John locks Aaron in a barn

Aaron agrees to accompany Paddy to the Bartons' as he's keen to see Holly, who he still has a crush on. However, after being teased and laughed at by Andy and John when he attempts to tame a sheep, Aaron's furious and storms off. Sulking in the barn, he starts to light stands of hay and watches them go up in flames. When John sees what he's doing, he's furious and pushes him out of the way as he rushes to put out the flames.

Aaron's fuming and when John tries to take the lighter off him, he refuses to co-operate. John slaps him across the head and drags him by the scruff of the neck out of the barn, determined to teach him a lesson. Aaron's irate as John drags him to a stable and locks him in to cool off. Aaron's furious and vows that John will pay. Will John regret his actions?

Meanwhile, Diane finds Val's letter and feigns happiness, but it's clear that she's shocked by her sister's sudden departure. Later, she admits to feeling torn but insists that she won't be running after Val as that's just what she wants. When she mentions that she's looking for someone to cover Val's shifts, Bob offers his services.

Pollard's devastated about Val's departure and is angry with himself for being so stubborn. However, he's unaware that Val is closer than he thinks - she's hiding in the B&B and Terry is an accomplice in her plan!

Elsewhere, Viv and Brenda continue to clash and Bob finally snaps, ordering them to stay away form each other. Viv's fuming when he returns the pub in a tipsy state. He goes on to reveal that he has his job back at The Woolpack, before nominating Gennie to cover his shifts at the café. Will the feud between the pair get worse without Bob around to mediate?