WORK is under way to ease parking problems for residents in part of Hartlepool.

The improvements are being made in the Forth, Findlay and Esk Groves, as well as in part of Wynyard Road in response to residents' calls for more parking spaces.

Grass verges and asphalt areas are being converted to parking spaces in a project which will take eight weeks to complete.

Similar improvements have been done in nearby Dalry Grove.

Consultation with residents showed they wanted more space for parking.

The work, costing a total of £100,000, is being funded by the Owton Rossmere Single Regeneration Budget Partnership and the council.