A COUNCIL which had banned Sunday trading was advertising coach trips to a neighbouring town where rival stores were open.

A political storm erupted after it was revealed that Blackburn Coachlines - the excursion arm of Blackburn Transport - was running Sunday coach trips to Winfield's of Haslingden, arch rivals of Blackburn's Tommy Ball's.

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