2016

Events

 * 1st January - Following the news that Ross Barton and Andy Sugden were both involved in Robert Sugden's shooting, Debbie Dingle leaves the village with her and Andy's children Sarah and Jack.
 * 5th January - Ashley Thomas tells his father Sandy and Harriet Finch that he has dementia. Cain Dingle catches his nephew Aaron Livesy attempting to self-harm.
 * 6th January - Vanessa Woodfield discovers that the father of her baby son Johnny is Kirin Kotecha and not Adam Barton as originally thought.
 * 7th January - Adam Barton and Kirin Kotecha are both told that Kirin is the father of Johnny Woodfield. Meanwhile, Ashley Thomas breaks the news of his dementia to his kids which also leads to Bernice White, Marlon Dingle and Nicola King all finding out as well.
 * 8th January - Rakesh Kotecha confesses to his son Kirin that he falsified his grandson Johnny's DNA test.
 * 11th January - Pete Barton kisses his former aunt Moira Dingle. Adam Barton attacks Rakesh Kotecha after learning that Rakesh mixed up the DNA test results.
 * 12th January - Pete Barton intentionally gets himself arrested after smashing the window of Mulberry Cottage and staging a fight with his brother Ross. Lisa Dingle suffers an angina attack when spending a day in a bar with Chas Dingle and Rhona Goskirk.
 * 13th January - Belle Dingle attacks Joanie Wright when Joanie makes a flippant comment about Belle's mother Lisa.
 * 14th January - Aaron Livesy discovers Paddy Kirk's affair with Tess Harris.
 * 18th January - Aaron Livesy catches his father Gordon and mother Chas kissing each other.
 * 19th January - Aaron Livesy collapses in the scrapyard. Robert Sugden takes him to hospital, where he is diagnosed with septicaemia as a result of his cut. Jacob Gallagher returns to the village on his own from Portugal.
 * 21st January - Aaron Livesy reveals to Robert Sugden that he was sexually abused by his father Gordon as a child.
 * 22nd January - Robert Sugden confronts Gordon Livesy in The Woolpack about him raping his son Aaron as a child. Robert threatens Gordon to leave the village or he will finish him off.
 * 29th January - Noah Dingle runs away from home after learning his mother Charity sold him as a baby.
 * 3rd February - Aaron Livesy finally confesses to his mother Chas Dingle that his father Gordon raped him.
 * 4th February - When threatening her, Gordon Livesy admits to Chas Dingle, he raped their son Aaron Livesy. When she returns home, Chas tells her half-brother Cain Dingle about Aaron's abuse. Pete Barton is sentenced to six months imprisonment.
 * 8th February - Aaron Livesy reports his dad Gordon to the police. Aaron's uncle Cain Dingle tolds Dingles, Paddy Kirk and Adam Thomas about Aaron's abuse.
 * 10th February - Leyla Harding collapses after suffering from the norovirus. Gabby Thomas shares sex tape of Kerry Wyatt and Dan Spencer.
 * 11th February - A drunk Kirin Kotecha accidentally runs over Tess Harris with his car. Tess later dies in theatre.
 * 15th February - Kirin Kotecha flees the village to avoid trouble with the police after killing Tess Harris.
 * 17th February - Tess Harris' funeral takes place. Whilst celebrating her 60th birthday in The Woolpack, Lisa Dingle tells her estranged husband Zak she is divorcing him. Ashley Thomas and Laurel Dingle decide to get remarried and Leyla Harding proposes to Nikhil Sharma.
 * 18th February - Rhona Goskirk discovers her husband Paddy Kirk had an affair with Tess Harris before Tess' death.
 * 19th February - Nikhil Sharma leaves the village with his daughter Molly after calling off his engagement to Leyla Harding.
 * 23rd February - Chas Dingle publicly reveals in The Woolpack that Gordon Livesy abused their son Aaron.
