The long running saga of the Green Road Mosque has finally been settled after the council agreed to lease the land for the new building. However, as a consequence of the record busting 115 parking spaces, the entire RBC Nottingham Declaration commitment to reducing climate change has been suspended indefinitely.

Once the new mosque has been in use for two years, the council has agreed to give the Pakistani community the option of buying the land for a nominal fee of £1. Council leader David Sutton said: "I am delighted we have finally brought this long story to a successful conclusion just before the local elections and I refute all accusations that it is simply a bribe."

Saeed Iqbal, who is not a member of the local Labour Party, has been visiting fellow members of the Pakistani Community and asking them to deliver votes for Mr. Sutton in gratitude for his hard work. "Remember my motto, vote early and vote often. Anyone need a taxi to the polling station?"