A Second World War veteran has challenged landlords to make his Christmas by allowing him to get in and out of his home.
Bill Webster, 93, has been wheelchair-bound since losing a leg five years ago.
As a consequence, metal bars on a footpath outside his house, which were erected in the 1960s to slow down cyclists, are now a huge problem.
According to Derbyshire Live, Mr Webster moved into his Rolleston home in 2009, but is now unable to manoeuvre his mobility scooter around the bars, which means he cannot use the footpath which leads to his back door.
Although the former British Army Ordnance Core sergeant is able to access his home via its main entrance, he is then unable to lock the front door from a seated position on the scooter.
The veteran says he suffered a "miserable summer" as a result, and is calling on Trent & Dove housing association to make some changes.
"I lost my leg five years ago as I suffered from a blood disease where the veins in my leg seize up," Bill said.
"At the moment, I still have my other leg but I have been getting similar pains.
"It would be a godsend to remove the bars but no-one knows who they belong to. All I want for Christmas is to leave my house. I am at my wits end.
"They could take down maybe one of the bars. You never see cyclists on the footpath."
The Burton-upon-Trent housing association said they will make every effort to progress the issue, working with the local council.
"We thank Mr Webster for recently bringing this to our attention and we are working closely with East Staffordshire Borough Council and Staffordshire County Council to identify who is responsible for the public pathway," their spokesman said.
"Once we have received the information, we will be in touch with Mr Webster to determine the next steps."
Mr Webster was based near Oxford during the war, where he looked after German and Italian prisoners of war.
After the end of hostilities he became a garage owner in Derby, where he employed seven people, before opening an antiques shop in Burton, which he owned for 32 years until his wife Jean died in 1995.
