Next-up News n°162
rudkla - 24. Jan, 14:41
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Mittwoch, 24. Januar 2007
Dienstag, 23. Januar 2007
Resident's concern over phone mast
By Laura Thorpe
A WELLINGTON resident has voiced his concerns over a proposal for a 50-foot mobile phone mast set to go up on the Blackdown Trading Estate.
The application, submitted by Hutchinson 3G UK, has received the backing of Wellington Town Council, but Scott Palmer of Scotts Lane, where the mast will be placed, is far from happy about the decision.
Mr Palmer told the Gazette: "There are already two telephone masts there and it is not very fair because when the other two were put up they were so close to other houses.
"The planners are treating this as if it's not a residential area.
"I don't know when they are going to stop."
The plans include placing a 'base station' with mast and antennae at the back of Scotts Lane in the grounds of the King's Church centre.
Mr Palmer said that he could clearly see the other two masts already from one of his windows.
In a Wellington Town Council planning meeting the majority of councillors thought it was appropriate to have the new mast on a trading estate, but voted for it to be moved from the corner to a better position on the estate.
The application will now go before Taunton Deane Council.
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A WELLINGTON resident has voiced his concerns over a proposal for a 50-foot mobile phone mast set to go up on the Blackdown Trading Estate.
The application, submitted by Hutchinson 3G UK, has received the backing of Wellington Town Council, but Scott Palmer of Scotts Lane, where the mast will be placed, is far from happy about the decision.
Mr Palmer told the Gazette: "There are already two telephone masts there and it is not very fair because when the other two were put up they were so close to other houses.
"The planners are treating this as if it's not a residential area.
"I don't know when they are going to stop."
The plans include placing a 'base station' with mast and antennae at the back of Scotts Lane in the grounds of the King's Church centre.
Mr Palmer said that he could clearly see the other two masts already from one of his windows.
In a Wellington Town Council planning meeting the majority of councillors thought it was appropriate to have the new mast on a trading estate, but voted for it to be moved from the corner to a better position on the estate.
The application will now go before Taunton Deane Council.
© Copyright 2001-2007 Newsquest Media Group
http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/display.var.1140119.0.residents_concern_over_phone_mast.php
rudkla - 23. Jan, 14:53
Sonntag, 21. Januar 2007
Anger over phone mast application
18 January 2007
Mary Nokes delivered the protests to the town hall
FURIOUS residents are waging war on a mobile phone company that wants to install a mast close to their homes.
T-Mobile plan to relocate a mast from the roof of condemned tower block, Cadiz Court, to the busy Bull roundabout, in Rainham Road South, Dagenham.
They have applied to the council's Development Control Board to ascertain whether prior approval is needed for the structure, which will come complete with a base station.
Twenty-two residents received letters from the council outlining the application, and each replied with a letter of objection - all of which have been hand delivered to the town hall, in Barking.
Mary Nokes, of Rainham Road South, said: "I went on behalf of my neighbours to deliver the letters to the town hall so I could be sure they were received before the deadline for objections.
"We are ready to fight to the end to keep this mast away from our homes and our children."
The residents are worried about the perceived health implications of the 11.7 metres high installation, and possible effect on road safety.
Another resident said: "The location of the site, close to the roundabout, is going to create an eyesore.
"Such a prominent structure could prove a distraction to motorists negotiating the roundabout, leading to the possibility of crashes.
"There is already a similar mast erected by Three Mobile on the Bull pub, one per area is one too many.
A spokesperson for T-Mobile confirmed the application was for a site move from Cadiz Court, saying: "We need to provide a continuous telephone service for people who live and work in the area."
The residents vow to continue their fight against the mast at all stages of the application.
Representations must be made in writing to the council before January 25, and should include the application number: 06/01275/PRIOR
Send to Development Control, Spatial Regeneration Division, Ground Floor, Barking Town Hall, 1G11 7LU.
Copyright © 2007 Archant Regional. All rights reserved.
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Mary Nokes delivered the protests to the town hall
FURIOUS residents are waging war on a mobile phone company that wants to install a mast close to their homes.
T-Mobile plan to relocate a mast from the roof of condemned tower block, Cadiz Court, to the busy Bull roundabout, in Rainham Road South, Dagenham.
They have applied to the council's Development Control Board to ascertain whether prior approval is needed for the structure, which will come complete with a base station.
Twenty-two residents received letters from the council outlining the application, and each replied with a letter of objection - all of which have been hand delivered to the town hall, in Barking.
