A SECOND bid to turn a former pub into a mosque and Islamic education centre will be debated by councillors on Thursday. A previous attempt to turn the shell of the Little Harwood Inn in Whalley Old Road, Blackburn, into a place of Muslim worship and madrassah was abandoned in March after a 23-signature petition from 23 nearby residents opposing the scheme. But now a revised proposal from Blackburn-based Islamic organisation Dawat-e-Islami will be considered by councillors. Blackburn with Darwen Council Planning Committee has been recommended by officers to approve the scheme despite seven objections. A two storey dilapidated red brick barn in its rear yard would be demolished if planning permission is granted.