Coronation Street Blog Achievements of 2018

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December 2018

• Emma's interview with Richard Hawley (Johnny Connor)
• Emma's interview with Beverley Callard (Liz McDonald)
• Emma's interview with Sue Nicholls (Audrey Roberts)
• Emma's interview with Sally Ann Matthews (Jenny Bradley)
• Martin's interview with Chris Gascoyne (Peter Barlow)
• Martin's interview with Joe Duttine (Tim Metcalfe)
• Martin's interview with Connie Hyde (Gina Seddon)
• Our blog team meet in Manchester for tea at Annie's restuarant (owned by Jennie McAlpine) and then head to the pantomime to see Les Dennis and Connor McIntyre as the ugly sisters in Cinderella.

November 2018

• Competition to win copies of Christmas on Coronation Street, the paperback novel
• Blog editor Glenda' debut novel, Belle of the Back Streets, is published in hardback and ebook with Headline. It's the first of three novels with Headline.

September 2018

• We're invited to the ITV Corrie press day where Stevie Dawson interviews new Coronation Street producer Iain MacLeod
• We're invited in to the ITV Corrie press day where Stevie Dawson interviews Rob Mallard (Daniel Osbourne) 
• We're invited in to the ITV Corrie press day where Sophie Williams interviews Kym Marsh (Michelle Connor)
• We're invited to the ITV Corrie press day where Stevie Dawson interviews Katie McGlynn (Sinead Tinker)
• We're invited in to the ITV Corrie press day where Sophie Williams interviews Ryan Prescott (Ryan Connor)
• We're invited in to the ITV Corrie press day where Sophie Williams interviews James Burrows (Ali Neeson)
• We're invited in to the ITV Corrie press day where Sophie Williams interviews Ben Price (Nick Tilsley)
• Blog editor Glenda was invited to take part in BBC Radio 2's Midnight Mastermind. Find out more here.
• Competition to win three Coronation Street colouring books and pencil sets
• Competition to win a Coronation Street Co-op bag
• Our blogger Ryan meets and interviews Sally Dynevor (Sally Metcalfe)

July 2018

• Competition to win five copies of William Roache's new book Life and Soul.
• Competition to win two gritty East End Angels novels by Rosie Hendry.
• Competition to win a gritty Victoria saga by novel by AnneMarie Brear.
• Our blogger Ryan meets and interviews Catherine Tyldesley (Eva Price)
• Our blogger Ryan meets and interviews Rula Lenska (Claudia Colby)
• Our blogger Ryan meets and interviews Lucy Fallon (Bethany Platt).
• Our blogger Ryan meets and interviews Samia Longchambon (Maria Connor).

June 2018

• EXCLUSIVE video from William Roache on coping with stress at Coronation Street
• Competition to win gritty potteries saga novel by Margaret Kaine.
• Our blogger Ryan meets and interviews Sair Khan (Alya Nazir).
• Competition to win one Corrie bag from the Co-op.

May 2018

• Our blogger Sophie's interview with Sue Cleaver and Nicola Thorp (Eileen Grimshaw and Nicola Rubinstein).
• Our blogger Sophie's interview with Connor McIntyre (Pat Phelan)
• Our blogger Sophie's account of her first ever visit to an ITV Corrie press day. 
• Our blogger Sophie's interviews with Kym Marsh and Tristam Gemmill (Michelle Connor and Robert Preston).
• Our blogger Emma's interview with Mikey North (Gary Windass)
• Our blogger Sophie's interviews with Jack P Shepherd, Ryan Clayton and Julia Goulding (David Platt, Josh Tucker and Shona Ramsey.
• Competition to win five Corrie bags from the Co-op
• Competition to win gritty saga novel The Foyles Bookshop Girls
• Competition to win gritty saga novel Woolworths Girls at War

April 2018

• Our bloggers Ruth Owens and Michael Adams met and interviewed Shayne Ward to discuss Aidan's suicide storyline. Read it here.
• Competition to win two gritty Manchester novels by Emma Hornby. Read it here.
• We attended the UK Blog Awards as a finalist in the Arts and Culture category. Read it here.

