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The Link Magazine • April 2004 3
Shaw phone mast proposals cause health worries Charles Lucas
Residents living in the Mears Drive area off Cartwright Drive in Shaw are up in arms against planning I V ATE & Marshall
applications to erect mobile 'phone transmitter masts at the Hillmead Employment area to overcome poor
reception in the northern parts of West Swindon. Ii iTi 1.
They will be located
within three hundred me-
tres of the nearest houses and
about 500 metres from Brook We're on
Field School. A 12 metre mast
is proposed for the corner of
Marshall Road and Hillmead
Drive, the other located op- side
posite, on the Rivergate site.
There is a third application
for a mast on Stone Lane. _
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In 2001 BT received per-
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mission to put up a 15 metre `
mast on Marshall Road, but ' WdMi
this has yet to appear.
Resident Sarah Jordan
said she and her neighbours
were horrified when they r Established over 10 ?ears
heard of the proposals. They
have been collecting names 'WE COME TO YOU
on a petition against the ap- AT HOME OR WORK'
plication which is likely to
go before Swindon's plan- * FREE
ning committee in April. "No mobile phone transmitter masts!" Shaw residents protesting I o collection & delivery
School nurse Sarah said on Marshall Road at Hillmead where there could soon be three * Servicing & repairs
she was very worried about
the health issues surrounding grounds for objecting to a plan- tougher rules when deciding upon BIKE WE ALSO SELL
transmitter aerials for mobiles, par- ning application. The letter sent to mast locations to ensure the strong- DOCTOR * New cycles
ticular increases in cancer in some Swindon Council states, 'Despite est microwaves do not fall on * Parts & accessories
places. "There are a large number research into health risks of mo- schools and hospitals.
of families living close to the pro- bile phone masts and the possible • Take part in mobile phone re-
posed sites and Brook Field School effects of radiation all reports, both search. For information go to:
is just a bit further away. We are government and national, have www.mthr.org.uk
very worried about the effects of recommended that further re-
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masts and don't want them close toprovidehowpotentiallysignifi-
to houses. There are too many un- cant these risks are.' r child's imagination
knowns and we don't want to be The letter also objects to the
the guinea pigs for mobile phone masts because of their detrimental directions at once
companies." effects on countryside and wild-
She said she had been surprised life at Peatmoor Lagoon and resi- Here's a way to spend weekends that
that concerns for health were not dents are concerned about the drop
in property values. will have 4 to 16 year olds buzzing.
Jan Woodward, supervisor at
FOR SPECIALIST Jell tots Pre-school at Brook Field Enrol them in your
y
LEGAL ADVICE School said she was very worried local Stagecoach
about the health effects on the chil-
* Conveyancing dren she cares for. theatre arts school
(On-Line Estimate Service) In January the independent Na- where they can learn
* Employment tional Radiological Protection to act, sing & dance.
* Family Law Board reported that mobile phones
* Wills & Probate do not give cause for concern, but The skills they learn
avoided stating they were abso-
For more information or lutely risk free. They specifically aren't just for the
detailed conveyancing costs visit: suggest that young people should stage. They grow in confidence and self-esteem.
www.crd.org.uk
not use mobiles for long periods.
C Some phone users complain Stagecoach training is a training for life.
about headaches, burning sensa- There's no audition. Enthusiasm is all they need.
SOLICITORS tions, itchy skin, tiredness, lack of
concentration and irritation. Call Sheryll (Principal)
D In Sutton Coldfield a mast, for a prospectus on NEW TERM STARTS
blamed for a spate for cancer cases, SATURDAY I st MAY 2004J
Carter Read & Dove was destroyed by direct action and 0800 389 7686
Commerce House residents blocked access to the site
34/35 Commercial Road, Swindon to prevent its replacement.
www.s-c-r-a-m.co.uk
E-mail: [email protected] ^s STAGECOACH
In May Richard Spring, Con-
Tel: (01793) 617617 servative MP for Suffolk West, will
Fax: (01793) 511249 table a private members bill in the
House of Commons to give local
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authorities the right to apply