Template:13 August

13th August 1986: The Rovers Return Inn opens its doors for the first time since 18th June, having been refurbished and redecorated following a fire. Landlady Bet Lynch asks Hilda Ogden, who has worked at the Rovers as a cleaner for 22 years, to cut the ribbon and declare the pub open again. The new Rovers has removed the Snug and Select areas and extended the Public. Betty Turpin continues as barmaid while Bet also hires Sally Seddon and Alison Dougherty temporarily. The new pub is a big hit with the regulars as well as the customers at the nearby Graffiti Club, much to the chagrin of owner Alec Gilroy.
 * For more information see Episode 2647 (13th August 1986).