Second phone mast blow for community
Saturday, April 11, 2009, 08:20
FAMILIES are fuming after a second mobile phone firm announced plans for a mast near to a school and a play area.
Orange wants to build a 12-metre high mast on Jubilee Road, May Bank, which cuts through Wolstanton Marsh and is close to May Bank Infants' School.
The company is seeking residents' feedback before submitting a planning application to Newcastle Borough Council.
The news comes after The Sentinel reported earlier this month that Vodafone wanted to build another 10-metre high mast on the same stretch of road.
Now residents are horrified at the prospect of both phone companies winning planning permission.
Victoria Taylor, aged 24, of Oxford Road, May Bank, said: "As a mother of two children and another on the way, I'm very worried about the effects on their health.
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http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/news/Second-phone-mast-blow-community/article-894474-detail/article.html
FAMILIES are fuming after a second mobile phone firm announced plans for a mast near to a school and a play area.
Orange wants to build a 12-metre high mast on Jubilee Road, May Bank, which cuts through Wolstanton Marsh and is close to May Bank Infants' School.
The company is seeking residents' feedback before submitting a planning application to Newcastle Borough Council.
The news comes after The Sentinel reported earlier this month that Vodafone wanted to build another 10-metre high mast on the same stretch of road.
Now residents are horrified at the prospect of both phone companies winning planning permission.
Victoria Taylor, aged 24, of Oxford Road, May Bank, said: "As a mother of two children and another on the way, I'm very worried about the effects on their health.
Read More...
http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/news/Second-phone-mast-blow-community/article-894474-detail/article.html
rudkla - 11. Apr, 10:47
