An order was made in July to allow heavy goods vehicles to cross Milford Road and continue up Sherburn High Street on their way to Sherburn Bypass between 7am and 10am.

The new directive has been met with a wave of local opposition from residents and councillors, who claim lorries are blocking roads and putting lives at risk as they thunder past homes and schools.

But the order will remain in place until the January 12 area committee meeting at the Eversley Park Centre in Sherburn to allow residents to make further comments on its effectiveness.

Angry Sherburn Parish Council chairman Coun Malcolm Dowson said: "While we in Sherburn are trying to improve the area with the renaissance scheme on the horizon, HGVs continue to blight the village.

"It looks like a done deal and HGVs look set to remain. If this is the case, it's an accident waiting to happen.

"Only on Tuesday overhead cables serving the old folks bungalows near Moor Lane were ripped down by a lorry. They now have no power – it's a disgrace; this is a cock-up!"

Selby area committee member and ward councillor Jim Snowball said: "This is a scheme that has operated in its present form for almost six months.

"Various agencies, including NYCC and the police, will look at improving road safety and report back to the area committee meeting in January."

* A strategy to reduce the number of road traffic accidents throughout North Yorkshire was also launched at the meeting, including targetting the notorious A19 and B1222.

Coun Snowball added the committee heard £80,000 provided by NYCC would also be used to fund a number of pilot projects in Sherburn to provide a wide range of new community facilities. The scheme will be rolled out across the district if it proves successful.