A man protesting over the construction of a phone mast in a Staffordshire town's high street has been arrested.

He was detained at a demonstration on Wolstanton High Street after grabbing the controls of the machine being used to install the mast, police said.

The 02 mast replaces another taken down after an enforcement notice from Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council.

That structure breached the planning consent originally granted by the authority three years ago.

Police said the man arrested on Wednesday was being held on suspicion of threatening to cause criminal damage and assaulting a police officer.

The council's decision to allow O2 to put up the 15-metre replacement mast has been met with opposition from many locals.

One protester, Lynn Smith, told BBC Midlands Today: "It's just so obtrusive, it's so big.

"It's supposed to be the size of a lamppost, but it's absolutely enormous."

Many residents do not agree with claims that the mast blends in with street lamps.