Residents in and around calle Príncipe de Asturias in Frigiliana are once again demanding the removal of a mobile phone antenna located in the middle of a residential area and close to a nursery school.
There have been numerous complaints about the antenna over the years with many worried about the health risks to children posed by mobile phone radiation.
However, a few days ago the mobile phone company installed a series of fans at the antenna and residents say these are too noisy.
The Council is unable to order the removal of the antenna as all the relevant permits and permissions are in order.
The antenna was legally installed nearly eleven years ago and the Council was to have the option to review the situation when the contract with the mobile phone company came up for renewal. However, the Council recently announced that a ‘mistake’ had been made which allows the phone company to automatically renew the contract if it so desires.
In the meantime, the Council has investigated the new (noisy) fans and has ordered the phone company to remove them within a period of ten days as they were installed without the necessary permissions.