THE rising number of visitors and the success of local businesses is leading to parking problems on the village green at West Burton in Wensleydale.

Parish council chairman Geoff Bell told the annual meeting there could soon be six-wheel articulated lorries rumbling past the green, loaded with felled timber, if permission was granted by the county council.

Villagers said they were very concerned for the safety of children playing on the green, possible damage to the road, walls, drains and verges, and the impact on tourism.

Councillors said they accepted that the timber must be extracted and transported but would campaign hard to protect the village.