STRANDED service users at a disability centre in Peebles have drawn up their own hit list of problem pavements in the town.

And they are demanding that the local authority takes action.

They claim that the state of many pavements and roads in the town is making it impossible for them to get around.

Greg Hunter from Victoria Park Day Service told us: "Ours is a facility supporting individuals with a learning disability and wheelchair users to carry out general day to day living and socializing both at the centre and with the local community, but this is being made more difficult every day with the state of the pavements and roads that the service users and staff need to take."

The centre has drawn up a list of its worst streets - Kingsmeadow Road, Damcroft, Glensax Road, Rosetta Road, Bonnington Road, Springhill Road,

Connor Street, Connor Place and Connor Ridge - and sent them onto Scottish Borders Council.

They have also complained about the height and condition of lowered kerbs.

Mr Hunter added: "Last year we wrote to Scottish Borders Council to complain about the lowered kerbs being too high or uneven and this resulted in the them coming up one day and placing some tar at some of the lowered kerbs making some a bit better but not the others.

"There's still room for improvement with the rest, and if this wasn’t bad enough to deal with on a daily basis, when we can use lowered kerbs we find them block with cars and vans.

"Getting about in our community has become very stressful and difficult."

Local councillor Gavin Logan believes every effort should be made to help wheelchair users and others with limited mobility.

He said: "It is essential that all parts of the the town are accessible to everyone.

"This should be a priority for the council's administration who have a responsibility to make sure our pavements and roads are in good condition.

"I sympathise fully with the service users and hope something can be done quickly."

Scottish Borders Council has agreed to meet with the service users to discuss their difficulties.

And they will start resurfacing some roads which have already been identified by their own on-going inspection team, including Rosetta Road later this year.

A spokesperson for the local authority told us: "We would be happy to meet with service users at Victoria Park Day Centre and discuss their concerns, especially in relation to dropped kerbs.

"Maintaining our roads and pavements is a priority although ongoing financial challenges do inevitably have an impact on the level of service we can provide.

"The blocking of dropped kerbs can be very frustrating for all users but particularly for those that are most in need of them. The council has been active in the past in trying to educate drivers of the problems such inconsiderate parking can create, but with only mixed success."