Rumours was massive in its day, a fun club which was always up there as a place not to be missed, I even had my hen do there! 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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Colin Hain Assistant manager (2nd right) celebrates the opening of Blackpools Bar Red with (left to right) Frez Freston, Katie Morgan and Rachael Charlton Photo: Dave Nelson
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Bar Red in Church Street, Blackpool (left to right) Adam Clark, Leanne Buck, Jamie Christem, 2003 Photo: Dave Nelson
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Opening of Fusion in The Strand. These were the bar staff in 2006 Photo: Martin Bostock
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Finalists in the Blackpool heat of the Yates's 2004 wannabe contest. Photo: Martin Bostock