Rumours was massive in its day, a fun club which was always up there as a place not to be missed. And how can we forget Yates’s? Or Yates Wine Lodge to give it its full name. There are others too as well as pictures of bar staff who kept the drinks flowing – they are sure to have you reminiscing.
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Bar Red, 2003 Photo: Submit
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Re-opening of Rumours, Talbot Square 2006 Photo: Martin Bostock
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DJ James Fontalba at Hush, 2006 Photo: Submit
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This was a scene at Rumours in 1998 Photo: Bill Johnson
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Judges in the Star Search Karaoke Contest at Yates', Talbot Square, Blackpool. From left, Town Centre DJ Lee Hirst, Radio Wave's Chris Bovaird and Hayley Kay, Gazette Entertainments Editor Robin Duke. Photo: Bill Johnson
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Memorable Yates's Wine Lodge Photo: submit