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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Will you marry me? Sam Salter, who proposed to boyfriend, Jon Dolphin, at Yates in Preston city centre on February 29th 2004
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Yates's in Preston are to have a week of fund raising for Melanie's Magic Wand Appeal. From left, Anna Gough, Martin Wildman and Sara Heskett in 2001
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The Mayor and Mayoress of Preston, coun. Joe and Enid Hood and Davina Dickson from Yates's Wine Lodge celebrate the pub chain's 144th birthday party in Preston in 2000
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Yates's chef Charlotte Maher prepares to tuck in to a mixed grill at the pub in Preston in aid of the Magic Wand Appeal in 2002