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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
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Melanie Kaidan & Matthew Bunn

Coronation Street Barbara Young dies at 92 surrounded by family

Coronation Street actress Barbara Young has died at the age of 92, her daughter has announced. The actress portrayed Doreen Fenwick on the long-running soap and was surrounded by her family at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, when she died.

Her daughter, singer Liza Pulman, released a touching statement along with a number of throwback images of her late mother, The Express reports. She went on to thank hospital staff who cared for her.

Liza's statement said: "Just to let people know, my beautiful, brilliant, opinionated, loud, warm-hearted, talented and singular mother died on Thursday night at 10.30pm.

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