WHEELCHAIR users are being forced onto a busy road in Aberystwyth because the only pavement they can use is a muddy and uneven track.

And to make matters worse, Denise Sepulveda and Julie Davies, who live in the new purpose-built bungalows at Ger-y-Ddôl, next to Min-y-ddôl, Penparcau, say they are being abused by motorists when they are forced to take to the road to get to the path, which leads to St Brieuc Bridge.

The neighbours, both of whom are disabled and use a wheelchair, say they are dicing with death making a simple journey to the shops or doctors, and are calling on the council to pave a track which runs in front of the allotments.

“I get cars beeping their horns at me, people telling me to get on the pavement,” said Julie, who suffers from MS. “I get it all the time, but I can’t do anything about it.

“I would love them to just stop and ask why we are there on the road, but they don’t.

“The path is so muddy that my wheelchair gets caked in mud.

“I would love it to be paved so we can come from our bungalows and we can go safely onto the path, so we can go to the doctors and other shops.”

The pair say they are also unable to use the footpath on the other side of the road because the only dropped kerbs available to them are on a steep incline.

Read the full story in this week’s Aberystwyth edition of the Cambrian News