HUNDREDS of residents are angered by new parking restrictions, which they claim will ruin their social lives.

Caerphilly council says that the double-yellow lines planned will prevent traffic congestion when the new train halt in Carlton Terrace, which is part of the £30m Ebbw Vale link, is up and running.

The Argus reported on Saturday that residents living on Carlton Terrace were angered by the council's plans.

But the residents of Carlton Terrace are not the only people in Cross Keys who are worried about being able to park up outside their homes.

Caerphilly council also has plans to bring in yellow lines and paid-for parking permits for other streets surrounding the train halt.

Locals have told the Argus that they fear Woodward Road, High Street, Carlton Place, Oak Terrace, Beecher Terrace, Gallstone Street, Salisbury Street, Bright Street, Waunfawr Terrace and Waunfawr Road, will be affected by the restrictions.

A council spokesman said Caerphilly council was "proposing a wide-ranging review of traffic regulation orders in Crosskeys".

Miss Natalie Leonard, 24, a mother of one, who lives on High Street is concerned that if new restrictions are brought in, it will mean having to park streets away from her home - not ideal with a 19-month-old baby.

Miss Leonard added: "I'm so angry, it means that my friends and family won't be able to come and visit ."

"If I had known about this when the train proposal was put to us, I wouldn't have supported it and there are a number of other unhappy residents too.

"It seems to all residents that we are simply being told to make way for the railway with no consideration for ourselves."

Another resident, Simon Rhodes said he was angered to hear that a resident parking permit for his street would cost £30 a year per car, triple the price in Newport.

He was also angered that in certain parking zones people will be able to park for free for one hour, but with no return within two hours.

A council spokesman would not expand on the proposals, saying they have yet to be formally advertised.

He added "There will be a period for local people to submit their views and these will be considered as part of the decision-making process."