Bruce Jones, who has played Les Battersby on Coronation Street for a decade, has been told 'by email' that his character is being killed off, his ex co-star Vicky Entwistle said

Coronation Street is set to kill off Les Battersby 27 years after his controversial debut way back in 1997. Bad news about the character, played for a decade by Bruce Jones, will reach his daughters Leanne ( Jane Danson) and Toyah ( Georgia Taylor ), later next month, Metro.co.uk can confirm.

A Coronation street legend who first appeared on the soap 27 years ago learned his character is being killed off in an email sent to him by show bosses. Bruce Jones, who played Les Battersby for a decade, has been told his character will die - and on-screen daughter Leanne, played by Jane Danson, will receive a call with the sad news.

Coronation Street fans have been left heartbroken after it emerged a legendary character was allegedly 'axed via email' from the soap after 27 years on the cobbles.