The national and international marketing campaign run for the Bid to bring the Commonwealth Games to...

April 23, 2008
CHIEF EXECUTIVE APPOINTED FOR GLASGOW 2014
The Chief Executive who will deliver the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games has been appointed. John ...

March 17, 2008
HELP US WIN GOLD FOR A SUSTAINABLE GAMES
The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games can be the most sustainable multi-sports event ever held – with ...

February 29, 2008
OPERATIONAL REVIEW PUBLISHED BY GLASGOW 2014
A major Operational Review into the Bid for Glasgow to host the Commonwealth Games in 2014 has been ...

February 22, 2008
GLASGOW TO HOST 2009 COMMONWEALTH TABLE TENNIS FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIPS
Scotland’s push for medals in the 2014 Commonwealth Games has been given a major boost, with the ann...

February 22, 2008
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT LAUNCH PUBLIC CONSULTATION
First Minister Alex Salmond has said we owe it to Scotland to deliver a real, positive and lasting l...

February 07, 2008
SIR ROBERT SMITH TO CHAIR GLASGOW 2014 ORGANISING COMPANY
One of Scotland’s leading business figures has been appointed to a key role in delivering the “best ...

February 04, 2008
COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN 2014 COULD LEAD TO QUALIFICATIONS
Derek Casey, Director of the successful Bid for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, will call for v...

November 15, 2007
IMAGES FROM OLDFRUITMARKET
Images from the Fruitmarket

November 12, 2007
CELEBRATORY IMAGES
Various celebratory images from our events on Friday

November 12, 2007
MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN
To: The Chair of the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland I send my warm congratulations to eve...

November 09, 2007
TEXT OF THE PRESENTATIONS FROM SRI LANKA
Earlier today Louise Martin, chair of the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland, First Minister Al...

November 09, 2007
MESSAGE FROM FIRST MINISTER
Well done Glasgow: Message from the First Minister in Sri Lanka The Commonwealth Games are coming t...

November 09, 2007
GLASGOW IS FIRST ACROSS THE FINISH LINE
SCOTLAND WILL HOST THE 2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES Scots everywhere are celebrating Glasgow winning the...

November 08, 2007
EXCITEMENT RISING AS DECISION DAY APPROACHES
The Glasgow 2014 Bid Team in Sri Lanka is getting ready for thedecision day vote on Friday 9th Novem...

November 08, 2007
GLASGOW 2014 TEAM DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY IN SRI LANKA
Members of the Glasgow 2014 team in Sri Lanka held a special Ceilidhyesterday (Wednesday 7th Novembe...

November 06, 2007
COMMUTERS IN SCOTLAND GIVEN THE CHANCE TO HEAR THE RESULT
Commuters don’t have to worry about missing the result of which city will host the Commonwealth Game...

November 05, 2007
GORDON RAMSAY KICKS OFF LAST COUNTDOWN TO D DAY
With only 5 days to go until Decision Day, Glasgow 2014 launched their final countdown campaign 'We'...

October 27, 2007
LESLEY FINISHES HER AMAZING TOUR OF SCOTLAND
Outreach worker Lesley Shaw has finished her mammoth tour to Back Scotland's Bid to host the Commonw...

October 09, 2007
ALL PUPILS URGED TO WATCH COMMONWEALTH GAMES DECISION
Every primary school in Scotland is being urged to allow pupils to watch the 2014 Commonwealth Games...

October 08, 2007
MAKING A SONG AND DANCE ABOUT SPORT AT THE CHILDRENS CLASSIC CONCERT
Over 1,500 children jumped, clapped and boogied on down to the music this weekend (Sunday 7th Octobe...

October 04, 2007
STUDENTS FORM GIANT 36 AS GLASGOW 2014 REACH FOR THE SKY IN FINAL PUSH TOWARDS D DAY
36 votes are all that is required for Scotland to win the biggest sporting prize of all. To mark 36...

October 03, 2007
RENFREWSHIRE WINS CLYDESDALE BANK TRYATHLON
Teams from West Kilbride and Bridge of Weir, representing Renfrewshire in the Clydesdale Bank Tryath...

September 20, 2007
GAVIN FLIES THE FLAG FOR THE 2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES BID
Gavin McCurdy, 7, from Houston, was presented with his very own flag design at Houston Primary Schoo...

September 14, 2007
GLASGOW WARRIORS WELCOME SAMOAN DELEGATE
Glasgow's professional rugby club, the Glasgow Warriors, have welcomed the Samoan delegate to the ci...

September 13, 2007
SIR STEVE REDGRAVE INSPIRES GLASGOW PUPILS TOWARDS 2014
Sir Steve Redgrave, the five-time Olympic Gold medal winner, was in Glasgow today to show his suppor...

September 04, 2007
GLASGOW PENSIONERS BACK THE BID WITH MASSIVE AEROBICS SESSION
Hundreds of Glasgow pensioners stretched and flexed their muscles today (Tuesday 4 September) during...