Mary Nokes, of Rainham Road South, said: "I went on behalf of my neighbours to deliver the letters to the town hall so I could be sure they were received before the deadline for objections.
"We are ready to fight to the end to keep this mast away from our homes and our children."
The residents are worried about the perceived health implications of the 11.7 metres high installation, and possible effect on road safety.
Another resident said: "The location of the site, close to the roundabout, is going to create an eyesore.
"Such a prominent structure could prove a distraction to motorists negotiating the roundabout, leading to the possibility of crashes.
"There is already a similar mast erected by Three Mobile on the Bull pub, one per area is one too many.
A spokesperson for T-Mobile confirmed the application was for a site move from Cadiz Court, saying: "We need to provide a continuous telephone service for people who live and work in the area."
The residents vow to continue their fight against the mast at all stages of the application.
Representations must be made in writing to the council before January 25, and should include the application number: 06/01275/PRIOR
Send to Development Control, Spatial Regeneration Division, Ground Floor, Barking Town Hall, 1G11 7LU.
Copyright © 2007 Archant Regional. All rights reserved.
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rudkla - 21. Jan, 17:48
Samstag, 20. Januar 2007
Interview Jean Delcoigne
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rudkla - 20. Jan, 16:02
Customers won't be mobile thanks to mast
PETER WALSH
20 January 2007 10:55
The owner of a mobility shop in the city has today spoken out against plans for a mobile phone mast outside his shop and other business in the area.
Telecommunications company T-Mobile has submitted an application to Norwich City Council for permission to put up a 12 metre mast on Grove Road, Norwich. the site is next to a parade of shops and opposite an eight-apartment development which is being built.
John Pillow, manager of Mobility 2000, said he was concerned about the effect the mast would have on his business.
“It's not good for the mobility business at all,” he said. “They will put a mast there with two big grey boxes at the bottom and I've no doubt it will get vandalised - the mess that's left outside here after a weekend is unbelievable.”
Mr Pillow is also concerned that people will have difficulty getting to his shop once the mast goes up on the pavement outside. “There are elderly people here all the time and it's going to be in the way,” he said.
The mast will be a short distance from the Trafford pub, and also close to a launderette, butcher, travel agent and a Tesco Express.
The completion of an eight apartment development, being built across the road on the site of a former restaurant, will also bring more people to the area.
The Evening News has campaigned against the installation of mobile phone masts near homes and schools until it is proved they are safe through our Put Masts on Hold campaign.
People living in the area have until February 7 to make their feelings known about the application.
Earlier this month it was reported how families living in Catton View Court, off Woodcock Road, Norwich, were also fighting an application by T-Mobile, but for a 12.85m mast.
A spokeswoman for T-Mobile said she understood people's concerns but said masts were needed to provide coverage for everyone who used mobile phones.
“The use of mobile phones in the UK has grown at a phenomenal rate, with some 60 million now in use,” she said. “Without a network of base stations, however, mobile phones simply do not work.
“Based on more than 40 years of research, T-Mobile is confident that its base stations, operating within strict national and international guidelines (recognised by the World Health Organisation), do not present a health risk to any member of the public.”
Omega this is not true. See under:
http://omega.twoday.net/topics/Wissenschaft+zu+Mobilfunk/
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=Cancer+Cluster
http://www.buergerwelle.de/body_science.html
Omega read "Base Stations, operating within strict national and international Guidelines, do not present a Health Risk?" under: http://omega.twoday.net/stories/771911/
Are you battling against a mobile phone mast where you live? Call Peter Walsh on 01603 772439 or e-mail peter.walsh @archant.co.uk
Copyright © 2007 Archant Regional. All rights reserved.
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20 January 2007 10:55
The owner of a mobility shop in the city has today spoken out against plans for a mobile phone mast outside his shop and other business in the area.
Telecommunications company T-Mobile has submitted an application to Norwich City Council for permission to put up a 12 metre mast on Grove Road, Norwich. the site is next to a parade of shops and opposite an eight-apartment development which is being built.
John Pillow, manager of Mobility 2000, said he was concerned about the effect the mast would have on his business.
“It's not good for the mobility business at all,” he said. “They will put a mast there with two big grey boxes at the bottom and I've no doubt it will get vandalised - the mess that's left outside here after a weekend is unbelievable.”
Mr Pillow is also concerned that people will have difficulty getting to his shop once the mast goes up on the pavement outside. “There are elderly people here all the time and it's going to be in the way,” he said.