 * 25th February - Aaron Livesy sees his half-sister Liv Flaherty for the first time in seven years when he and Robert Sugden went to York to meets Liv's mother (and Aaron's ex-stepmother) Sandra Flaherty.
 * 26th February - Aaron Livesy learns from the police that a male victim has come forward and said Gordon Livesy abused him. Later, revealed that Robert Sugden paid Gordon's neighbour Ryan to lie the police. Ashley Thomas asks Lawrence White to adopt his daughter Gabby when he is no longer capable of being her father.
 * 29th February - Gordon Livesy threatens Chas Dingle and accuses her of paying his neighbour Ryan to make false allegations against him. Later, Chas discovers Robert Sugden paid Ryan to lie to the police.
 * 1st March - Chrissie Sugden asks her father Lawrence White about her true paternity after discovering he had an open marriage with her mother. Chas Dingle and Aaron Livesy learn the police have enough evidence to charge Gordon.
 * 2nd March - Chas Dingle confesses to her son Aaron Livesy that Robert Sugden paid Ryan to lie about Gordon abusing him.
 * 3rd March - Whilst trying to get help after Megan Macey's waters break, Sam Dingle is accidentally shot by Joanie Wright, who is out poaching with Sam's father Zak, and is taken to the hospital unconscious. Megan is taken to the hospital after being found by her estranged husband Jai Sharma where she gives birth to a baby girl who is rushed to the NICU. Shortly after, Megan and Jai are told their daughter was starved of oxygen during her birth. The police charge Gordon Livesy for raping son Aaron after Ryan withdrew his statement.
 * 4th March - Emma Barton finds bruises on April Windsor's arm and assumes babysitter Carly Hope has been abusing her. Megan Macey and Sam Dingle kiss.
 * 8th March - Carly Hope confesses to Marlon Dingle, she had a son named Billy, who died of Sudden Unexplained Infant Death. Later, April reveals to Carly and Marlon that it was her half-brother Leo Goskirk who hurt her. Charity Dingle is released from prison after a year but she disappears before Cain and Chas Dingle can pick her up.
 * 10th March - Rakesh Kotecha and Priya Sharma marry. Cain and Moira Dingle track down Charity with a stolen Ferrari.
 * 15th March - Chrissie Sugden kisses her brother-in-law Andy. Ross Barton steals a Rolex and a diamond ring from a jewellery shop.
 * 16th March - Gordon Livesy pretends to be ill and collapses during his plea hearing.
 * 17th March - Liv Flaherty arrives in the village and accuses her half-brother Aaron Livesy of lying about their father Gordon Livesy abusing him. She tracks down her father and comes face to face with him for the first time in seven years. Liv's mother Sandra admits to Chas Dingle she had suspicions of Aaron's abuse years previously and agrees to give a statement to the police. Laurel Dingle's pregnancy becomes public knowledge at her hen party.
 * 18th March - Ashley Thomas and Laurel Dingle remarry.
 * 23rd March - Rhona Goskirk confesses to Pierce Harris that her husband Paddy Kirk was having affair with his late wife, Tess. An enraged Pierce punches Paddy in The Woolpack. Rhona declares her and Paddy's marriage over.
 * 24th March - Cain Dingle's car is stolen. Cain and his wife Moira track down the car with a mystery driver. They chase after it before confronting the driver. They are shocked to discover the driver is Holly Barton, Moira's daughter. Val Pollard's headstone is laid down at the graveyard.
 * 28th March - Ashley Thomas announces he is retiring as vicar of St. Mary's.
 * 29th March - David Metcalfe learns he may have testicular cancer after Dr. Jermaine Bailey finds a lump on his testicle.
 * 30th March - David Metcalfe confesses to Leyla Harding he may have testicular cancer.
 * 31st March - David Metcalfe tells Jacob Gallagher he might have testicular cancer. Cain Dingle sorts out Holly Barton's drug dealer problem with help from Charity Dingle and Ross Barton.