March 2018

• Blog editor Glenda was interviewed on BBC Radio Newcastle every day during the last week of March 2018. She talked about setting up and running the Coronation Street Blog as well as about her upcoming novels. Find out more here.
• Our bloggers Emma Hynes and Michael Adams were invited to the reveal of the new Victoria Street set.  Read it all here.
• Our blogger Ryan Oxley interviewed Corrie writer Jonathan Harvey. Read it here.
• Our blogger Stevie Dawson interviewed crime writer Martina Cole for a VIP blog post. We donated to charity Breast Cancer Care in exchange. Read it here.
• Our blogger Emma Hynes interviewed Sean Wilson, who returned to Corrie as Martin Platt. Read it here.
• Guest blogger Stephen M Hornby was interviewed on BBC Radio Newcastle about why Corrie is right to air the male rape storyline. Listen to his interview her
• Our blogger Emma Hynes interviewed Louis Emerick who joins Corrie as Liz McDonald's new fella. Read it here.

February 2018

• Exclusive preview of the Ken Farrington (Billy Walker) autobiography. Read it here.
• Competition to win two signed Coronation Streets script PLUS 5 copies of the new 'Mother's Day on Coronation Street' book. Find out more here.
• Our blogger Emma Hynes met and interviewed James Burrows, who plays Michelle Connor's Son Alex (Ali) Neeson. Read it here.
• Our blogger Emma Hynes met and interviewed Ryan Clayton, who plays Josh Tucker. Read it here.
• Our blogger Emma Hynes met and interviewed Corrie clairvoyant Sophie Thompson. Read it here.

January 2018

• Competition to win afternoon tea for two at Annie's Manchester, the restaurant owned by Jennie McAlpine (who plays Fiz in Coronation Street) and her husband Chris Farr.  We announced the winner here.
• Competition to win two sets of free tickets to see Dean Fagan (who played Luke Britton in Coronation Street) in a new stage play D'Eon in Manchester.  Enter here.
• Competition to win a ticket to meet classic Corrie stars at TV Utopia 2018.  Find out more here.
• Competition to win five copies of The Little Book of Carla Connor. Winners announced here.

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Coronation Street Blog achievements of 2017

Here are our achievements for 2017 - so far!

Have a look back at Coronation Street Blog's best bits from: 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
 
Want to know more about who we are and what we do? Read all about the Coronation Street Blog. 

December 2017

• Our blog is nominated in the UK Blog Awards 2018. Please vote for us here.
• Our blog celebrates 10 years online. Our anniversary is December 7th.
• Our blogger Ruth interviewed Debbie Rush, who plays Anna Windass
  Read it here.
• Our blogger Ruth interviewed Chris Gascoyne, who plays Peter Barlow.
  Read it here.
• Our blogger Ruth interviewed Daniel Brocklebank, who plays Billy the vicar Mayhew
  Read it here.
• Our blogger Ruth interviewed Simon Gregson and Kate Ford, who play Steve McDonald and Tracy Barlow
  Read it here
• Our blogger Ruth interviewed Rob Mallard, who plays Daniel Osbourne.
  Read it here.

November 2017

• Our blogger Ruth interviewed Faye Brookes and Bhavna Limbachia, who play Kate and Rana. Read it here.
• Competition to win five copies of the official ITV Book Christmas on Coronation Street.
• Competition to win five sets of official Coronation Street merchandise including Carla Connor notepads and mugs
• Competition to win five copies of the Inside Soap Yearbook 2018
• Our blogger Ruth was invited to the ITV press day for Coronation Street 2017 Christmas storylines
• Our blogger Graeme interviewed Jayne Bickerton (Corrie's Yana Lumb). Read it here.

October 2017

• Competition to win Coronation Street cushions
• Competition to win books by Coronation Street writer Cameron McAllister
• Competition to win signed book by ex-I'm a Celebrity Producer Lisa Mary London

September 2017

• Tributes are paid to Liz Dawn after she passes away. Our youngest blogger Michael Adams pays his respects to the actress on the BBC national News.
  Read it here.
• Our blogger Emma is invited to ITV to interview Shayne Ward, who plays Aidan Connor.
  Read it here
• Our blogger Emma is invited to ITV to interview Samia Longchambon, who plays Maria Connor.
  Read it here
• Our blogger Emma is invited to ITV to interview Jim Moir (Vic Reeves) who plays gameshow host Colin.
  Read it here
• Our blogger Emma is invited to ITV to interview Sally-Anne Matthews, who plays Jenny Badley.
  Read it here.
• Our blogger Emma is invited to ITV to interview Catherine Tyldesley, who plays Eva Price.
  Read it here.

