After 12 months in their council owned bungalow, a Haverfordwest couple continue to fight for better access outside their home.

Stephen and Gabriella Evans, of Slade Park, have been asking the council to install a dropped kerb or concrete the grass verge outside their home to make it safer for Gabriella, who suffers from MS, to get to the car.

Gabriella, former manager of Milford Haven Woolworths, has slipped and fallen three times on the grass verge outside the house, most recently last week, when Stephen had to call an ambulance.

She was diagnosed with MS three years ago and the couple moved from their home of 20 years at Scotchwell View when she could no longer manage the stairs.

Mr Evans said: “It has been an ongoing battle and we are coming up against a brick wall. The council could get it done if we pay £700 or £800, but I don’t see why we have to pay for it living in a council property.

“The whole point of moving here was because it was adaptable, but why shouldn’t the outside be suitable for disabled people as well?”

Gabriella struggles to walk and uses a frame or a wheelchair for longer trips.

Her recent fall was the “last straw” for Stephen.

“We don’t seem to be getting anywhere. I am not prepared for Gabs to fall over again,” he added.

A council spokesman said: “Pembrokeshire county council will install a dropped kerb in the vicinity of a resident’s home if there is shown to be a significant need for it.

“This case at Slade Park was investigated 12 months ago and it was found that there is already a dropped kerb along a level pavement within a short distance of the couple’s front door.

“We did not consider installing a second dropped kerb within such close proximity to be a reasonable undertaking either for the authority to carry out or to invite grant assistance for.”