In Touch - The War Veterans who may lose their homes; Commonwealth Games
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A charity's plans to sell a site on which there are homes for disabled war veterans has left residents facing fears of eviction. The charity "Sight Scotland Veterans" says that it is no longer financially viable for them to run the site as it is currently. We speak to visually impaired veterans Pete Conaghan and Bill Mackie, both of whom live there, and to the Sight Scotland Veterans Chief Executive, Craig Spalding.
What has been the significance for disabled athletes of the recent Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games and how did visually impaired competitors fare? We're joined by BBC Scotland's sports news reporter Chris McLaughlin, as well as athletes Stephen Clegg, Ela Letton-Jones and James Ball.
Presenter: Peter White
Producer: Fern Lulham
Production Coordinator: Helen Surtees
Website image description: Peter White sits smiling in the centre of the image, wearing a dark green jumper. Above Peter's head is the BBC logo (three individual white squares house each of the three letters). Bottom centre and overlaying the image are the words "In Touch"; and the Radio 4 logo (the word Radio in a bold white font, with the number 4 inside a white circle). The background is a bright mid-blue with two rectangles angled diagonally to
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Published on Tuesday, 4th August 2026.
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