But the Yates pub in Preston city centre will now undergo a full refurbishment before reopening as a Slug & Lettuce.
We had a look back at our archives to see how many times it made the news:
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Andy Palmer, landlord of Yates' Wine Lodge, Preston, which has lowered its prices for bitter and lager saving drinkers approximately fifty pence.
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Enjoying the millennium fun in Yates' Wine Lodge, Preston, are, from left, Angela Kelly, Julie Murray, Michelle Kelly, Jessica Boulton and Vicky Fitzpatrick all from Fulwood new years eve
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Will you marry me? Erin Wilson, 19, proposes to boyfriend Martin Winters, 25, at Yate's in Preston city centre on February 29th 2004
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Emma Dane of Ashton, Preston taking part in the regional final of Yates' Karaoke Competition in 2003