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In 1999, Betty celebrates 30 years of working at the Rovers Return with a party attended by all the regulars.

She considers retiring in 2002 and briefly moves to Wimbledon to be with Gordon and his wife Caroline ( Elaine Donnelly ; Sarah Thurstan ).

Feeling that Caroline does not want her there, Betty considers moving into a retirement home, however is convinced to stay in Weatherfield by her close friend Emily Bishop ( Eileen Derbyshire ).

Around the time of Betty's fortieth anniversary at the Rovers Return, she is sacked by new manager Poppy Morales ( Sophiya Haque ) after clashing with her on several occasions.

Landlord Steve McDonald ( Simon Gregson ) eventually tires of Poppy's poor treatment of the staff and fires her.

Betty is re-instated, and plays the fairy godmother in the 2009 Rovers Return Christmas pantomime performance of Cinderella.

In early February 2010, Betty has a party in the Rovers celebrating both her 90th birthday and the fact that she is the oldest barmaid in Weatherfield ; however it backfires when 91 year old Enid Crump ( June Broughton ) crashes the party and claims she is the oldest barmaid not Betty.

Later Enid becomes sick after Steve serves her a 3-month old hotpot.

Betty and Steve are left terrified when they realise that the hotpot could kill her, but she later recovers.

During the Tram Crash of December 2010 Betty comforts Claire Peacock after her husband Ashley is tragically crushed to death by the rubble.