Mobile antenna plan defeated

The antennas could have been put up within the Flexsys site

People living near a factory where it was proposed to erect three mobile phone antennas have won a planning battle against phone giants 02.

Wrexham councillors refused the application at a meeting on Monday because of health fears over the plan.

The company wanted to put up the antennas on top of a building in Flexsys, a rubber chemical firm in Cefn Mawr.

Last Thursday more than 30 residents marched to the plant, which employs 200 people, to voice their concerns.

With banners flying, they then asked to speak to manager Russell Owens about the proposed development.

He accepted their letters outlining their fears and he told BBC News Online that the company were neither for or against the scheme.

Jan Morris, who has lived in Cefn Mawr for 25 years, said local people were not against the phone antennas but they did not want them placed near to houses.

She said she was concerned about the possible health implications.

Local county councillor, Warren Coleman, has said that he would support the application if it meets with the advice from the Welsh assembly on health matters.