An Edinburgh council tenant who has to travel to a gym an hour away to take a shower is demanding a move to more suitable accommodation.

Ema Nyx, 36, who has limited ability to walk and often uses a wheelchair, has spent 12 years living in a flat that is not adapted for her mobility and other health issues.

Due to her toilet not being adapted for a wheelchair, she has to travel by bus from her home in Wester Hailes to a private gym an hour away in order to take a shower.

Ema said: “I don’t need much, I need a room to wash in, to be able to get in and around my kitchen to cook, to get in and out of my property without steps, and be able to easily get a bus to get to my appointments.

“And yet, here I am, lifting a 30 kilogram wheelchair up and down steps to go to a council office whe

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