DISABLED people in Darlington have declared "enough is enough" over access to the town's main library.

Darlington Association on Disability has been asking for a long time for improvements to be made to the access to the Crown Street library for wheelchair users or those who have mobility problems. The only access involves climbing stairs.

However, action could be on the way following the formation of a task group, which is hoping to find a way round the problems, both in the short and long-term.

The Access Interest Group working party is to lead a group tasked with bringing the problem to an end.

The working party will be led by disabled people, but include representatives from Darlington Borough Council.

Gordon Pybus, chairman of the Access Interest Group, said: "We decided that enough was enough, and the problems had been going on for far too long.

"It's not just the problem of getting in and out of the library, but also access to books when the shelves are too high, and the other services at the library.

"These include services such as the computers they have in there - they cannot be used by wheelchair users.

Mr Pybus said: "These things need to be addressed, and quickly, and we thought the best way to do that was to form this group to ensure that things would move on, and that the issues could be seen from a disabled person's perspective."

He said some measures had already been discussed within the group, such as placing temporary access ramps at the library, and installing a temporary lift at the art gallery in Crown Street to give access to the library through there.

"What we would like to see is some movement in the situation," he said.

"Although permanent measures would be best and would be the most cost-effective in the long run, we have to look at providing the service by alternative means."

A spokeswoman for Darlington Borough Council said: "We are currently looking at a number of proposals to improve access and are working alongside Darlington Association on Disability and other parties."