The Telegraph & Argus has reported on a number of deliberate attacks on masts in recent months. In November, dramatic pictures emerged of a mast in a residential area of Bierley engulfed in flames. When such attacks have happened, police have driven home the point that any deliberate ignition "presents a significant risk". Earlier this week, Peter Gilson, director of Radio Access Networks at Three, told the T&A: "We have lots of instances through the year, not just in Bradford but right around the country, but in Bradford, where we've had verbal abuse, people have been spat at, people have been called names and their cars have been scratched."