Head critical of Vodafone bid for mast
A Shrewsbury headteacher today spoke out against plans by mobile phone giant Vodafone to build a 12-metre high mast less than 100 yards from his primary school.
The company wants to put its 3G antenna at a site next to the Inn on the Green pub, on Bank Farm Road — near Radbrook Primary School.
Vodafone’s plans have also sparked fury from residents and borough council leader Peter Nutting, who claims the science behind phone masts is not safe.
But the phone company says there is no scientific basis for having a “buffer zone” around homes or schools.
Acting head of Radbrook Primary Ian Nurser said he was worried that just a handful of parents at the school and nursery had been informed by Vodafone of its plans.
“My concern is the safety implications because unless we can get categorical reassurance that there is no risk to the children then I will oppose it,” he said.
The full version of this article appears in some editions of tonight’s Shropshire Star.
© 2003-06 Shropshire Newspapers Ltd
http://www.shropshirestar.com/show_article.php?aID=43611
The company wants to put its 3G antenna at a site next to the Inn on the Green pub, on Bank Farm Road — near Radbrook Primary School.
Vodafone’s plans have also sparked fury from residents and borough council leader Peter Nutting, who claims the science behind phone masts is not safe.
But the phone company says there is no scientific basis for having a “buffer zone” around homes or schools.
Acting head of Radbrook Primary Ian Nurser said he was worried that just a handful of parents at the school and nursery had been informed by Vodafone of its plans.
“My concern is the safety implications because unless we can get categorical reassurance that there is no risk to the children then I will oppose it,” he said.
The full version of this article appears in some editions of tonight’s Shropshire Star.
© 2003-06 Shropshire Newspapers Ltd
http://www.shropshirestar.com/show_article.php?aID=43611
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