 * 1st April - Liv Flaherty records her half-brother Aaron Livesy and Robert Sugden talking about Robert paying Ryan to lie to the police. Kerry Wyatt's April Fools prank on her boyfriend Dan Spencer backfires when Cain Dingle attacks Dan that results in Dan quitting his job. Later, it's revealed Cain and Dan had pranks Kerry as April Fools joke. Bernice White catches her step-daughter Chrissie Sugden and Chrissie's brother-in-law Andy half-naked.
 * 4th April - Aaron Livesy and Chas Dingle discover that Aaron's half-sister Liv Flaherty had been spying on them for her and Aaron's father Gordon Livesy.
 * 5th April - Lawrence White has Andy Sugden beaten up by thugs after Lawrence believes Andy has been sleeping with Lawrence's wife Bernice. Harriet Finch becomes the new vicar.
 * 7th April - Chrissie Sugden discovers her father Lawrence White was behind Andy Sugden's attack. Later, Andy's brother Robert finds Lawrence collapsed in Home Farm, but doesn't call an ambulance. Chrissie discovers an old love letter from a man named Ronnie Hale.
 * 8th April - Zak Dingle proposes to Joanie Wright after he punches Rishi Sharma. Belle Dingle kisses married Dr Bailey. Gabby Thomas reveals to Eric Pollard that his son David Metcalfe may have cancer.
 * 11th April - David Metcalfe discovers from Dr Bailey he has testicular cancer after Dr Bailey accidentally gave David the wrong results.
 * 12th April - Gordon Livesy's trial begins. Eliza Macey's christening doesn't go to plan.
 * 14th April - Aaron Livesy and Robert Sugden restart their relationship.
 * 15th April - Gordon Livesy is found guilty of raping his son Aaron when he was a child.
 * 18th April - Paddy Kirk leaves the village to work in Germany for six months.
 * 21st April - Joanie Wright slaps Belle Dingle for stealing her ring. Later, Rakesh Kotecha catches Belle and Dr Bailey in the factory office. In the commotion, a candle is accidentally knocked over resulting in a minor fire. Zak Dingle is subsequently arrested for arson. Pierce Harris finds out Rakesh's son Kirin was responsible for his wife Tess' death.
 * 22nd April - Rishi Sharma fires Belle Dingle after she admits caused the fire in the factory.
 * 25th April - David Metcalfe and Tracy Shankley after Tracy learns David has testicular cancer.
 * 26th April - Finn Barton is arrested for handling stolen goods.
 * 27th April - Dr. Bailey makes a home visit to Wishing Well Cottage after Lisa Dingle suffers an angina attack. Whilst there he discovers his lover, and Lisa's daughter, Belle is only seventeen.
 * 3rd May - Edna Birch passes away.
 * 4th May - Lawrence White tells his daughter Chrissie Sugden that he is not her biological father.
 * 5th May - Pete Barton is released from prison after three months and gives Robert Sugden a letter addressed to Aaron Livesy from his father Gordon. But later, Robert burns Gordon's letter after Aaron says he wants nothing more to do with Gordon.
 * 9th May - Cain Dingle kidnaps Rakesh Kotecha believing he's his teenage half-sister Belle's married lover.
 * 10th May - Whilst taking Rakesh Kotecha hostage, Cain Dingle discovers Rakesh's son Kirin was responsible for Tess Harris' death three months previously. Later, his cousin Charity informs Cain he has the wrong man and Rakesh is freed.
 * 11th May - Diane Sugden signs over The Woolpack to Charity Dingle and buys into the B&B. Gordon Livesy is sentenced to eighteen years imprisonment. Emma Barton discovers Dr Bailey is having an affair with Belle Dingle and she blackmails him into telling her sons she is undergoing tests for Motor Neurone Disease.
 * 12th May - Whilst celebrating changing his last name to Dingle, Aaron Livesy, and his half-sister Liv Flaherty are informed that their father Gordon has died.
 * 13th May - Edna Birch's funeral takes place.
