Rita and Mavis tried to politely refuse but he had an answers for all of their concerns - he got up early every day to walk his loyal dog Jimmy, and he was obsessed with keeping fit.
Alan Bradley gave Harry the toughest round to test him, and he returned with the same enthusiasm despite a gang of kids pinching his flashlight (he'd got it back when Jimmy frightened them away).
While Harry insisted on being treated no differently from the other paperboys, Mavis gave him Priscilla Millbanks's round as it was the easiest.
This didn't go down well with Priscilla and Wayne Pickles, who threatened to quit unless Harry was sacked as the job should go to a kid.
Harry offered to resign, but Mavis instead called all parties to a meeting at Jim's Cafe where she got Wayne and Priscilla to agree to stay in exchange for reinstating their old rounds, and sharing Craig Atkinson's round between them while he was sick with a cold, but she made clear her feelings on their selfish, petty-mindedness.
Harry told Mavis that he'd taken early retirement from his position as Senior at the Rates Office as his wife was ill but she died six months later, and so a job delivering newspapers coupled with his pension suited him very well.
He told Rita that he knew of Len Fairclough as he did job as his neighbour's house a few years ago.
Along with Wayne Pickles, Priscilla gave Rita Fairclough and Mavis Riley an ultimatum that newly appointed paper-pensioner Harry Ashton be sacked or they'd quit.
Sally's daughters, Rosie (Helen Flanagan) and Sophie Webster (Brooke Vincent), track down Leah Buckley (Molly McGlynn), believing she is the troll.
Gina then wants to leave Weatherfield after being blamed for taking Sophie's money which Kevin actually took for a holiday.
When Underworld is closed down by manager Carla Connor, Gina and her fellow colleagues protest to get their jobs back.
Gina later begins to feel guilty and starts to question if she and Sally were responsible for the roof caving in.
Gina then tells Kevin that she wants to leave for good because she doesn't think that her and Sally can sort things out even after a life or death situation.
Arthur was first seen in March 1988 when Curly went home to collect his double-bed from their house in Crewe, as he was set to move into the corner shop flat with his girlfriend Shirley Armitage.
Eunice was first seen in March 1988 when Curly went home to collect his double-bed from their house in Crewe, as he was set to move into the corner shop flat with his girlfriend Shirley Armitage.
Mother of thirteen-year-old Jason Stubbs, Sandra was fleeing from her abusive husband Ronnie when she started at the Rovers.
When Social Services discovered she was leaving Jason on his own while she worked, Sandra had to quit the Rovers and move in with her mother.
They didn't, but the polite lad made an impression on Mavis Riley, who two days later decided to sack unreliable Wayne Pickles and give Jason his round.
Although glad to see his dad, Jason refused to divulge their new home address, and Sandra arrived on the scene before Ronnie could interrogate him further.
Ronnie remained in the area until he was due to return to the ships, working on Sandra and her friends to persuade her to give their marriage another try.
Jason raced to the Rovers to get help; however by the time Ken Barlow, Kevin Webster and Alan Bradley arrived at the flat, Ronnie had fled the scene, leaving Sandra bruised and beaten.
Upset to see his mother so vulnerable, Jason was taken in by Bet Gilroy at the Rovers for the night while Sandra was kept in hospital.
In November, Jason admitted to Mavis that the paperboys were joking about Derek Wilton not showing up at their wedding.
The boys ran off at the sight of Ken, who had called at the flat to offer Jason a paper round with the Weatherfield Recorder.
After helping Jason tidy the living room, Ken advised the boy to choose his friends better.
With immediate effect, Sandra quit her job and moved out of the flat and in with her mother temporarily, uprooting the family once again.
In 1957, sixteen-year-old Audrey gave birth to a baby boy, Stephen (Todd Boyce), whom she was forced to give up for adoption by her father, Robert Potter.
The Potters and the Reids were close, and Audrey's parents knew that they wanted a baby, so they subsequently adopted Stephen.
Audrey then gave birth to Gail Tilsley (Helen Worth) in 1958, when she was seventeen, and two years later, Malcolm and Joyce emigrated to Toronto.
Due to Stella being friends with Bet Gilroy (Julie Goodyear), he spent a lot of time at The Rovers Return.