Tesco beats a retreat from Nora Batty’s town

2009-10-01T09:12:00

Supermarket giant Tesco beat a retreat from Last of the Summer Wine country in the face of a ragtag army of shopkeepers and residents on Wednesday, shelving plans to open a store in historic Holmfirth, home of the long-running television comedy series.

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