'It'd be brilliant if I had my own parking space'

An elderly man has hit out at a council after being denied a disabled parking spot outside his Northumberland home.

- KALI LINDSAY

Blue badge holder Malcolm Ridley, 78, suffered a stroke two years ago that has left him struggling to walk.

Mr Ridley, of Hallington Drive, Seaton Delaval, lives with his son and relies on him to drive him places.

Mr Ridley says Northumberland County Council put parking bays into the gardens of properties on the street to help ease parking, but due to his property being on the corner they were unable to do this to his home.

Instead, the council installed three bays outside his home but Mr Ridley says that due to the number of cars on the street, his son is left unable to park next to the house - meaning Mr Ridley is forced to walk to the car.