The mast will be a short distance from the Trafford pub, and also close to a launderette, butcher, travel agent and a Tesco Express.
The completion of an eight apartment development, being built across the road on the site of a former restaurant, will also bring more people to the area.
The Evening News has campaigned against the installation of mobile phone masts near homes and schools until it is proved they are safe through our Put Masts on Hold campaign.
People living in the area have until February 7 to make their feelings known about the application.
Earlier this month it was reported how families living in Catton View Court, off Woodcock Road, Norwich, were also fighting an application by T-Mobile, but for a 12.85m mast.
A spokeswoman for T-Mobile said she understood people's concerns but said masts were needed to provide coverage for everyone who used mobile phones.
“The use of mobile phones in the UK has grown at a phenomenal rate, with some 60 million now in use,” she said. “Without a network of base stations, however, mobile phones simply do not work.
“Based on more than 40 years of research, T-Mobile is confident that its base stations, operating within strict national and international guidelines (recognised by the World Health Organisation), do not present a health risk to any member of the public.”
Omega this is not true. See under:
http://omega.twoday.net/topics/Wissenschaft+zu+Mobilfunk/
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=Cancer+Cluster
http://www.buergerwelle.de/body_science.html
Omega read "Base Stations, operating within strict national and international Guidelines, do not present a Health Risk?" under: http://omega.twoday.net/stories/771911/
Are you battling against a mobile phone mast where you live? Call Peter Walsh on 01603 772439 or e-mail peter.walsh @archant.co.uk
Copyright © 2007 Archant Regional. All rights reserved.
http://tinyurl.com/2bcnkc
rudkla - 20. Jan, 14:19
Telus tower a risk to public health: residents
By Robert Freeman
The Progress
Jan 19 2007
Hundreds of Chilliwack residents have signed a petition protesting a 147-foot telecommunications tower on Yale Road saying they believe its transmissions will be harmful to their health.
Last week, city council approved a height variance for the tower requested by Telus, essentially giving a green light to the project, but a spokesman for the residents says proper notice of the meeting was not made.
There was no public opposition to the variance request at the Jan. 8 public information meeting.
Chilliwack Mayor Clint Hames says he would be “happy to re-hold” the meeting if notification errors were made, but the city must first contact its lawyers to see if such a move is legal.
“We’re caught in the middle because we don’t regulate things like cell phone towers, but we do regulate the height of things,” he says.
But there are “hundreds” of such towers in the Fraser Valley, he adds, apparently operating without ill effect.
“We assume the science that’s presented on behalf of the Industry Canada is sound and these things are safe,” he says.
Robert Riedlinger, who claims to be a victim of electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation, says there are “stacks of studies that show there is a problem around the world.”
He says when he moved into a house in Harrison Hot Springs in 1995 he started getting headaches, neck pains and a constant “buzzing sound” in his ears that got worse as he walked to a nearby communications tower. But when he was out of the area and away from the tower, all the symptoms disappeared.
The industry should be forced to prove the towers are safe, he says, not the residents who live near them.
John Toussaint, manager of a mini-storage near the Chilliwack tower, says if the health information collected by the group on EMF radiation is accurate, then he’s worried about the effect on his employees and tenants.
“I need to know if this is a safe thing they’re putting in,” he says.
Telus spokesman Shawn Hall agrees there are studies that show negative EMF impacts, but they have not been replicated as “good” science demands.
He also says emissions for the Chilliwack tower will be “several thousand times less” than those set out in an Industry Canada safety code, which determines safe emission levels.
Greg Balzer, a spokesman for the residents, says Industry Canada will not approve the Telus project without first getting council’s blessing.
He implored the councillors to stand up for the residents, especially their children who are the most vulnerable, and act before Telus goes ahead with the tower.
“We don’t have time to waste,” he told city staff yesterday. “Please help us in time.”
rfreeman @theprogress.com
© Copyright 2007 Chilliwack Progress
http://www.theprogress.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=39&cat=23&id=815407&more=
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Riedlinger
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=Riedlinger
The Progress
Jan 19 2007
Hundreds of Chilliwack residents have signed a petition protesting a 147-foot telecommunications tower on Yale Road saying they believe its transmissions will be harmful to their health.
Last week, city council approved a height variance for the tower requested by Telus, essentially giving a green light to the project, but a spokesman for the residents says proper notice of the meeting was not made.
There was no public opposition to the variance request at the Jan. 8 public information meeting.
