A disabled mum has hit out at concert organisers after being told she was unable to bring her own seating.

Lizzie Molloy, from Sandsfield Park in Carlisle, is due to attend Sunday's Little Mix concert in the city's Bitts Park with her daughter, Willow, who is 11.

Lizzie - who suffers from arthritis and is unable to stand for long periods of time - said that after buying the tickets from Ticketmaster, there had been no mention of guests not being able to take their own seating into the arena.

Fans who went to see Tom Jones in Bitts Park in 2015 were allowed to take their own foldable seats.

Having bought the tickets in November, it was not until this week that Lizzie was surprised to learn that guests would not be allowed to bring their own seating - when she received an email from the promoter, LCC Live Event Services.

"It wasn't until a few days ago that I had an email with a list of all the do's and don't's," she told the News & Star.

"It said that you weren't allowed to bring chairs in, but when I bought the tickets it just said general admission, it didn't say 'standing room only'."

Lizzie said that a friend - who is attending the Bryan Adams concert on Saturday and who also suffers from arthritis - had too bought tickets, unaware that she would be unable to take her own seat into the arena.

Her friend's tickets, however, were bought from Ticketline.

"She's been in touch with LCC, who said that we were never allowed to take seats," Lizzie explained.

"But for both of us, nowhere did it say that it wasn't allowed. We bought our tickets from different sites and we both only found out the other day."

Her friend was also told that they would, however, be allowed to bring wheelchairs and that a "welfare station" where they would be allowed to sit for short periods.

"It's a matter of dignity," Lizzie said. "I don't have to use a wheelchair so I don't see why I should on this occasion. There's an assumption that you're not disabled if you're not using a wheelchair."

Lizzie said that she will attend the concert, but that standing for "at least four hours" is likely to have an impact.

"I bought the tickets for Willow's birthday, she's a big Little Mix fan.

"I can't tell her she's not going - I'd never do that to my daughter.

"Because she's under 16, it means that I'll have to go with her and I'll stand if I have to. However it probably means I won't be able to get up the next day.

"I'd like to see the promoter change their mind and let people bring their own chairs in."

Responding to Lizzie's friend, LCC Live Event Services said: "We will check with Ticketline however these events were sold as General Admission Standing and this was clearly advertised at booking.

"Chairs were never allowed in to this event and when we went on sale this also was part of the terms, however since then because of the new enhanced security, this has to be applied as agreed by our agency partners."

The News & Star has contacted LCC Live Event Services for a comment and is awaiting a response.