Coronation Street Chit-Chat news catch-up, July 2015

(This post was originally posted by Flaming Nora on the Coronation Street Blog July 2015, reposted to this blog with permission.)

Here we go with Coronation Street chit-chat, a catch-up of some of the shorter news stories that haven't made it into their own blog post. 

Current Corrie cast members
Melanie Hill (Cathy Matthews) backed Sunderland's #WearHere campaign. Read it here.
Catherine Tyldesley (Eva Price) attends restaurant anniversary party. Read it here.
Antony Cotton (Sean Tully) works as a bingo caller. Read it here.
Catherine Tyldesley (Eva Price) and Katie McGlynn (Sinead Tinker) attend opening of new Manchester restaurant. Read it here.
Samia Ghadie (Maria Connor) supports campaign to help pregnant mums quit smoking. Read it here.
Kym Marsh (Michelle McDonald) celebrates her parents' 50th wedding anniversary. Read it here.
Newcomer Faye Brookes (who will play Kate Connor) is the girlfriend of singer Gareth Gates. Read it here.
Jennie McAlpine (Fiz Stape) supports campaign to help new mums in prison. Read it here.

Ex-Corrie cast members
Olive Ratner, who starred in Corrie's opening credits, celebrates her 100th birthday. Read it here.
Sue Johnston (Gloria Price) sells artwork to raise funds for Hillsborough Campaign. Read it here.
Ian Puleston-Davies (Owen Armstrong) opened the Mulbery Centre Festival. Read it here.
Sally Anne Matthews (Jenny Bradley) visits chocolate shop in Wales. Read it here.
Wendi Peters (Cilla Battersby-Brown) says "It would be lovely to go back to Corrie". Read it here.

Misc
Alan Titchmarsh wants a role on Coronation Street. Read it here.



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