On 27th March 2008, the chain was put into administration [2].
There are over 130 Yates's pubs or bars in the United Kingdom; at least one in almost every major town and city in the country, although ironically, no longer in Oldham.[1]The site of the original Yates' Wine Lodge is marked by a plaque on Oldham High St. Some Yates's have been converted to Slug and Lettuce pubs in recent years.
References
^ Anon (1996). Bygone Oldham. True North Publishing. ISBN 1900463253.