New mobile phone mast proposed for Achterarder High Street
Local residents are angry at plans to erect a mobile phone mast in the main street of a Perthshire town.
The mobile phone company O2 have proposed building the mast behind advertising hoardings on the High Street, at its junction with Castleton Road, in Achterarder.
John Yacomeni, Achterarder Community Council chairman, has said he will fight the proposals "tooth and nail", claiming that it would be an eyesore in the town.
Ochil and South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks told the Perthshire Advertiser: "I appreciate the need for telecoms masts as the majority of people own a mobile and there is always a desire for an improved service.
"But I have serious concerns around the health impact of masts in densely populated areas and places where people congregate."
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The mobile phone company O2 have proposed building the mast behind advertising hoardings on the High Street, at its junction with Castleton Road, in Achterarder.
John Yacomeni, Achterarder Community Council chairman, has said he will fight the proposals "tooth and nail", claiming that it would be an eyesore in the town.
Ochil and South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks told the Perthshire Advertiser: "I appreciate the need for telecoms masts as the majority of people own a mobile and there is always a desire for an improved service.
"But I have serious concerns around the health impact of masts in densely populated areas and places where people congregate."
Read More...
http://news.stv.tv/scotland/68093-new-mobile-phone-mast-proposed-for-achterarder-high-street/
rudkla - 5. Jan, 09:45
