Out of interest, Stu, Easter Sunday is one of the 2 days in the year that big stores have to close! Christmas day is the other. See the DTI fact sheet for confirmation. So, it isn't realy Lancaster traders fault. I agree it's still miserable all the same:-( Dunno why they were shut on Monday.

Odd story - When the pub all day opening hours were being discussed a few years ago it was found a loophole meant that bars could open all day Sunday before they could open all day on other days. Good Friday was always Sunday hours so it meant that Good Friday and Easter Sunday in Lancaster were two of the first festival days with all day opening! Who says British laws are strange? ;-)

Cheers

DtG