I READ, with absolute horror, in the Times, the proposed plan to get rid of the double yellow lines outside the Old Woolworths in Duke Street in order to provide three extra parking spaces.

Cllr Sellis obviously has no idea how difficult it is for disabled people to park in the town. I live in Gunnislake, about five miles away, but I do all my shopping in Tavistock, food, clothes, stationary, books, gifts, restaurants etc.

I am 28, disabled and have a blue badge. I am unable to walk to and from the various car parks, especially with shopping.

I believe there are four disabled bays in Duke Street. I am sure they are often by able bodied people.

I rely on parking outside Woolworths as, with my blue badge, I am allowed to do so, and double yellow lines put off the able bodied. If they are removed it will provide three extra spaces for them.

At least make them disabled bays, if parking bays are put there.

What is wrong with able-bodied walking a few hundred yards from the Bedford car park? It might help with the obesity problem!

I cannot believe that this is worth it for three extra parking spaces.

Mrs S P Hamilton

I WRITE regarding the proposed removal of the double yellow lines outside what used to be Woolworths, to be replaced with three parking spaces.

I understand the need for more disabled parking spaces in the town, as I myself have a middle-rate disabled son, and just miss out on being eligible for a blue badge.

As a resident of Duke Street, I find it difficult enough without having designated parking outside my own flat, to find a parking space to unload the car, then having to find a parking space elsewhere, more often than not, along Bannawell Street — which I'm sure causes a knock-on affect for residents there — then have to walk back into the town to put my shopping away.

In a busy town I understand the reasons it is difficult to please all. However, I feel three extra spaces would hugely benefit residents, of both Duke Street and Brook Street. This would make supermarket trips, dropping off shopping, loading up the car etc, a little easier.

Surely, we can all come to a compromise, I can't see why we cannot use the three proposed parking spaces to everyone's benefit: two spaces for able-bodied people, and turn one into a space for disabled, blue badge holders.

Tess Fitzsimmons

Duke Street