Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Horsley Hill phone mast
No mast to be hoisted at Horsley Hill
Cllr. Iain Malcolm and his fellow ward Councillor Arthur Meeks are pictured in today's Gazette looking visibly satisfied that an application to site a new mobile phone services mast at the TA Centre in Northfield Gardens has been rejected by Council officials.
This is a good decision for the people of Horsley Hill ward and also for the town in general. Masts are proliferating with almost gay abandon, and despoiling some of the oldest buildings in the town (just take a peek at the top of the old Regent cinema in Dean Road, or the West Park Hotel in Stanhope Road for example.)
Yet, despite very little complaint from mobile phone users about poor service, reception, or coverage in South Shields, the network operators seem intent on renting even more space for more antennae. They say this is to provide the "extra" services available with 3G (who really needs to see an instant view of Rooney's latest goal "right now", we can all reasonably wait until we are in front of the nearest t.v.)
The effects of radiation from these masts is not yet proven, and I guess that as more and more are erected, the emissions from each one will be fewer milliwatts than some of the earlier versions. However, most of these masts are visually destructive to the urban skyline, and I for one am in agreement that a limit needs to marked out now to prevent further ariel growth. If a new antenna is needed to provide new services for the future, I would rather see it replace a current one, instead of adding to those we already see.
Cllr. Malcolm and his brother Cllr. Ed Malcolm are very much in tune with mobile devices and 3G services, both being prolific users of their Blackberry, often replying to emails from Curly's Corner Shop whilst on the move - no time wasting here! So we shouldn't turn our noses up at their advice in these matters.
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Cllr. Iain Malcolm and his fellow ward Councillor Arthur Meeks are pictured in today's Gazette looking visibly satisfied that an application to site a new mobile phone services mast at the TA Centre in Northfield Gardens has been rejected by Council officials.
This is a good decision for the people of Horsley Hill ward and also for the town in general. Masts are proliferating with almost gay abandon, and despoiling some of the oldest buildings in the town (just take a peek at the top of the old Regent cinema in Dean Road, or the West Park Hotel in Stanhope Road for example.)
Yet, despite very little complaint from mobile phone users about poor service, reception, or coverage in South Shields, the network operators seem intent on renting even more space for more antennae. They say this is to provide the "extra" services available with 3G (who really needs to see an instant view of Rooney's latest goal "right now", we can all reasonably wait until we are in front of the nearest t.v.)
The effects of radiation from these masts is not yet proven, and I guess that as more and more are erected, the emissions from each one will be fewer milliwatts than some of the earlier versions. However, most of these masts are visually destructive to the urban skyline, and I for one am in agreement that a limit needs to marked out now to prevent further ariel growth. If a new antenna is needed to provide new services for the future, I would rather see it replace a current one, instead of adding to those we already see.
Cllr. Malcolm and his brother Cllr. Ed Malcolm are very much in tune with mobile devices and 3G services, both being prolific users of their Blackberry, often replying to emails from Curly's Corner Shop whilst on the move - no time wasting here! So we shouldn't turn our noses up at their advice in these matters.
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