August 2017

• Our youngest blogger Michael was interviewed on Radio Five Live about the #SaveRita campaign.
  Listen to it here.
• Our blogger Graeme interviewed Derek Griffiths, who played Freddie.
  Read it here.

July 2017

• Our blogger Graeme interviewed Robin Askwith about the Confessions of... films, his time as a Carry on Star and of course, his stints on Coronation Street.
  Read it here.
• We ran a competition to win copies of Jacqueline Chadwick's first crime novel. 
• Exclusive interview with Jacqueline Chadwick, who played Linda Sykes.
  Read it here.

June 2017

• Our blogger Jordan is invited to ITV to interview Shayne Ward, who plays Aidan Connor
  Read it here.
• Our blogger Jordan is invited to ITV to interview Samia Longchambon, who plays Maria Connor.
  Read it here.
• Our blogger Jordan is invited to ITV to interview Cath Tyldesley, who plays Eva Price
  Read it here
• Our blogger Jordan is invited to Salford's Lowry Theatre to interview Les Dennis.
  Read it here.
• Our blogger Jordan is invited to ITV to interview Nicola Thorp, who plays Pat Phelan's daughter Nicola.
  Read it here

May 2017

• Blog editor Glenda was invited to ITV to interview Lucy Fallon, who plays Bethany Platt
  Read it here
• Blog editor Glenda was invited to ITV to interview Denise Black, who plays Denise Osbourne.
  Read it here.
• Blog editor Glenda was invited to ITV to interview Rob Mallard, who plays Daniel Osbourne.
  Read it here.
• Our blogger Jordan is invited to ITV to interview Julia Goulding, who plays Shona Ramsey.
  Read it here.
• Our blogger Jordan is invited to ITV to interview Lucy Fallon, who plays Bethany Platt.
  Read it here.
• We're featured in The Daily Star after our Buckingham Palace announcement reveals Who Pushed Ken!
  Read it here
• We're featured in The Sun, along with Corrie podcasters Conversation Street, after blogging about their visit to the Corrie Prop Store.
  Read it here

April 2017

• We donated all of the royalties from Coronation Street Blog - The Book, to Moodswings mental health network.
  Read it here.
• Exclusive competition to win tickets to the GranadaLand wrap party.
• Our blogger Jordan Lloyd was invited to ITV to interview Chris Harper (Nathan Curtis).
  Read it here. 

March 2017

• Coronation Street Blog is interviewed in The Sun.
  Read it here.
• Graeme Naylor interviewed Rupert Hill, who played Jamie Baldwin.
  Read it here
• Graeme Naylor interviewed Margi campi, who played Dulcie Froggat
  Read it here.
• Graeme Naylor interviewed Veronica Doran, who played Marion (Stardust Lil) Willis
  Read it here.
• Graeme Naylor interviewed Anne Cunningham, who played Elsie Tanner's daughter Linda Cheveski.
  Read it here.

February 2017

• Competition to win three copies of the new book by former Corrie actress Rita May.
• Graeme Naylor interviewed Amanda Barrie, who played Alma Baldwin
  Read it here.
• Graeme Naylor interviewed Rita May, who played Connie Rathbone
  Read it here
• Graeme Naylor interviewed Deborah McAndrew, who played Angie Freeman.
  Read it here.

