Readers' Letters: Harrogate BT street hubs 'a good place to get your phone stolen'

Readers’ Letters is a free weekly column giving you the chance to have your say on issues affecting the Harrogate district. It is an opinion column and does not reflect the views of the Stray Ferret. Send your views to letters@thestrayferret.co.uk.

This week, we have collated some readers’ comments left on recent stories.

This past week, readers have been giving their thoughts on planned BT street hubs in Starbeck and Harrogate.

It was Harrogate Town Council who objected. BT need to think very carefully about the siting of these proposed 75" illuminated adverting screens. The proposed hub for Starbeck is at the crossroads of Starbeck High Street, Forest Avenue, Camwal Terrace and is in fact directly in front of Starbeck Post Office, 51 High Street.

This junction is a recorded accident black spot, two 75" digital screens are going to act as a distraction at that point. By all means move forward with the times but first take a serious look at the proposed siting of these hubs and talk to the people that live/work by those sites. No matter how well BT try to disguise the real function of these hubs it is to create advertising revenue : 5% of the screen time is offered to the council and 95% to advertising. I would also point out that the proposed Starbeck hub is very close to two known drugs hotspots.

Andrew Hart

Sounds like they could be good locations to get your phones stolen.

Jackie Stanton

Readers also gave their thoughts on North Yorkshire Council warning a man he will be charged £38 per flag if he puts up anymore.

Double the fine or six months in the tower because the flag is upside down.

Christopher Dunn

And on what legal basis can they actually charge him? Arguably none.

Simon Riley-Fuller

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