 * 16th May - Aaron Dingle visits his father Gordon Livesy's dead body in the mortuary and later breaks up with his boyfriend Robert Sugden after calling him manipulative. Pierce Harris takes Rakesh Kotecha's job at his old firm.
 * 18th May - David Metcalfe tells Jacob Gallagher that Dylan, a boy who he befriended had died of a infection in his lungs. Rhona Goskirk and Pierce Harris share a kiss.
 * 19th May - Arthur Thomas goes missing at the hospital. He is later returned to his parents Laurel and Ashley by a police officer.
 * 23rd May - Lawrence White and Ronnie Hale are revealed to be former lovers. Tracy Shankley moves into Tug Ghyll.
 * 25th May - Lawrence White hires Sam Dingle to get rid of Ronnie Hale but his plan quickly backfires. Holly Barton dyes Charity Dingle's hair blue and later tries to kiss her step-father Cain Dingle but he rejects her.
 * 26th May - Moira Dingle discovers her daughter Holly Barton tried to kiss her husband Cain. Moira disowns Holly which results in Holly turning to drugs again. Liv Flaherty tells Gabby Thomas that she is being hassled by someone pretending to be her late father Gordon Livesy.
 * 27th May - Holly Barton is rushed to hospital after her cousins Pete and Ross find her unconscious.
 * 30th May - Liv Flaherty and Gabby Thomas hold a trashing party in Liv's late father Gordon Livesy's house. Cain Dingle walks out on his wife Moira due to step-daughter Holly Barton's drug use.
 * 31st May - Gordon Livesy's funeral takes place. Later, Robert Sugden is arrested for perverting the course of justice after Liv Flaherty gets Ryan to tell the police about Robert paying him.
 * 1st June - Lachlan White takes a photo of Belle Dingle and Dr. Bailey together in the car.
 * 2nd June - Lachlan White reveals to Cain Dingle that Cain's half-sister Belle is seeing Dr. Bailey. Marlon Dingle catches Rhona Goskirk and Pierce Harris together. Robert Sugden discovers Noah Dingle is Liv Flaherty's bully.
 * 3rd June - Belle Dingle's affair with Jermaine Bailey is revealed to Jermaine's wife Angie by Belle's half-brother Cain. Later, Belle lies that she stalked Dr Bailey to avoid him going to prison. Chas Dingle goes on a date with DS Jason Wise but gets freaked out when Jason knocks over a box of old photos.
 * 7th June - Chas Dingle hurts her hand jumping out the way of James Barton's car. At the hospital Chas tells him she may be pregnant with her late ex-husband Gordon Livesy's child. Later, James' partner Emma Barton discovers Chas' negative pregnancy test in the bin. Jacob Gallagher and David Metcalfe shave their hair off.
 * 8th June - James Barton walks out on his partner Emma after learning she faked her illness.
 * 9th June - Emma Barton breaks in and trashes the pub. She is later she was disowned by her sons Pete, Ross and Finn for faking being ill. Bernice White discovers the truth about her husband Lawrence's relationship with Ronnie Hale. Zak and Lisa Dingle are divorced after eighteen years of marriage.
 * 10th June - Drunk Bernice White destroys part of The Mill development with a digger.
 * 12th June - Andy Sugden lies to Rakesh Kotecha that he destroyed The Mill. Later, Andy and Bernice White share a kiss.
 * 13th June - Holly Barton accidentally locks herself out when babysitting her step-brother Kyle Winchester.
 * 17th June - Lachlan White brakes into Dr Bailey and his wife Angie's house. Belle Dingle arrives and finds Lachlan trashing the house. Lachlan escapes but Belle is caught by the Baileys.
 * 19th June - Belle Dingle reveals to her mother Lisa that she is having an affair with Dr. Bailey and the stalker story was cover before she is arrested.
