A row has erupted in a village after transport bosses extended a bus stop - with shop-owners claiming they were not consulted.

Traders in Queensbury claim profits could take a nose-dive after transport authority Metro enlarged the Sand Beds stop.

Yellow road markings were extended by around ten metres this week at the stop between Brunswick Street and Brighouse Road, used by passengers heading towards Halifax.

Glyn Clegg, owner of the adjacent Topps hair salon, said: "We have not had any notice about this.

"Parking is difficult already but this has made things worse and has now stopped people parking outside the shop completely.

"I have recently spent £15,000 enlarging the business and now we have no on-street parking.

"We have some disabled customers and the on-street parking did provide easy access for them. Not any more. I think it will have a negative effect on trade."

John Leak, owner of nearby DIY shop, The Handyman, said the extended stop "made life very difficult".

He said: "It is a worry and it will certainly not help profits. We now cannot unload stock outside the shop.

"We also have a lot of older customers who now cannot park outside." Anne Maguire, owner of sandwich shop Maguires, said she had been "flabbergasted" when she saw the new length of the stop.

"The people that have done this have not taken into consideration the fact that there are business owners on this road trying to make a living," she said.

"We were flabbergasted when we found out. It is not a bus stop but a landing strip for a shuttle!

"We have also had absolutely no consultation about this.

"Parking is very bad around here and I do not understand why they have seen fit to extend the shop."

Newsagent Jim Bains, 47, of Cottage News, said his business "relied heavily" on passing trade and would also be affected.

A spokesman for Metro - the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive - said it had employed contractors to enlarge the bus stop to the "standard size" of 37 metres.

"This work is part of quality improvements being carried out across the district. We need a clear-way to allow buses to get in and away from the stop. We are working closely with Bradford Council and have also raised the kerb at the stop to allow better access."

A spokesman for Bradford Council's highways department said they had received a complaint about the extended bus stop and "were investigating".