Rovers Return Inn Billy first appears in Coronation Street in January 1961, but takes over The Rovers Return in 1984 after his mother Annie retires and signs the pub over to him. It doesn't last long, though, and he leaves for good in 1984, after a series of run-ins with police due to the lock-ins held after hours. Arguably the most famous barmaid on "Coronation Street", Bet Lynch was in charge of The Rovers Return for a little over 10 years. In late 1984, the brewery, Newton & Ridley, unhappy with the way the pub was being run into the ground by Billy,
Pori Brewery now operates in Finland with one brewery based in Kerava. The most known beer of Pori Brewery was Karhu which was brewed in Pori since 1929. It was a brand mainly known at the Pori region up to the 1990s after it was marketed nationwide. Karhu reached a huge success and at the end of the decade it was the most popular beer in Finland. Karhu is still brewed by Sinebrychoff in Kerava. In the 1970s and 1980s Pori Brewery was also manufacturing soft drinks like Pepsi and Teem under the license from PepsiCo. Pori Brewery was located near the