“I think making a protest is a waste of time, as PCC seems to rubber stamp most of the plans put to them, regardless of any objections. I think the sugestion of placeing the mast at the top of Langage Ind Est would still give the same cover and would satisfy most objectors. As for the comment that the older generation should not get involved with this type of so called progress, it could be they have more common sence.”

“I work for a well known mobile call centre in Plymouth and if I get 1 call a day about signal I get 30. People are quick enough to call and complain when they can't use their phone due to having no signal. When we have to tell them we've tried (more than once) to put up a mast but the local council/town/people have rejected it the caller will blame us. I bet everyone of those sad protesters have a mobile phone.”

“I wonder how many of these protesters freebase crack? Anyone else wondering what health-behaviours these protesters might get up to?”

“I wonder how many of the protesters smoke cigarettes on a daily basis, as I'm pretty sure the risk of cancer from smoking far outweighs the dangers of a phone mast.”

“I wonder how many of the protester moan when they can't get a signal on their mobile ?
Anyone remember the 80's scares about pylons and power lines giving kids cancer, Have the pylons gone ?
No
Was it ever proved that electro magnetic radiation caused the illness ?
No

I have a mobile mast on my local telephone exchange next to my house and one on my work roof. I'm still here and don't glow in the dark.

Get with the times and stop moaning about technology.

Can we have some real news please instead of this boring rubbish.”

“My dad lives in Higher Cormpton where a second mast is about to go up. He has been told that becasue they are directly opposite his house he can expect never to sell it. The private house he worked all his life to pay for is not un saleable. There are health risks involved and no-one wants to buy a house next to a mast. Interestingly, Plymouth City Council refuse to supply me with details of how many of its own councillors actually live in an area near a mast - I think under the Freedom of Information act this should be provided but they say it is 'sensitive information' and not in the public interest. Well, it's in my dad's interest and he's a member of the public. A case, if ever there was one, of not in my back yard. Any freelasons got a mast near their house??”

“80% of WHO research proves that this technology is not safe. Over 2000 independent studies, linking phone mast electro magnetic radiation with serious ill health including cancer, confirm that phone masts should not be sited within 350 metres of schools or housing. Numerous studies have proved that melatonin, the cancer fighting hormone, is suppressed by this pulsing radiation. That's why the cancer clusters continue to increase in the vicinity of phone masts. Phone operators dismiss such research, alleging that their own studies suggest no health risk. However last year the national press revealed that a phone operator covered up the damaging results of their own research. The Ecolog Institute, a research organisation which examines the health effects of mobile phones, was commissioned to investigate the possible health risks of mobile phone masts. The 2003 Ecolog report confirmed:

'Given the results of the present epidemiological studies, it can be concluded that electromagnetic fields with frequencies in the mobile telecommunications range do play a role in the development of cancer. This is particularly notable for tumours of the central nervous system.'

The harmful effects of this unsafe technology is a time bomb which the telecoms industry is trying to obscure, just like the tobacco industry did with smoking. Phone masts should not be sited within 350 metres of schools or housing. Unless the public starts to stand up for our health, we will see a lot of deaths before the government and phone operators have to admit the damage this technology is causing. Many of us are minimising our use of mobile and cordless phones, and removing wifi and other wireless technology so as to reduce our risks, despite the inconvenience, because the health risks are so significant. Siting phone masts next to housing and schools is scandalous.”

“Yet again progress being held up by the older generation!!!”

“You old people know nothing about modern day science do you...

i aint a science teachers but i know we are exposed to hundreds of different types of waves 24/7, these waves are already low powered and do insignificant damage to us....the more masts they put up the lower power and less dangerous the mircowaves that are emmited from these masts are....its like trying to cook your christmas turkey by leaving it on the work top instead of cooking it in the oven!! not gona work...”

“Perhaps your grandchildren in 40 years time will be saying ¿grandpa died because he couldn¿t use his mobile to phone for help when he needed¿

Anyone in favour of the mast should write to Plymouth City Council's Planning Department, with reference to application number 08/01916/24.”