Yates Wine Lodge opened in 1999 and lasted until March 2008, the company citing the newly imposed smoking ban for the drop in trade. Yates was owned by the Laurel Pub Company.

The property, I'm given to understand, was originally a carpet showroom. Tesco's acquired the building shortly after Yates closed, making it an ideal proposition because of the existing alcohol licence that went with the premises.

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