Chilliwack Mayor Clint Hames says he would be “happy to re-hold” the meeting if notification errors were made, but the city must first contact its lawyers to see if such a move is legal.
“We’re caught in the middle because we don’t regulate things like cell phone towers, but we do regulate the height of things,” he says.
But there are “hundreds” of such towers in the Fraser Valley, he adds, apparently operating without ill effect.
“We assume the science that’s presented on behalf of the Industry Canada is sound and these things are safe,” he says.
Robert Riedlinger, who claims to be a victim of electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation, says there are “stacks of studies that show there is a problem around the world.”
He says when he moved into a house in Harrison Hot Springs in 1995 he started getting headaches, neck pains and a constant “buzzing sound” in his ears that got worse as he walked to a nearby communications tower. But when he was out of the area and away from the tower, all the symptoms disappeared.
The industry should be forced to prove the towers are safe, he says, not the residents who live near them.
John Toussaint, manager of a mini-storage near the Chilliwack tower, says if the health information collected by the group on EMF radiation is accurate, then he’s worried about the effect on his employees and tenants.
“I need to know if this is a safe thing they’re putting in,” he says.
Telus spokesman Shawn Hall agrees there are studies that show negative EMF impacts, but they have not been replicated as “good” science demands.
He also says emissions for the Chilliwack tower will be “several thousand times less” than those set out in an Industry Canada safety code, which determines safe emission levels.
Greg Balzer, a spokesman for the residents, says Industry Canada will not approve the Telus project without first getting council’s blessing.
He implored the councillors to stand up for the residents, especially their children who are the most vulnerable, and act before Telus goes ahead with the tower.
“We don’t have time to waste,” he told city staff yesterday. “Please help us in time.”
rfreeman @theprogress.com
© Copyright 2007 Chilliwack Progress
http://www.theprogress.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=39&cat=23&id=815407&more=
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Riedlinger
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=Riedlinger
rudkla - 20. Jan, 10:09
Freitag, 19. Januar 2007
Fury over mobile phone mast plan
Jan 19 2007
Flintshire Chronicle
FAMILIES are outraged by plans for a phone mast near their homes, saying it will be 'detrimental' to the area.
More than 120 people have signed a petition opposing T Mobile's plans for a 14.7m monopole and three antennae on a grass verge between Mold Road and Wharfdale Avenue, Connah's Quay.
They fear the proposal, which includes two equipment cabinets, would be an eyesore, distract motorists using Mold Road, attract further anti-social behaviour, de-value their properties and is a potential health risk.
Wharfdale Avenue residents Christine and Ian Gilbertson, both 45, were 'astonished' they never received a letter from Flintshire County Council about the prior approval application.
Mrs Gilbertson said: 'It's shocking they are considering putting it there. It's not been disproved, or proved, that it can cause health problems with adults and children. We have got an eight-year-old son.
'It's going to be an eyesore, it will distract motorists and there have already been two accidents there [the Mold Road/Llanarth roundabout] over Christmas.
'We already have quite a bit of anti-social behaviour by youths climbing on the phone box, trying to kick the glass out, they will find it [the mast] attractive to climb.
'There are fields nearby with two masts already, it could go up there.'
Their neighbours, Bob and Lynn Boyd, who live closest to the chosen site, said: 'I will see it from my bedroom, it will be a monster. It just devalues the area.
'They will be urinating on the equipment, banging on it and it will be right opposite my house. Why don't they put it in a field or something like that? It will be an eyesore.'
A spokesman for Flintshire County Council said: 'A site notice was posted and the council sent letters to the owners of properties adjacent to the site. However, the council is only obliged to post a site notice with regards to proposals such as this.'
No one from T Mobile was available for comment.
© owned by or licensed to Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales Limited 2007
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Flintshire Chronicle
FAMILIES are outraged by plans for a phone mast near their homes, saying it will be 'detrimental' to the area.
More than 120 people have signed a petition opposing T Mobile's plans for a 14.7m monopole and three antennae on a grass verge between Mold Road and Wharfdale Avenue, Connah's Quay.
They fear the proposal, which includes two equipment cabinets, would be an eyesore, distract motorists using Mold Road, attract further anti-social behaviour, de-value their properties and is a potential health risk.
Wharfdale Avenue residents Christine and Ian Gilbertson, both 45, were 'astonished' they never received a letter from Flintshire County Council about the prior approval application.
Mrs Gilbertson said: 'It's shocking they are considering putting it there. It's not been disproved, or proved, that it can cause health problems with adults and children. We have got an eight-year-old son.
