Island health authorities say the masts are safe

Wave Telecom has applied for permission from the Island Development Committee (IDC) to site the 17m (55ft) GSM masts in Jamblin Quarry and L'Epine Quarry.

Deputy Graham Guille said he had been receiving more than 10 calls a day from parishioners worried about the applications for the masts.

He said he had been trying to reassure people that the view of the island's health authorities and official research said such masts were safe.

But he said he felt the current situation was a mess, particularly after the IDC deferred its decision on two earlier applications for masts in the Vale.

He did not believe there was a satisfactory way to resolve the situation as whenever an application was rejected, telecoms companies were forced to look for other potential sites.