2nd January - Marlon Dingle tells the police that Ross Kirk killed Shane Doyle because Shane blackmailed Ross and Marlon's wife Donna.
5th January - Marlon Dingle and Ross Kirk are arrested after fighting in the street. Marlon is let go, but Ross isn't so lucky.
6th January - Matthew King's funeral takes place. Anna De Souza leaves the village after the wake. (Final appearance of the character). Ross Kirk is charged with the murder of Shane Doyle.
2nd February - Lexi Nicholls proposes to Carl King.
5th February - Due to the death of his portrayer Clive Hornby the previous year, long-standing character Jack Sugden dies of a heart attack off-screen while staying with his mother Annie in Spain.
9th February - Annie Sugden returns for Jack Sugden's funeral. (First appearance of the character since 1996)
10th February - Jack Sugden's funeral takes place. His son Robert also returns but watches the funeral from far away (Final appearance of Annie Sugden and last apperance of Robert Sugden until 2014).
12th February - Sandy Thomas returns to the village. (First appearance of the character since 2008)
16th February - Will Wylde, the youngest child of Mark and Natasha Wylde, arrives in the village after spending time at boarding school (First appearance of the character).
17th February - Nathan and Maisie Wylde, the older children of Mark and Natasha Wylde, arrive in time for a party at Home Farm (First appearance of both characters).
25th February - Sandy Thomas holds Marlon and Eli Dingle hostage, almost shooting Eli when he tries to grab Sandy's granddaughter Jasmine. However, his son and daughter-in-law Ashley and Laurel burst in, and Ashley convinces him to put the gun down.
5th March - Jasmine Thomas is sentenced to four years in prison for the manslaughter of Shane Doyle and Debbie Dingle is sentenced to six months for perverting the course of justice.
24th March - Aaron Livesy steals Bob Hope's cash with the help from his great-uncle Zak Dingle, his grandfather Shadrach and his second cousin Marlon. Debbie Dingle is released from prison.
26th March - Jasmine Thomas and Debbie Dingle say goodbye to each other after Jasmine says that they need to move on with their lives. (Final appearance of the character)
9th April - Lee Naylor badly injures his leg when he steps on a trap set for his grandfather Mick.
24th April - After his relationship with Victoria Sugden is revealed to his brother Andy by Aaron Livesy, Daz Eden is forced to leave the village. (Final appearance of the character)
27th May - Mark and Natasha Wylde renew their vows.
28th May - Jimmy King proposes to Nicola De Souza.
2nd June - Andy Sugden attempts to leave the village with his daughter Sarah but his plan is stopped by Debbie Dingle.
3rd June - Debbie Dingle is awarded full custody of her daughter Sarah after Andy Sugden withdrew his custody application.
8th June - Aaron Livesy smashes Andy Sugden's car window with a rock after Andy accidentally locked Aaron's dog Clyde in a barn.
15th June - Ryan Lamb arrives in the village. (First appearance of the character)
1st July - At Paddy Kirk's 40th birthday in the Woolpack, Aaron Livesy reads an embarrassing draft copy of a poem that Paddy had written for his girlfriend Chas to everyone in the packed pub. In a fit of rage, Paddy attacks Aaron and is forced to tell Chas that he was planning on proposing. Chas tells Paddy that they are fine as they are.
13th August - Lexi King kidnaps Angelica King and takes her to the roof of the hospital. After a heated argument, her husband Carl reveals that he never loved her (Final appearance of Lexi King). April Windsor is born off-screen to Marlon Dingle and Donna Windsor.
20th August - John Barton is arrested for assaulting Aaron Livesy and imprisoning him in a barn after Aaron tries to set fire to a bale of hay.
26th August - Aaron Livesy drops the charges against John Barton after his mother Chas Dingle, his great-uncle Zak and his step great-aunt Lisa forced him.
27th August - Will Wylde is kicked in the head by a horse.
10th September - Paddy Kirk dumps Chas Dingle after finding out about her fling with Carl King.
14th September - Jail and Nikhil's sister Priya Sharma arrives in the village. (First appearance of the character)
17th September - Aaron Livesy disowns his mother Chas Dingle after he found out about Chas and Carl King.
1st October - Charity Tate returns after four years away when Debbie and Cain Dingle discover that Charity is about to marry Debbie's boyfriend Michael.
7th October - A fight between Charity Tate and Nicola De Souza breaks out and has to be broken up by Cain Dingle.
8th October - Aaron Livesy cuts the breaks of Carl King's car, but he stops the car before Carl's brother Jimmy can drive away with his family inside.
10th December - Aaron Livesy and Adam Barton are involved in a car accident and Aaron cuts his head. As Adam is checking it out, Aaron tries to kiss him.
13th May - Victoria falls through the ice wins 'Spectacular Scene of the Year' at The British Soap Awards.
23rd July - In a complete revamp to ITV's schedule, Emmerdale ditches it's regular hour-long Tuesday episode and starts showing a second episode at 8.00pm on Thursdays.