01 October 2011

Thousands say no to mosque

A PETITION with 3,000 signatures has been handed over to council bosses as residents stepped up their protest against an “illegal” mosque.

Business owners on Waterloo Road, South Shore, believe the Noor A Madina Mosque is operating illegally as it was opened before planning permission was granted. Owners of the site, which was formally a takeaway, have since applied for retrospective planning permission to change the use of the site.

But local people think the mosque will cause huge problems with parking around the area. [The Gazette] Read more [via The Iconoclast]