January 2017

• Stevie Dawson was invited to ITV to interview Helen Flanagan on Rosie Webster's return to Corrie.
  Read it here.
• Stevie Dawson was invited to ITV to interview Brooke Vincent on Sophie Webster's return to Corrie.
  Read it here.
• Stevie Dawson was invited to ITV to interview Katie McGlynn on Sinead dumping Chesney.
  Read it here.
• Glenda Young was invited to review Wendi Peters in Wonderland the musical.
  Read the review here.
• Emma Hynes interviews Chris Harper, who plays Nathan.
  Read the interview here.
• Emma Hynes was invited to ITV to interview Kym Marsh, Simon Gregson and producer Kate Oates on Michelle and Steve's late miscarriage storyline. 
  Read the interviews here.
• Coronation Street Blog - the Book, receives its first 5 star reviews.
  Read more on that here.

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2012

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December 2016

• We run a competition in conjunction with Annies Manchester to win afternoon tea for two in 2017.
• We launched Coronation Street Blog - The Book! Read it here. 
• Competition to win a copy of Coronation Street Blog - the Book!
• Blog editor Glenda invited to the press night of Sleeping Beauty pantomime in which Vicky Entwistle (Janice Battersby) starred. Read the review here.
• Our blogger Ruth was invited to ITV Coronation Street in Manchester to interview Georgia Taylor, who plays Toyah Battersby. Read it here.
• Our blogger Ruth was invited to ITV Coronation Street in Manchester to interview Jane Danson, who plays Leanne Battersby. Read it here.
• Our blogger Ruth was invited to ITV Coronation Street in Manchester to interview Lucy Fallon, who plays Bethany Platt. Read it here.  

November 2016

• Our blogger Ruth was invited to ITV Coronation Street in Manchester to interview Rhea Bailey, who plays Caz Hammond. Read it here 
• Competition to win a set of Coronation Street coasters.
• Competition to win copies of the Inside Soap Yearbook 2017
• Our blogger Ruth was invited to ITV Coronation Street in Manchester to interview Samia Longchambon who plays Maria Connor. Read it here 
• Our blogger Ruth was invited to ITV Coronation Street in Manchester to interview Shayne Ward, who plays Aidan Connor. Read it here
• Blog editor Glenda was invited to the press night to see Hayley Tamaddon, who played Andrea in Coronation Street, star in Chicago The Musical at Sunderland Empire. Read the review here.
• Competition to win two copies of Cath Tyldesley's new CD, Rise 

October 2016

• We donated to Dementia UK in exchange for a celebrity blog post from actress Lorelei King. Read it here.
• Our blogger Emma was invited to ITV Coronation Street in Manchester to interview the following cast members:
  ...Chris Gascoyne - read it here
  ...Jack P Shepherd, Ben Price and Helen Worth - read it here.
  ...William Roache - read it here.
  ...Sam Robertson - read it here
  ...Rob Mallard - read it here
  ...Corrie producer Kate Oates - read it here.
• Our blogger Ruth attended the press night of Be My Baby, the play starring Corrie's Brooke Vincent. Read the review here.
• Competition to win three copies of the Coronation Street colouring book. Read it here.    

September 2016

• Competition to win two tickets to Corrie writer Debbie Oates' new play. Read it here.
• Competition to win two copies of Corrie writer Jonathan Harvey's new novel. Read it here.
• Exclusive interview with Irene Estry, who was the body double for Alma Baldwin in Corrie. Read it here.
• Exclusive interview with Judy Matheson, who played the role of a nurse in Coronation Street's first colour episode from 1969. Read it here. 

August 2016

• We were invited to the opening of the new Corrie on Tour exhibition in Glasgow. Read our review here.
• Blog editor Glenda was interviewed live on BBC Tees talking about the new Coronation Street colouring book. The interview lasted one hour and she chose 5 of her favourite songs to play. Available online to listen to here after the 2 hour mark - for 30 days from August 15 2016.
• We ran a competition to win a copy of Soft Lad, the film starring Daniel Brocklebank. See it here.
• Blog Editor Glenda has worked with ITV to create the Coronation Street colouring book. It'll be in the shops on September 22nd. Pre-order here.

July 2016

• Bloggers Emma and Glenda were invited to the Coronation Street press day to interview new producer Kate Oates.  Read it here.
  At the event, they also met and interviewed Ben Price and Jane Danson (Nick and Leanne). Read it here
  Emma also interviewed Cath Tydlesley (Eva Price) read it here.
  Glenda interviewed Shayne Ward (Aidan Connor) read it here.
• Emma  interviewed Kym Marsh and Simon Gregson (Michelle and Steve). Read it here.
• Blogger Ruth was interviewed on Manchester radio station Key103FM talking about Kylie Platt's funeral. Unfortunately, the interview's not online to link to.

