They went hand in hand, over the road from each other and punters would go to back and forth between them. Do you remember? I can't actually believe they were taken so long ago. They are a cracking set of pictures from two of Blackpool’s most legendary watering holes and go back to the 80s with a couple of older ones thrown in. You might spot yourself…
1. Yates's and Rumours 80s, 90s and 00s
This was August 1988 and was a pivotal moment as 24 hour drinking legislation had been passed. Are you pictured? Photo: National World
3. Rumous and Yates's - 80s, 90s and 00s
Steve Lynton aka DJ Steve Martell spins the decks at Rumours Photo: submit
4. Rumours and Yates's - 80s, 90s and 00s
This was a typical night out at Rumours in the 1980s - how good would it be to relive our youth? Photo: Steve Lynton
5. Yates's and Rumours - 80s, 90s and 00s
Back in the day - Yates's Wine Lodge, 00s Photo: submit
6. Yates's and Rumours
Reopening of Yates's Wine Lodge, Talbot Square after a refurb in 2008 Photo: Bill Johnson