A woman claims she feels “trapped” and “half a citizen” due to changes to parts of Liverpool City Centre since lockdown.
Muriel O’Driscoll, 79, is disabled and uses two crutches to walk but has restricted mobility and often cannot walk further than 25 yards on her own. When not being assisted in a wheelchair, the nan would previously park close to areas like Bold Street but claims she now struggles to access her favourite shops and cultural attractions due to the increased pedestrianisation of the Ropewalks area.
The former midwife and sexual health worker used to live in Canning Street in the Georgian Quarter but later moved to Waterloo after the “stairs became a bother.” She suffers from a heart condition and arthritis in her knees and shoulder and wants to raise awareness for other people who now find themselves in a similar position.
