Historic pub to be turned into mosque to 'cater for local Muslim community's needs'

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A Labour-run council has granted permission for an historic pub in Blackburn to be converted into a mosque.Blackburn with Darwen Council's Planning and Highways Committee gave the green light for the Hare and Hounds on Lammack Road to become a place of worship on Thursday.

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The pub, which originally welcomed customers in 1799 and poured its last pint in October, had been unable to find a new landlord and repeatedly failed to generate a profit.Its closure marked the end of an era for Dutton's Brewery, as the Hare and Hounds was both one of the brewery's earliest significant pubs and its last remaining establishment.The Lammack Community Association, which has the backing of the Issa brothers, who founded forecourt convenience store giants EG Group, submitted plans for the vacant site in January through Urban Future Planning.The group had outgrown its existing religious premises, across the road from the pub.An officer's report presented to the committee said: "This premises is no longer...

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