Residents of a small village say they are being plagued by heavy lorries driving through their village.

People in Laycock say they fear for the state of their homes and their personal safety whenever they go out into the road.

Laycock Lane resident Barbara Martin, who has lived in her house for 32 years, said wagons involved are mainly transporting soil.

“It does affect us really badly,” she added. “There’s only about 18 inches of pavement between my house and road. The lorries make the house tremble, so I’m worried about the foundations, as well as being worried about stepping out the door.”

She added: “They go faster than the 20mph limit, and the fumes are bad too. On some Sundays, they come past three to four times an hour.

“The lorries have always been an issue, but it got worse during the summer. One day last week they were going past every 20 to 25 minutes all day until 8pm.”

Margaret Tidd, who has lived in Laycock Lane for 17 years, agreed the issue had worsened in recent times.

She and her husband Phillip’s home is shielded from the road by a small garden, but they are still concerned at the speed of some of the lorries.

“The road is only about 9ft wide at its narrowest point, and instead of reversing, a lot of people just drive onto the pavement if they can’t squeeze past,” she added.

“My concern is the increase in volume of these vehicles and their speed, though I suppose the speed is the only thing we can do anything about.”

Keighley West councillor Jan Smithies confirmed Laycock residents had informed her of the problem.

“People have contacted me to say life was becoming unbearable for them,” she said. “I’ve suggested they should actively monitor how many of these lorries are going through the village, how often and who they belong to.

“It’s quite a hairy situation for some residents stepping out of their front doors, but the solution is going to be tricky. Making the road one-way would push the problem somewhere else.”