A DISABLED magistrate has spoken about the difficulties of parking near her home and would like a designated bay after getting parking tickets.

Ann Conry of St George's Square in Barbourne, Worcester, suffers from hereditary spastic paraplegia, a progressive genetic condition which affects her mobility.

Her concerns come as Cllr Jenny Barnes highlighted some of the pressures upon parking in the Arboretum ward which includes parts of Barbourne.

Mrs Conry, 66, who has served as a magistrate in the city for the last 20 years said sometimes she and her husband Michael struggled to find a space in the Square.

Although not yet reliant upon a wheelchair, the grandmother walks with great difficulty using sticks.

People with the condition may develop leg stiffness and problems walking, such as stumbling and tripping, particularly on uneven ground.

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The grandmother said: "Once or twice per week I have had to park on the keep clear sign area and have got parking tickets even though I display my disabled blue badge.

"This has happened more than once.

"I can park in the keep clear for three hours with my badge. I'm frustrated. I would like a designated disabled parking space outside my house. I find it very difficult. I walk with great difficulty."

Her husband Mr Conry, 67, said: "She is a blue badge holder but they won't provide her with disabled parking because there is a scheme already in operation here. There are no disabled spaces at all.

"I have lived here for 32 years and I think the situation is getting worse."

Another resident of the Square said she was trying to secure a meeting to explore changes to the terms of the residents' parking scheme.

In particular, she said she wanted to look at whether non-residents could park for three hours as they can do in certain parts of the square or have a 45 minute window as it is in the central bays on the Square. 

Both the city and county council have declined to comment because it is before an election on May 4.