 * 20th June - Angie Bailey discovers Belle Dingle is her husband, Jermaine's lover not his stalker. Later, Belle's half-brother Cain beats up Dr. Bailey and he ends up in hospital. Marlon Dingle's plan to poison Pierce Harris backfires when he accidentally poisons Eric Pollard but Pierce helps Marlon out.
 * 21st June - Dr Bailey loses his job after his wife Angie reports him to his boss Dr. Cavanagh for having an affair with Belle Dingle. Jermaine ends his relationship with Belle. Later, Belle calls the police on her half-brother Cain for beating Jermaine up.
 * 23rd June - Victoria Barton is attacked in her food van by Holly's drug dealer friend Simon McManus.
 * 24th June - Holly Barton steals her sister-in-law Victoria's money to pay off drug dealer Simon McManus before crashing the Diddy Diner into a wall.
 * 28th June - Rakesh Kotecha starts a fire at Mill Cottage, unaware Nicola King is inside. The Mill explodes. Ronnie Hale and Dan Spencer rescue Nicola but Ronnie is knocked unconscious before he is rescued by Rakesh and Carly Hope.
 * 29th June - Nicola King collapses at her house after returning from the hospital. Gabby Thomas and Jacob Gallagher share a kiss.
 * 30th June - Ronnie Hale discovers Rakesh Kotecha was behind the fire at Mill Cottage. Nicola King is told that she could be paralysed following the fire.
 * 1st July - Laurel Thomas catches her step-daughter Gabby kissing Jacob Gallagher. She later drinks a bottle of wine despite being heavily pregnant.
 * 5th July - Belle Dingle lies to Jermaine Bailey that she's pregnant with his child.
 * 6th July - Belle Dingle tells her family that she is pregnant with Jermaine Bailey's child but Charity Dingle is suspects she is lying.
 * 8th July - Holly Barton confesses to her mother Moira Dingle that she is still using heroin.
 * 11th July - Diane Sugden locks David Metcalfe and Tracy Shankley in the B&amp;B where they make up and kiss. Holly Barton confesses to her mother Moira Dingle that she was behind her sister-in-law Victoria's attack.
 * 12th July - Charity Dingle tries to seduce Jermaine Bailey to prove he isn't good enough for her cousin Belle. Later, Charity discovers Belle is faking her pregnancy.
 * 13th July - Bernice White sets up her husband Lawrence and Ronnie Hale in a hotel.
 * 14th July - Chrissie Sugden discovered her adopted father Lawrence White and Ronnie Hale used to be lovers in The Woolpack . Later, Lawrence throws Chrissie and her son Lachlan out and points a shotgun at Ronnie.
 * 15th July - Aaron Dingle tries to convince Lawrence White to accept who he is.
 * 18th July - David Metcalfe proposes to Tracy Shankley. Aaron Dingle catches his boyfriend Robert Sugden letting Ryan Harred go after Robert locks Ryan in the boot of his car for a night.
 * 19th July - Belle Dingle's hallucinations returns. Robert Sugden decides to move in with his boyfriend Aaron Dingle.
 * 21st July - Moira Dingle fears she may have contracted HIV after accidentally falling on a used heroin needle at a drug house. Joanie Wright sets a date for her and Zak Dingle's wedding.
 * 22nd July - Robert Sugden confesses to his boyfriend Aaron Dingle that it was Ross Barton who shot him ten months previously after Ross made a deal with Robert's brother Andy. Later, Aaron punches Andy and informs Andy's girlfriend Chrissie Sugden about Andy's involvement in the shooting.
 * 25th July - Andy Sugden and Bernice White sleep together. Lachlan White makes a pass on Gabby Thomas. Chas Dingle returns home from the hospital after nearly two months. Chas tells her son Aaron that she knew Ross Barton shot Robert Sugden.
 * 26th July - Lachlan White accidentally shoots his grandfather Lawrence with a shotgun when confronting him at Home Farm. Chrissie Sugden discovers her boyfriend Andy Sugden is cheating on her with her stepmother Bernice White. Marlon Dingle and Carly Hope share a kiss.