'It's going to be an eyesore, it will distract motorists and there have already been two accidents there [the Mold Road/Llanarth roundabout] over Christmas.
'We already have quite a bit of anti-social behaviour by youths climbing on the phone box, trying to kick the glass out, they will find it [the mast] attractive to climb.
'There are fields nearby with two masts already, it could go up there.'
Their neighbours, Bob and Lynn Boyd, who live closest to the chosen site, said: 'I will see it from my bedroom, it will be a monster. It just devalues the area.
'They will be urinating on the equipment, banging on it and it will be right opposite my house. Why don't they put it in a field or something like that? It will be an eyesore.'
A spokesman for Flintshire County Council said: 'A site notice was posted and the council sent letters to the owners of properties adjacent to the site. However, the council is only obliged to post a site notice with regards to proposals such as this.'
No one from T Mobile was available for comment.
© owned by or licensed to Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales Limited 2007
http://icnorthwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/regionalnews/tm_headline=fury-over-mobile-phone-mast-plan-&method=full&objectid=18502237&siteid=50142-name_page.html
rudkla - 19. Jan, 16:19
Donnerstag, 18. Januar 2007
Your call, says vicar
Plans to build a mobile phone mast on top of a church spire have set alarm bells ringing in Two Mile Ash.
But the Church of the Holy Cross has this week promised that if the parishioners object, then the proposal will not go ahead.
The church, used daily to house a popular Under 5's playgroup, has been offered a "substantial sum" of rent each month to accommodate the mast and transmitting base station.
Making the offer is a company called QS4, which acts as an intermediary between mobile phone companies and churches all over the country in a bid to find new sites for masts.
"It's too early for us to comment about this proposal," said a QS4 spokesman this week. "We have made an approach to the Church of the Holy Cross but they have not yet reached a decision."
The spokesman refused to say how high the mast would be or how much money the church would receive each month.
Ministry team leader Rev Tim Norwood has assured residents and church users their views would be taken into account before any decision was made.
Church organisers organised a meeting, due to be held yesterday evening (Wednesday) for people to have their say.
"We know very little about the plans at the moment," said a spokesman for the pre-school group. "A letter went out to parents a couple of days ago and we've only had a few responses so far.
A couple were worried about any side-effects to the children's health and a couple objected on religious grounds."
Said Rev Norwood: "It is a difficult decision to make. Undoubtedly any church would welcome the money the companies are offering and they could put that money to very good use. But unless everyone agrees unanimously, we simply will not go ahead."
"We don't know what to think," said one Two Mile Ash resident.
"It seems wrong somehow to put a mast on top of a place of worship – but then there are three different masts on the roundabouts next to the church building!"
sally.murrer @mkcitizen.co.uk
18 January 2007
All rights reserved © 2007 Johnston Press Digital Publishing.
http://www.miltonkeynestoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=415&ArticleID=1977970
But the Church of the Holy Cross has this week promised that if the parishioners object, then the proposal will not go ahead.
The church, used daily to house a popular Under 5's playgroup, has been offered a "substantial sum" of rent each month to accommodate the mast and transmitting base station.
Making the offer is a company called QS4, which acts as an intermediary between mobile phone companies and churches all over the country in a bid to find new sites for masts.
"It's too early for us to comment about this proposal," said a QS4 spokesman this week. "We have made an approach to the Church of the Holy Cross but they have not yet reached a decision."
The spokesman refused to say how high the mast would be or how much money the church would receive each month.
Ministry team leader Rev Tim Norwood has assured residents and church users their views would be taken into account before any decision was made.
Church organisers organised a meeting, due to be held yesterday evening (Wednesday) for people to have their say.
"We know very little about the plans at the moment," said a spokesman for the pre-school group. "A letter went out to parents a couple of days ago and we've only had a few responses so far.
A couple were worried about any side-effects to the children's health and a couple objected on religious grounds."
Said Rev Norwood: "It is a difficult decision to make. Undoubtedly any church would welcome the money the companies are offering and they could put that money to very good use. But unless everyone agrees unanimously, we simply will not go ahead."
"We don't know what to think," said one Two Mile Ash resident.
"It seems wrong somehow to put a mast on top of a place of worship – but then there are three different masts on the roundabouts next to the church building!"
sally.murrer @mkcitizen.co.uk
18 January 2007
All rights reserved © 2007 Johnston Press Digital Publishing.
http://www.miltonkeynestoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=415&ArticleID=1977970
rudkla - 18. Jan, 23:54
