County’s phone masts are safe

ALL mobile phone masts in Fermanagh are well within safety levels – but several must be kept under scrutiny if they are altered in the future.

Mobile phone expert Alan Edgar was asked by

Fermanagh District Council to survey all masts in the county.

Mr. Edgar, manager of the EMX test centre at Queen’s University, concentrated in particular on sites that represented areas of possible health concern.

These included factors such as the presence of trees and obstructions, distance to the mast, height difference between masts and surrounding land, and the location of private homes and schools.

From 52 active base stations, Mr. Edgar visited 30 sites and nine sites were measured from 20 locations during July, 2002.

Ben Thompson has had his hard work recognised at a meeting of Fermanagh District Council. The highlyskilled 12-year-old disabled basketball player, from Ballinamallard, was called to play on the Northern Ireland team along with three other young Fermanagh players – Andrew Dunne, Ruairi Mcdermott and Chrissy Carney – at a tournament which took place at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. 2012.

Mr. James Eames and his wife, Maria, of Cornagrade, Enniskillen, cutting a cake to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. 1985.