Mines centre owner seeks demolition order…

Owner of partly demolished rescue station calls for entire building to be knocked down.

Neville Dickens has put in a planning application for the Wrexham building on behalf of himself and his wife.

Wrexham council is considering whether to prosecute after demolition began in August on the Grade II-listed building.

A consultant hired by Mr Dickens called the Maesgwyn Road building unremarkable and its history could be marked by a photographic record and plaque.

The property was used to train rescuers searching for men trapped in mining accidents.

In August police were called and demolition work was halted after complaints by campaigners trying to preserve it.

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