Storylines of Coronation Street bar area, the Select, and the Snug into one larger bar making the interior set match the size of the outdoor set more closely. It has stayed the same layout ever since, but its wallpaper and fittings were updated in 2008. In 2002-03, "Coronation Street" featured storyline of Richard Hillman (Brian Capron), who entered as a relative of the late Alma Halliwell (Amanda Barrie). Initially the character was seen offering financial advice to residents and buying the house of Emily Bishop (Eileen Derbyshire), in an arrangement where she would have the right to live in it for her lifetime, but
The British Soap Awards to Granada Studios in Manchester, then to The London Studios for the 2012 awards. The 2014 awards took place at the Hackney Empire, as did the 2016 and 2018 awards. The 2015 awards were held at Palace Theatre, Manchester. The soap operas nominated for awards are "Coronation Street", "Doctors", "EastEnders", "Emmerdale" and "Hollyoaks". Now-defunct soaps that were formerly nominated for awards were "Brookside", "Crossroads", "Family Affairs" and "Night and Day". "Coronation Street" and "EastEnders" had been the only two soaps to win the "Best British Soap" award from 1999 to 2013, until "Hollyoaks" won it in 2014. "Emmerdale" became the