Vandals have scrawled offensive graffiti on the door of a building a Muslim community wants to use as a mosque. The graffiti was spotted on the front door of the Bank Chambers building in Green Lane, which is owned by … Continue reading
A plan to open a ‘car-free’ mosque in Worcester Park was rejected after councillors dismissed the idea no-one would drive to it. Sutton Council refused planning permission for a mosque to be opened in the old Bank Chambers building in Green … Continue reading
A controversial plan to open a mosque in Worcester Park is set to be rejected for the second time after almost 4,000 people signed petitions. Plans to convert a disused bank building in Green Lane into a mosque are due … Continue reading
More than 3,500 people have signed a petition against a mosque being built in Worcester Park. An Islamic association wants to convert the disused Bank Chambers building in Green Lane into a car-free mosque. But campaigners who do not believe … Continue reading
More than 4000 people have signed a petition against a controversial plan to convert a disused bank into a mosque ahead of a meeting next week to decide its future. Councillors will decide on Monday whether the bank chambers in Green Lane … Continue reading
Notice announcing the cancellation of the BNP meeting, and Richard Edmonds addressing the audience with Cliff Le May looking on Last week Labour and Conservative politicians in New Addington, including local Tory MP Gavin Barwell, united to issue an admirably … Continue reading
An Islamic group proposing a community centre in the abandoned Worcester Park Tavern have been “pleasantly surprised” by the feedback they received during a public consultation. The police were poised and ready on Saturday for a rumoured protest at 2pm. However, the … Continue reading
A church will no longer hold a planned meeting for an Islamic community centre on their premises after it caused a “fair degree of anxiety”. Reverend Andy Cain of St Mary’s Church in Cuddington said earlier this year he wanted … Continue reading
Plans to turn an abandoned pub into an Islamic community centre have sparked a fierce debate. The South West London Ismaili Community has purchased the old Worcester Park Tavern which closed in August 2012. The group is launching a public … Continue reading
We have previously covered the controversy over plans for a new mosque in Worcester Park. These plans resulted in a mass petition against the development, interventions by the National Front and English Defence League, and the daubing of a swastika … Continue reading