Still smiling

The British cycling icon talks James Shrubsall through her astonishing journey, on and off the bike

Mary Pargeter was starting to feel her age. When did she first attend the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Greenwood House? A quarter of a century, and she was retired even then. Had she loc

The Sports Personality of the Year is decided by our hearts, not our heads, says Simon Barnes

Jane Holderness-Roddam is honoured for her exceptional service throughout the sport, from Pony Club to the Olympics

Janet Street-Porter is so unashamedly honest, witty and entertaining that you wish you could spend days, not hours in her company. Described on her own website as “the nation’s favourite pissed-off pe

HELLO, little one!” Penny Dauntless greeted a robin-redbreast, who cocked his head as she pushed along her trolley of post on the daily round. “How often is there such a perfect mid-December morning?”