 * 27th July - Chrissie White plants the gun that her son Lachlan used to shoot his grandfather Lawrence in her boyfriend Andy Sugden's car and calls the police on him.
 * 28th July - Andy Sugden is charged with the attempted murder of Lawrence White. Gabby Thomas and Liv Flaherty break into Victoria Barton's house, attempting to steal a dress.
 * 1st August - Gabby Thomas lies to the police that her dad Ashley hit her. Victoria Barton discovers her sister-in-law Holly was involved in her attack at the food van a month earlier.
 * 2nd August - Cain Dingle kisses Charity Dingle after walking out on his wife Moira. The pair are caught by Cain's half-sister Chas. During a heated argument with her father Ashley, Gabby Thomas tells him that he should drop dead. Ashley retorts and tells her he wishes she'd never been born.
 * 3rd August - Cain Dingle confesses to his wife Moira that he kissed his cousin Charity. Nicola King kisses Dan Spencer.
 * 4th August - The village commemorates the first anniversary of the helicopter crash. Cain Dingle tries to run James Barton off the road but stops when he sees his wife Moira is also in the car. Later, Moira tells Cain their marriage is over.
 * 5th August - Cain Dingle takes off his wedding ring and walks out on his wife Moira. Belle Dingle pours wine on Joanie Wright's wedding dress.
 * 8th August - Drunk Zak Dingle accidentally calls his fiancée Joanie Wright 'Lisa' at his stag do.
 * 9th August - Zak Dingle and Joanie Wright marry.
 * 10th August - Chrissie White blackmails Rakesh Kotecha into getting her boyfriend Andy Sugden to plead guilty to the attempted murder of her dad Lawrence.
 * 11th August - Rakesh Kotecha helps Andy Sugden escape from court after Andy pleads not guilty for the attempted murder of Lawrence White. David Metcalfe visits his girlfriend Tracy Shankley's dad Frank Clayton in prison. Later it's revealed Frank is also Vanessa Woodfield's father; making Vanessa and Tracy half-sisters.
 * 12th August - Andy Sugden discovers his girlfriend Chrissie White framed him for shooting her dad Lawrence after finding out he slept with her step-mother Bernice.
 * 15th August - Chrissie White confesses to Andy Sugden that it was her son Lachlan who shot her father Lawrence before she cuts herself. Andy's brother Robert comes to Andy's rescue and helps him escape the village.
 * 16th August - Robert Sugden and Bernice White help Robert's brother Andy flee the country to avoid trouble with the police.
 * 17th August - Robert Sugden begins emailing Lachlan White, pretending to be his dad Donny Cairn.
 * 18th August - Angie Bailey reveals to the Dingles that Belle was never pregnant with her estranged husband Jermaine's baby. Belle runs away and suffers a breakdown at the café. Belle's family bring her home but she runs away again.
 * 22nd August - The Dingles disown Charity after discovering she knew Belle was faking her pregnancy. Bob Hope isn't pleased to learn his daughter Carly is in a relationship with Marlon Dingle.
 * 23rd August - Whilst following leads on missing Belle, Charity Dingle is attacked by Holly Barton's ex-boyfriend Dean. Later, Charity kisses her cousin Cain. Vanessa Woodfield and Tracy Shankley learn they are half-sisters from their father Frank Clayton.
 * 24th August - Chrissie White blackmails Rakesh Kotecha into spending a night with her.
 * 25th August - Rakesh Kotecha attacks Chrissie White after discovering she tricked him into kissing her.
 * 29th August - Zak and Lisa Dingle identify the body of a young woman, and are relieved when it isn't their daughter Belle.
 * 30th August - Paddy Kirk returns to the village after living in Germany for four months and discovers his wife Rhona is in a relationship with Pierce Harris.
 * 31st August - Chrissie White and her son Lachlan confront Robert Sugden about Robert posing as Lachlan's dad Donny Cairn after Robert's plan to get Lachlan confesses backfired.
