 Security guards question anyone who wants to get on to the site |
Residents campaigning against the re-erection of a mobile phone mast near Sutton Coldfield, have employed security guards. The mast at Wishaw led to a number of protests by villagers who blamed it for a cluster of cancer cases.
The 22-metre mast fell down on Bonfire Night after bolts were removed from the base, in what police described as an act of vandalism.
In an attempt to stop workmen getting on to the site campaigners have hired security guards, paid for by the group's campaign fund.
Alternative site
Security guard David Roney said they questioned anyone who tried to get onto the site.
"If anyone turns up and tries to get through the gates, we find out who they are and if they have a legitimate reason.
"If it's the phone company we won't let them on the site."
Representatives from the Wishaw group met council planning chiefs before Christmas to discuss their concerns.
The authority has since agreed to write to the government asking for an inquiry into the effects of mobile phone masts on people's health.
Crown Castle Communications had said it would work with the residents to find an alternative site.
But then the company changed its mind following a statement from mobile phone network T-Mobile, which said it was determined to put the mast back up.
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