Campaigners fight Mutley mast
Friday, January 02, 2009, 07:37
ANGRY residents have staged a protest against plans to erect a 12.5m mobile phone mast in their midst.
People living close to the junction of Kensington Road and Queen's Road, where phone company O2 has applied to site a mast, took to the streets to protest yesterday.
A petition against the mast was handed to Councillor Andy Kerswell.
Jon Payn, the owner of West Hill Stores, said his shop and home are just 15 metres from the proposed site.
He said: "There are a lot of very angry people here. A lot of people are objecting, as they are all over the country."
He said many people were very concerned about the long term health implications of living near a mobile phone mast, as some studies suggest they could be harmful.
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http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/news/Campaigners-fight-Mutley-mast/article-580868-detail/article.html
ANGRY residents have staged a protest against plans to erect a 12.5m mobile phone mast in their midst.
People living close to the junction of Kensington Road and Queen's Road, where phone company O2 has applied to site a mast, took to the streets to protest yesterday.
A petition against the mast was handed to Councillor Andy Kerswell.
Jon Payn, the owner of West Hill Stores, said his shop and home are just 15 metres from the proposed site.
He said: "There are a lot of very angry people here. A lot of people are objecting, as they are all over the country."
He said many people were very concerned about the long term health implications of living near a mobile phone mast, as some studies suggest they could be harmful.
Read More...
http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/news/Campaigners-fight-Mutley-mast/article-580868-detail/article.html
rudkla - 3. Jan, 09:30
