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Published Date: 19 December 2008

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From: John Gordon, Whitcliffe Lane, Ripon.

THE issue of the Vodafone mobile phone mast which the firm wants to erect a mere 60 metres away from Greystone School has raised a interesting example of local democracy.

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19 December 2008

I am bemused that Cllr Staight and Cllr Tyne continue to pursue a laborious exchange via the Recorder over phone masts.

In response to their questions: The Principal of Redbridge College approached me with a concern about the proposed telephone mast and I have campaigned against it in support of local resident apprehension.

Whether the college was in collusion or agreed to permit an application for a mast on their premises is questionable. I will assume however they were not approached considering the conversations I have had.

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Thursday, December 18, 2008, 10:30

THERE has been a victory for residents protesting against a telephone mast being put up in their street after town planners turned down the application.

Tamworth Borough Council's planning committee voted against having the 10m high mast in Brindley Drive, to the rear of Selker Drive, Amington, but said they would work with applicants Vodafone UK to find a suitable alternative site – across the street has been put forward as a possibility.

The committee went against its planning officers' advice to refuse the application at a meeting on Wednesday night.

Their decision came after hearing the arguments of angry residents, who were all against the mast.

Lawrence Bright, who lives in Selker Drive, said residents had not been properly informed of the facts, and that the area was already saturated with telephone masts.

"We are going to end up with masts all the way down this place," he told the planning committee.

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Published Date: 18 December 2008

By Ben Truslove

THURSDAY 10AM: Protesters who thought they had beaten the world's largest mobile phone company were dealt a blow recently when an application to build a mast were re-submitted.

Vodafone's plans for the base station on the corner of Grange Drive and Sapcote Drive appeared sunk when it was revealed the land belonged to Bargain Booze owner Amarjid Singh who refused permission.

But angry residents were shocked to discover a second application this month just six metres away on an area belonging to Leicestershire Highways - affectively tying planning officials hands.

Catherine Langley, who lives just yards away in Grange Drive, is prepared to chain herself to the railings to stop the mast being built.

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Dec 17 2008

by Lynda Nicol, East Kilbride News

EAST Renfrewshire’s planning convener has put out the call to the Scottish and United Kingdom Governments to examine health concerns around mobile phone masts.

Councillor Ian McAlpine, who chairs the council’s planning applications committee, has contacted the area’s MP and MSP to call on an examination of the issue.

He said: “When we receive a planning application for a mobile phone mast it is examined by our council planners strictly on planning grounds.

“But residents keep raising health concerns. As planning convener, I cannot take these into account, our planners cannot examine them and our committee members cannot consider them when making a decision.

“Our residents are concerned but neither we, our national Governments nor the mobile phone industry are doing enough to answer their questions.”

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Published Date: 16 December 2008

Holbeach residents are up in arms over plans to put up a three-antenna phone mast near their homes.

People living in Mondemont Close were horrified to see Telefonica O2 UK's plan for the mast at Carter's Park, saying health risks have not been ruled out.

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http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/New-scheme-for-phone-mast.4794230.jp

With 11 masts holding 28 antennae, the village of Essington, near Wolverhampton, must be one of the best places in Britain to find a mobile phone signal.

But it is not so great for villagers, who find their homes surrounded by metal towers and who continue to be concerned about the effect of the masts on their long-term health.

Telecoms companies are clamouring to site their transmitters in the South Staffordshire village because of its proximity to the M54 and M6. Drivers using hands-free kits can continue talking while travelling down the motorways without having to worry about their signals cutting out.

But villagers and parish councillors say enough is enough.

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Dec 17 2008

By Daniel Bissett

Jon Cannon, of Cwrt Hwfa, says he’s "very upset" after receiving a letter from Mono Consultants Ltd asking for his views on the proposed siting of a 12m tall Vodafone 3G base station.

Mr Cannon is worried about potential adverse health effects that may result from radiation as the mast would be very close to his daughter’s bedroom, as well as having the view of the Menai Strait obstructed which could lower the price of his house in the future.

He has talked to residents and businesses in Upper Bangor and within a couple of hours, more than 100 people had signed the petition against the base station.

"My wife, Sara, and I were so upset at the prospect of this station beaming radiation through our daughter’s bedroom that out first reaction was to consider selling the house, but why should we?" said Mr Cannon.

"This house was meant to be our dream home and we do not want to look at a very tall mast from our back garden.

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