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Morning Call: 28/05/2014

Louise White

28/05/2014

BBC Radio Scotland - Morning Call, 28/05/2014

Louise White asks how easy is it for disabled fans to watch sport in Scotland.

TOPIC 1: LOCAL POLICING
A string of police control room closures across Scotland has got under way in Dumfries. The move affects more than 30 staff at the south of Scotland facility. It will be followed by control centres in Stirling, Glenrothes, Pitt Street in Glasgow and Aberdeen. Police Scotland said it was part of plans to "modernise contact, command and control arrangements". The union Unison has described it as a "sad day" for the town and staff involved. Assurances have been given that modern technology will ensure the loss of local knowledge will have no effect on the service. Only time, and the first call-outs to some remote part of the region, will tell if those promises can be maintained.

Louise asks: How concerned are you about changes to local policing?

TOPIC 2: DISABLED SPORT ACCESS
With the Commonwealth Games just nine weeks away, a group of disabled people have come together to see how accessible the venues will be for disabled visitors to the city. Under the law they have to be accessible, but how good a job have they done with the millions of pounds that has been spent on new facilities? Also, at the weekend just past, the second AGM of the Scottish Disabled Supporters Association took place in Edinburgh. Stated aims of the SDSA are to enable disabled people to follow football in Scotland and to achieve equal access for all football supporters in the country.

Louise asks: How easy is it for disabled fans to watch sport in Scotland?

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