New masts get a bad reception
Friday, October 03, 2008, 07:00
THEY'VE been linked to everything from suicides in Bridgend to cancer in Bristol, and every time a phone company wants to install a mast near houses, schools and public places there's outcry.
The most recent furore has surrounded a mast installed by Vodafone in Townhill, despite Swansea Council planners voting to reject the company's application.
A delay of 24 hours in telling the company of the council's decision meant the installation could go ahead anyway.
Around 200 local people had signed a petition to stop the mast being built in the middle of a residential area. They were concerned about their and their children's health.
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http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/news/New-masts-bad-reception/article-370410-detail/article.html
THEY'VE been linked to everything from suicides in Bridgend to cancer in Bristol, and every time a phone company wants to install a mast near houses, schools and public places there's outcry.
The most recent furore has surrounded a mast installed by Vodafone in Townhill, despite Swansea Council planners voting to reject the company's application.
A delay of 24 hours in telling the company of the council's decision meant the installation could go ahead anyway.
Around 200 local people had signed a petition to stop the mast being built in the middle of a residential area. They were concerned about their and their children's health.
Read More...
http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/news/New-masts-bad-reception/article-370410-detail/article.html
rudkla - 3. Okt, 08:52
