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,
Northumberland Brewery which is now called Fuggles (after the Fuggle hops). Northumberland Brewery Northumberland Brewery is a small brewery which was located in Bomarsund, near Bedlington in Northumberland, England. It produces cask ale. The building was used as a school, community centre, factory and to house prisoners of war during the Second World War. The Brewery opened in 1996 with a selection of five beers, "Northumberland Castles" (3.8% abv), "Northumberland County" (4.2%), "Northumberland Best" (4.2%) and "Duke of Northumberland Premium" (5.0%). It currently serves nearly 60 cask ales. The names of most of the beer produced at the Northumberland Brewery is named