His permanent departure will be confirmed in a future episode of the soap, when his screen daughters Leanne and Toyah learn ...

Bruce Jones, who has played Les Battersby on Coronation Street for a decade, has been told 'by email' that his character is ...

Coronation Street icon Bruce Jones has reportedly been told his character Les Battersby will be killed off, with the news ...

Coronation Street fans have been left heartbroken after it emerged a legendary character was allegedly 'axed via email' from ...

A Coronation street legend who first appeared on the soap 27 years ago learned his character is being killed off in an email ...

Actor Bruce Jones, who took on the role when he and his on-screen family arrived in 1997, became a firm favourite with ...

The exit will come as a blow to Leanne and Toyah – not to mention fans (Picture: ITV) Coronation Street is set to kill off ...

One soap villain down, one to go. While Coronation Street has killed off Joel Deering in a huge whodunit storyline, Emmerdale is busy setting up Tom King's inevitable downfall.

Les Battersby, who is played by actor Bruce Jones, 71, will have an off-screen death despite playing the iconic role from ...

Coronation Street airs update on classic character Les Battersby following the recent drama between Toyah and Leanne.

Coronation Street is planning a major off-screen death for an iconic character who was last seen on the soap over 15 years ...