 * 1st September - Moira Dingle catches her husband Cain with his cousin Charity. Robert Sugden tells Lachlan White the truth about his dad Donny Cairn's disappearance.
 * 2nd September - Laurel Thomas gives birth to a baby girl with the assistance of her husband Ashley. Elliot Windsor catches Nicola King and Dan Spencer kissing.
 * 5th September - Elliot Windsor publicly reveals that he walked in on his step-mother Nicola King kissing Dan Spencer.
 * 6th September - Drunk Kerry Wyatt kisses Ross Barton. James Barton and Moira Dingle kiss.
 * 7th September - Emma Barton finds Moira Dingle's bra in the taxi that her husband James was driving the other day. Their son Ross lies by saying the bra belongs to his one night stands. Later, James reveals to Ross that he kissed Moira. Pete Barton and Bernice White discover Ross and Kerry's one night stand.
 * 9th September - Belle Dingle collapses and is taken to hospital when she reunites with her parents Zak and Lisa and her boyfriend Jermaine Bailey.
 * 12th September - Jermaine Bailey explains to Zak and Lisa Dingle that their daughter Belle could have schizophrenia.
 * 13th September - Tracy Shankley discovers her father Frank Clayton is staying at Tug Ghyll with her half-sister Vanessa Woodfield. Later Tracy steals Eric Pollard's bankcard and puts it in Frank's pocket.
 * 14th September - Frank Clayton is arrested for theft after Eric Pollard reports him to the police. Later Tracy Shankley confesses to her fiance (and Eric's son) David Metcalfe that it was her who stole Eric's bankcard and framed her dad.
 * 16th September - Paddy Kirk locks himself and trashes Smithy Cottage. Charity Dingle reveals to Liv Flaherty that Chas Dingle give her money to Lisa Dingle.
 * 20th September - Robert Sugden ends up hanging upside after replacing a nut from the zip wire at Treetop Adventure World that he previously removed. Robert calls his sister Victoria Barton to help and informs her that Chrissie White framed their brother Andy for shooting her dad Lawrence. David Metcalfe confess to fiancée Tracy Shankley that he can't marry her if he still has cancer.
 * 21st September - David Metcalfe and his fiancée Tracy Shankley discover that David is cancer free. Later, Tracy is driven away from her hen do by her father Frank Clayton.
 * 22nd September - Tracy Shankley marries David Metcalfe, after her father Frank Clayton and her half sister Vanessa Woodfield help her got to church after a series of events delay her arrival. Holly Barton and Jai Sharma share a kiss.
 * 23rd September - Dan Spencer proposes to Kerry Wyatt.
 * 26th September - Kerry Wyatt discovers she's pregnant, but is unsure if her one night stand Ross Barton, or her fiancé Dan Spencer is the father.
 * 27th September - Ross Barton and Charity Dingle share a kiss. Nicola King exposes her husband Jimmy's lie about his 'dead wife' to a bereavement group.
 * 29th September - Moira Dingle is devastated to discover her daughter Holly Barton dead in her bed. Cain and Charity Dingle's relationship goes public. Jai Sharma tolds his sister Pyria Sharma that he and Holly was in relationship before her death.
 * 30th September - Moira Dingle blames her estranged husband Cain for her daughter Holly's death before punching him for abandoning their family, ordering him to get out of her life.
 * 3rd October -  Adam Barton and his half brother Ross head to see Holly's drug dealer friend Simon McManus where Adam attacks Simon. Pete Barton and Leyla Harding discover that Holly and Jai Sharma used to be in relationship before Holly's death.
 * 4th October - Pete Barton tells his aunt Moira Dingle and his half-brother Adam that Holly's secret boyfriend was Jai Sharma. Adam punches Jai in response.
 * 6th October - Kerry Wyatt has an abortion before Dan Spencer and Ross Barton find her. Kerry tells Dan that she had an abortion and he wasn't the father.