May 2016

• Competition to win two sets of tickets to see Steven Arnold (Ashley Peacock) on stage in new Charlie Chaplin musical. Read it here.
• Our blogger Ruth interviewed Tina O'Brien. Read it here.
• Our blogger Emma interviewed Jack P Shepherd and Paula Lane. Read it here!
• Blog editor Glenda was interviewed by BBC Radio Coventry and Warwickshire as part of their mystery year quiz of 1983. This was the year in which the love triangle of Ken-Deirdre-Mike took place.
• Our blogger Emma interviewed Alison King (Carla Connor). Read it here.
• Our blogger Ruth interviewed Ben Price (Nick Tilsley). Read it here
• Our blogger Emma interviewed Kate Ford (Tracy Barlow). Read it here.
• Our blogger Ruth interviewed Tristan Gemmill (Robert Preston). Read it here.
• Our bloggers Ruth and Emma are invited to ITV for an exclusive press screening of Carla's wedding and Callum's body being found. Read it here.
• Blog editor Glenda Young releases a new unofficial Corrie fan book The Little Book of Carla Connor.  Find out more here.
  

April 2016

• Blog editor Glenda releases a Coronation Street companion book Norman Bates with a Briefcase, the story of Richard Hillman's reign of terror in Coronation Street. She is interviewed on BBC Radio Newcastle about the new paperback book. Read about it here.
• Our bloggers Emma and Graeme represent the Coronation Street Blog at the UK Blog Awards in London. We were a finalist in two categories - Arts & Culture and Most Innovative. Read about it here from Graeme and here from Emma.
• Our blogger Ruth gave a talk at Sheffield Manor Library on Coronation Street's Strong Women and Feckless Men. Read it here.
• We broke the news that Coronation Street is no longer available to watch in the USA.
• Our blogger Emma was invited to ITV to interview Tina O'Brien (Sarah Platt). Read it here.
• Our blogger Llifon polled readers of the Blog to vote for their favourite all-time Coronation Street woman.  The top 25 are listed here.
• Our blogger Jordan was invited to the press night of Iris, a play starring Katy Cavanagh. Read it here.

March 2016

• Our blogger Emma was invited to ITV to interview Samia Ghadie (Maria Connor). Read it here.
• Our blogger Emma was invited to ITV to interview Leon Ockenden (Will). Read it here.
• Coronation Street creator Tony Warren sadly passed away on March 1, 2016. Blog editor Glenda was invited to talk to BBC Radio Sheffield and BBC Radio Tees about the wonderful legacy which Tony Warren leaves behind. 

February 2016

• Our blogger Stevie Dawson went along to the press night of Endgame at Home Manchester. The play starred Corrie favourites David Neilson (Roy Cropper) and Chris Gascoyne (Peter Barlow). Read Stevie's review here.
• We ran a competition to win the new novel by an ex-Corrie writer, director and producer John Finch. Read it here.
• We donated to the Ronald McDonald House Charity charity in exchange for a VIP blog post from actor Dave Dutton. Read it here.
• We ran a competition to win three Coronation Street jigsaws. Read it here.

January 2016

• We are nominated in the UK Blog Awards 2016. Read it here - And thanks to our readers we are shortlisted  in both categories we entered. Read it here
• We ran a competition to win some official Coronation Street merchandise in the form of Sean Tully notebooks. Read it here.
• We ran a competition to win a copy of the new Betty Driver CD. Read it here.
• We ran a competition to win two signed copies of Shayne Ward's CD Closer. Read it here. 
• We donated to the Christie Hospital in Manchester in exchange for a VIP Blog post from BBC6 Music presenter Chris Hawkins.  Read it here.
• An article in the Manchester Evening News praises our website as "a place of worship for disciples of the cobbles"  Read it here.  

Have a look here at Coronation Street Blog's best bits from 2015, 2014,  2013 and 2012.

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