A SUNDAY opening scramble was developing in Hyndburn in open defiance of the Sunday trading laws.
The new do-it-yourself superstore at Whitebirk was to stay open for business on Sunday along with the Pennywise DIY store in Church Streeet, Accrington, and Whitebirk MFI.
There were strong rumours in Australia that the Princess of Wales was expecting another baby.
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