 * 7th October - Dan Spencer dumps Kerry Wyatt for cheating on him.
 * 10th October - Ross Barton accidentally pushes his father James down the stairs at Wylie's Farm during an argument. At the hospital, Emma discovers about James and Moira Dingle. Priya Kotecha slaps her husband Rakesh on his birthday party at The Woolpack, accusing him of having an affair with Chrissie White after finding the photo on Chrissie's phone.
 * 11th October - Rebecca White arrives in the village by helicopter. Later, it is revealed that Rebecca is helping her ex-brother in law Robert Sugden with his vendetta against Rebecca's sister Chrissie.
 * 12th October - Rakesh Kotecha trying to kill himself but fails. Later, Rakesh confesses to his wife Priya that he caused the fire at the Mill 4 months earlier. Emma Barton poisons her husband James.
 * 13th October - Holly Barton's funeral takes place. James Barton finds his cat Flurry dead from poisoning by his wife Emma who is holding him hostage.
 * 14th October - Robert Sugden rejects his ex-sister in law Rebecca White when she tries to seduce him. Robert confides in his sister Victoria Barton that he is going to propose to his boyfriend Aaron Dingle.
 * 17th October - Aaron Dingle kidnaps Lachlan White after he threatens to lie that Aaron's boyfriend Robert Sugden sexually abused him. Aaron and Robert take Lachlan in the quarry where Lachlan does a runner before Aaron and Robert catches him. Later Robert finally opens up to Aaron about his bisexuality. When driving back to the village, Robert tells Aaron that he was going to asks him to marry him before they become involved in car crash with Lachlan still in the car boot.
 * 18th October - When chasing after Pierce Harris, Pierce's girlfriend Rhona Goskirk and her estranged husband Paddy Kirk become involved in the accident when Paddy crashes into a blue car lying on its roof.
 * 19th October - James Barton bludgeons his wife Emma with a bottle, knocking her out. James escapes before Emma catches up with him and confronts him at the side of the road.
 * 20th October - On the day of his daughter Dotty's christening, Ashley Thomas forgets who she is during the service. Heartbroken, he drives off. James Barton confronts his wife Emma on a bridge overlooking a motorway. Emma accidentally pushes James off. He lands on Ashley's car, resulting in a huge pile-up involving Ashley, Pierce Harris, Rhona Goskirk and Paddy Kirk. Robert Sugden and Aaron Dingle swerve to avoid the crashed vehicles and plunge into a nearby lake with Lachlan White still in the boot. In the aftermath, James, Paddy and Rhona are all rushed to hospital, while Emma and Ashley escape the scene. Robert rescues Aaron and he dives back into the water for Lachlan who already escaped.
 * 21st October - James Barton dies from his injuries in the hospital. Aaron Dingle finally accepts his boyfriend Robert Sugden's proposal on his hospital bed.
 * 24th October - Emma Barton tries to put a blame on Cain Dingle for her husband James' death. Aaron Dingle woke up and his memory gets confused after he passed out on the other days, Aaron proposed to his boyfriend Robert Sugden which he appects and they making their engagement official.
 * 25th October - Lachlan White publicly reveals at The Woolpack that his aunt Rebecca had an affair with Robert Sugden when he and Chrissie was together. Chrissie and Rebecca slaps each other.
 * 26th October - Rebecca White opens her DNA test that revealed Lawrence is her bigoigcal father.
 * 27th October - Cain and Charity Dingle leave the village to live with their daughter Debbie in France but Cain change his mind and dumps Charity as he told her that he still loves his estranged wife Moira. Cain went back to the village as Charity drive to the cliff.

Real life events

 * 28th February - Frank Kelly (Dermot Macey) dies.
 * 12th May - Emmerdale's 7500th episode airs.
 * 28th May - Danny Miller wins 'Best Male Dramatic Performance' and 'Best Actor', Val's death wins 'Scene of the Year' and Emmerdale wins 'Best Soap' at The British Soap Awards.