Mosque plan for town is thrown out

Controversial plans to convert an empty town centre warehouse into a mosque have been rejected after more than 800 complaints.

Several hundreds of people descended on Walsall Town Hall last night in opposition to the proposals to transform the derelict building in Vicarage Place.

Four petitions with a combined total of 848 signatures were submitted to Walsall Council against the application by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK.