PETITION SIGNED AGAINST PHONE STATION
MORE than 170 people have signed a petition against a mobile phone base station in the grounds of an Old Town pub.
Hutchinson 3G launched a pre-application consultation to hear the views of residents living near the Tally Ho in Church Street.
It wants to put a base station there, similar to the one at the Eastbourne Garden Centre, but a Liberal Democrat-led petition shows strong opposition.
Stephen Lloyd, Lib Dem Parliamentary challenger, said, "I was contacted by a local resident who showed me the letter that had come from a company called Babcock Networks Ltd who are acting as Agents for Hutchison 3G, a mobile phone company.
"The letter stated that a 'pre-application consultation' was taking place to determine the public's views of a mobile mast being sited at the Tally Ho. The resident asked for my help.
"With other Lib Dem campaigners and concerned residents we spoke to more than 170 people who live in and around the possible site to ask for their views.
"The response was overwhelmingly against the idea of a mobile base station being situated in a residential area."
Local campaigner Carolyn Heaps, who was one of those asking people for their views, said, "Every person I spoke to bar one was against the idea of a mobile mast being planted on top of the Tally Ho.
"Their views were very clear — an emphatic no."
Mr Lloyd added, "Though the deadline set by the company for responses to their pre-application consultation was incredibly tight, we managed to collect more than 173 signatures against the proposal.
"These were sent in — within the deadline — and I have just received a response from the agents.
"They remain non-committal about next steps but hopefully our prompt and sizeable response will give them pause for thought."
24 October 2006
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Hutchinson 3G launched a pre-application consultation to hear the views of residents living near the Tally Ho in Church Street.
It wants to put a base station there, similar to the one at the Eastbourne Garden Centre, but a Liberal Democrat-led petition shows strong opposition.
Stephen Lloyd, Lib Dem Parliamentary challenger, said, "I was contacted by a local resident who showed me the letter that had come from a company called Babcock Networks Ltd who are acting as Agents for Hutchison 3G, a mobile phone company.
"The letter stated that a 'pre-application consultation' was taking place to determine the public's views of a mobile mast being sited at the Tally Ho. The resident asked for my help.
"With other Lib Dem campaigners and concerned residents we spoke to more than 170 people who live in and around the possible site to ask for their views.
"The response was overwhelmingly against the idea of a mobile base station being situated in a residential area."
Local campaigner Carolyn Heaps, who was one of those asking people for their views, said, "Every person I spoke to bar one was against the idea of a mobile mast being planted on top of the Tally Ho.
"Their views were very clear — an emphatic no."
Mr Lloyd added, "Though the deadline set by the company for responses to their pre-application consultation was incredibly tight, we managed to collect more than 173 signatures against the proposal.
"These were sent in — within the deadline — and I have just received a response from the agents.
"They remain non-committal about next steps but hopefully our prompt and sizeable response will give them pause for thought."
24 October 2006
All rights reserved © 2006 Johnston Press Digital Publishing.
http://www.eastbournetoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=488&ArticleID=1834603
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