September 04, 2007
GLASGOW 2014 RESPOND TO COMMONWEALTH GAMES FEDERATION EVALUATION COMMISSION REPORT
The Commonwealth Games Federation has today (Tuesday 4 September) released its technical evaluation ...

September 03, 2007
THOUSANDS SPUR GLASGOW 2014 ON TOWARDS THE FINISH LINE
Glasgow has once again shown that it has what it takes to put on a world class sporting and cultural...

August 31, 2007
AFRICA DELEGATES ARRIVE IN GLASGOW
Delegates from the Africa Region of the Commonwealth spoke of their excitement at hearing the plans ...

August 21, 2007
ABERDEEN BACKS THE BID WITH DAVID CARRY
Gold-medal winning swimmer David Carry was on hand in Aberdeen today(Tuesday) to help spread the mes...

August 17, 2007
COMMONWEALTH GAMES FEDERATION EXECUTIVE BOARD SEE GLASGOW
The President of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has spoken of his pleasure at seeing Glasgo...

August 03, 2007
CARIBBEAN AND THE AMERICAS REGION VOTERS COME TO GLASGOW
Voters from the Caribbean and Americas regions of the Commonwealth Games Federation have been speaki...

August 01, 2007
SCOUTS JUMP FOR JOY AT 100 DAYS TO GO
Hundreds of Greater Glasgow scouts jumped to the beat today (Wednesday, 1st August) to celebrate 100...

July 27, 2007
ASIA DELEGATES TOUR GLASGOW
Delegates from the Asia Region of the Commonwealth spoke of their delight today at hearing the fanta...

July 20, 2007
OCEANIA DELEGATES SEE GLASGOW'S BID
Delegates from the Oceania Region have been in Glasgow seeing Scotland's Bid to host the Commonwealt...

July 18, 2007
GLASGOW QUEEN STREET TRANSFORMED INTO 2014 COMMONWEALTH STATION
Today (Wednesday 18 July), one of Scotland’s biggest train stations underwent a dramatic transformat...

July 17, 2007
COMMONWEALTH VOTERS ARRIVE IN GLASGOW
Commonwealth Games delegates whose votes could help Scotland secure the 2014 Games have arrived in G...

July 03, 2007
CRICKETERS WELCOME 2014 BID
United by a sense of solidarity ahead of today’s Friendship Cup between India and Pakistan at the Cl...

July 02, 2007
GHA BRINGS GLASGOW A STEP CLOSER TO COMMONWEALTH GAMES
The demolition of a multi-storey tower block in the East End of Glasgow yesterday brought the city o...

June 27, 2007
GLASGOW BUSINESS PICKS UP THE BATON
On the final day of the Commonwealth Games Federation Evaluation Commission’s visit to Glasgow last ...

June 27, 2007
RE LAUNCH OF GLASGOW 2014 WEBSITE
Glasgow 2014 have jump-started their new website as the decision on which country will host the Game...

June 27, 2007
COMMONWEALTH GAMES BILL TO BE INTRODUCED
COMMONWEALTH GAMES BILL TO BE INTRODUCED The Scottish government plans to introduce new legislation...

June 13, 2007
GLASGOW 2014 RESPONDS TO EVALUATION COMMISSION COMMENTS
GLASGOW 2014 RESPONDS TO EVALUATION COMMISSION COMMENTS FOLLOWING the media conference at the end ...

June 05, 2007
WE CAN WIN THE GAMES WITH YOUR SUPPORT SAYS DEPUTY FIRST MINISTER
There has never been a more important time to Back Scotland’s Bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, D...

May 09, 2007
‘PEOPLE PLACE PASSION’ GLASGOW 2014 MAKES ITS PITCH FOR THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES
A Glasgow Games would leave a lasting legacy for Scotland and the entire Commonwealth, Louise Martin...

May 07, 2007
DIAGEO BECOMES SIXTH GLASGOW 2014 MAJOR SUPPORTER
Diageo, the world’s leading premium drinks company and one of Scotland’s largest employers, has toda...

May 03, 2007
CLYDESDALE BANK ANNOUNCES SPORTING AMBASSADORS
Clydesdale Bank, major supporter of Glasgow’s 2014 Commonwealth Games bid, has announced three world...

May 02, 2007
DRIVING THE BID HOME
Popular afternoon DJ Suzie McGuire of Clyde 1 and Craig Hardie, one of Scotland’s top ranking table ...

May 01, 2007
HOT OFF THE PRESS – GLASGOW’S BID BOOK READY TO GO
After months of work – by literally hundreds of people – Glasgow’s all important Candidate City File...

April 22, 2007
SPT UNVEILS SUBWAY TRAINS TO BACK THE BID
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport today (Sunday 22 April) revealed the first two Subway trains t...

April 05, 2007
2014 EVALUATION COMMISSION NAMED
The following information has been released by the Commonwealth Games Federation today. We expect t...

March 30, 2007
STRANRAER SIGN UP FOR GLASGOW 2014 BID
The outreach programme will travel the length and breadth of the country encouraging even more peopl...

March 19, 2007
FIRST MINISTER UNVEILS ‘2014 BID TRAIN’
Scotland’s bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games is on track to win, First Minister Jack McConnell sai...

