A wheelchair user has been left covered in cuts and bruises after waiting 14 months for a council to provide him with a disabled toilet. Peter Ashworth, from Ashford, has primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) and relies on a motorised wheelchair to help him get around. Since October 2022, occupational therapists have said five times that he needs a more accessible loo – but the 43-year-old is still waiting. It means the bathroom in his apartment in Berry Place, an independent living facility owned by Ashford Borough Council (ABC), doesn’t have handles to support him and the toilet is n…
