Work has begun in Hartlepool to tackle ongoing street parking issues
Work has begun on tackling long-standing parking issues as part of a million-pound government-funded campaign.
A stretch of grass along Cowper Grove, in the Rift House area of Hartlepool, is being paved over by Hartlepool Borough Council as part of its £1.5m Pride in Place Campaign.
The campaign is part of a wider government-led initiative to deliver visible improvements to high streets and improve places and spaces of community value.
Councillor Pamela Hargreaves, leader of Hartlepool Borough Council, said: "This is an issue that has been blighting this area for a long time.
"We’ve got parking issues here, so lots of cars end up parking on the grass verges, which chews up all of the grass and leaves it all muddy and causes a lot of obstruction and congestion.
"So, I’m delighted to say that after months and months and months, in fact years, of campaigning to get it, we’ve been able to fund this stretch to get this Tarmacked as part of the Pride in Place programme."
Hartlepool was allocated £750,000 in the 2025 to 2026 financial year, and will be given a further £750,000 in the next financial year as part of the programme to spend on "immediate, tangible projects”.
Councillor Hargreaves added: "This is all part of us listening and responding to the issues that residents raise with us and try to make small improvements in communities that make a huge difference to people’s everyday lives.
"Restoring pride and transforming our borough, one little project at a time."