February 18, 2007
GLASGOW 2014 APPOINTS DESIGN AGENCY
The all important Candidate City File (CCF) that will contain Glasgow’s plans for hosting the 2014 C...

February 16, 2007
HILTON PUTS ITS WEIGHT BEHIND GLASGOW’S 2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES BID
Hilton Glasgow has signed up to be the official hotel of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Bid, it...

February 05, 2007
BBC SCOTLAND BECOMES LATEST GLASGOW 2014 MAJOR SUPPORTER
BBC Scotland has signed up to be the fifth Major Supporter of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Bi...

January 16, 2007
GLASGOW 2014 SPORTS PROGRAMME CONFIRMED
The 17 sports that will be included in the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, should Scotland’s Bid be...

December 28, 2006
GLASGOW 2014 HITS A NEW HIGH
The campaign to win the 2014 Commonwealth Games for Scotland reached a new high today, when the tota...

November 27, 2006
GO AHEAD FOR ARENA AND VELODROME
NISA Velodrome 3D bird's eye view - Artist’s impression. Glasgow City Council’s Executive Committ...

November 17, 2006
SPORTING LEGEND, MICHAEL JOHNSON, BACKS THE CITY'S BID
Sporting legend, Michael Johnson was in Glasgow today to give his support for the city’s Bid to brin...

November 09, 2006
JUST ONE YEAR TO GO, GLASGOW!
Commonwealth Games medallists Lee McConnell and Todd Cooper helped pupils from local primary schools...

October 26, 2006
FIRST COMMONWEALTH GAMES VOTERS ARRIVE IN GLASGOW
The first group of people who will have the final say on Glasgow’s Bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Gam...

September 11, 2006
FIRST MINISTER ANNOUNCES GLASGOW 2014 MAJOR SUPPORTERS
First Minister Jack McConnell today announced that Clydesdale Bank, First Group, Highland Spring a...

September 08, 2006
2014 GAMES WILL BE 'ATHLETE CENTRED AND ATHLETE APPROVED' – SPORTS MINISTER
Sports Minister Patricia Ferguson today said that involving sportsmen and women in Scotland's bid ...

August 11, 2006
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August 11, 2006
DALMARNOCK CONFIRMED AS SITE OF 2014 ATHLETES’ VILLAGE
First Minister Jack McConnell today confirmed that Dalmarnock in the east end of Glasgow will be t...

July 11, 2006
ARENA BOOSTS GLASGOW’S COMMONWEALTH BID
Confirmation that Scotland’s National Arena will definitely be built was received today when the Sco...

June 29, 2006
WORLD RENOWNED LEGAL TEAM JOINS GLASGOW 2014
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary Scotland – a global legal firm has today been appointed as legal advisor...

June 08, 2006
PERRY CROSSWHITE JOINS GLASGOW 2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES BID TEAM
Perry Crosswhite, a Director on the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Bid Committee and member of th...

June 02, 2006
GLASGOW 2014 THE IMPACT OF THE FRIENDLY GAMES ON THE FRIENDLY CITY
Glasgow is currently involved in a three-way competition to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games - the s...

May 05, 2006
GLASGOW 2014 HITS THE MAGIC MILLION
The drive to bring the 2014 Commonwealth Games to Scotland received a huge boost today when the mill...

March 30, 2006
DICK PALMER JOINS GLASGOW 2014
Dick Palmer has joined the Glasgow 2014 commonwealth Games Bid Team as an international adviser, it ...

March 02, 2006
UNIVERSITY TO BACK COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2014
By 'backing the bid' the University is supporting the campaign to host the biggest sporting event ev...

February 17, 2006
RANGERS AND CELTIC HAVE JOINED FORCES TO BACK SCOTLAND'S BID TO HOST THE 2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Rangers and Celtic will provide advertising and marketing opportunities to help promote Scotland as ...

February 14, 2006
MASSIVE BOOST FOR GAMES BID AND SPORT ACROSS GLASGOW
Two new multi-million pound national sports venues have been approved by Glasgow City Council, as th...

February 14, 2006
GLASGOW GAMES DIRECTOR UNVEILED
Derek Casey, a former Chief Executive of the UK Sports Council, has been appointed as the director o...

January 17, 2006
COUNCILS BACK GAMES BID
Two new multi-million pound national sports venues have been approved by Glasgow City Council, as th...

January 06, 2006
HOME SUPPORT SOUGHT FOR GLASGOW'S GAMES
A campaign to encourage the whole of Scotland to back the Bid to bring the 2014 Commonwealth Games t...

November 10, 2005
CULTURE CARRIES TORCH FOR COMMONWEALTH GAMES
A special cultural programme is being planned to run in parallel with Scotland's Bid to host the 201...

October 17, 2005
UK BACKS GLASGOW GAMES BID
UK Sports Ministers, meeting in Wales today, have pledged to back Scotland's Bid to host the Commonw...

August 16, 2005
GLASGOW GOES FOR 2014 GAMES
Glasgow is to Bid to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games with the full support of the Executive. The B...