Wellington's dropped kerbs and awkward pavements are making it difficult for wheelchair users to get out and about around town, the Wellington Weekly has been told.

Local man Tony Walkers, who suffers with Parkinson's disease, has said the bumpy pavements are making it difficult for him to get around in his wheelchair.

Mr Walkers said the pavements were so difficult that it had become 'impossible' for his wife to push his chair and that he now relied on carers to stay mobile.

Scott Noble, who helps to care for Mr Walkers, explained that because some of the town centre's dropped kerbs slope sharply, it could be a 'physically demanding' enterprise to push wheelchair users up and onto the pavement.

Mr Walkers said he would like to see action taken to help make the town centre more accessible and friendly for wheelchair users.

The town's dropped kerbs have been a repeated cause of some residents ire. In May the Wellington Weekly heard how wheelchair residents were struggling to cross Fore Street in their wheelchairs because of a lack of dropped kerbs.

David Findlay, of Bulford, said he had to make as many as three road crossings to take his wife, who uses a wheelchair, to the doctor's surgery across the road.

Somerset Council were approached for comment but did not respond before publication.