Bingley Show organisers look set to defy residents and traders by deciding to continue holding the show at its new venue.

Its finance committee has recommended keeping the show - which this year lost £10,000 - at the Bradford & Bingley's Sports Club in Wagon Lane instead of its traditional home in Myrtle Park.

All that remains for the deal to be complete is the agreement of the show's full council which meets in mid-November and the club which also meets shortly. Both are expected to be a formality.

Organisers said the move was forced on them by problems over access to Myrtle Park - where the show was staged for over 100 years - and mounting health and safety regulations.

The decision has sparked fury among traders who say they lost thousands of pounds on what is usually one of their busiest days of the year with thousands of people flocking to the town.

Bingley town centre manager David Dinsey said: "I am extremely disappointed that the show organisers have decided to hold next year's event at the Bradford & Bingley Sports Club.

"It would appear that they have totally disregarded local opinion and the generous offer of Mark Holmes to allow access across his land to Myrtle Park and Bradford Council's open invitation to use the park.''

And Bingley resident Alice Stocks, 82, who organised a petition on behalf of elderly residents calling for the show to be returned to its original venue, added: "I am disappointed, as will be a lot of people. I feel particularly sorry for the many elderly folk who got so much enjoyment from attending the show when it was held in the park."

Mr Holmes, who owns a small estate called River Mead, and controls access to the park through his land, said: "I have said right from the word go that I would challenge Jim Hinchliffe and Donald Jaggar (two key show organisers) to a public debate with me about access relating to River Mead.

"I said that in principle I have no problems with it. I am very, very saddened because whatever people say there's a history there and that history is being removed."

Immediate past president Mr Jaggar said because Myrtle Park was a Council venue, the health and safety regulations were particularly strict.

"Bradford Council wanted in excess of 200 stewards, including some to patrol the river and its banks. It also wanted the river fenced off. It was not practical for us," he said.

Show vice-chairman Jim Hinchliffe added: "I have said to a number of people that the show is not just for Bingley town centre people.

"People come from all over Yorkshire and even nationwide. It's not just there to promote Bingley town centre.''