A TELECOMMUNICATIONS firm has started consultations over plans which could lead to a new mast going up in Silkstone, sparking fears that the project could leave the community divided.
A company called Shared Access is interested in basing a new mast in the village and that would bring the advantages of improved signals in the area and the promise of £30,000 funding for community projects.
But some Silkstone Parish Councillors are worried the proposal could have the same impact on the village as a scheme some years ago which could have seen transmitters for mobile telephones mounted at the church.
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