Supersonic mason

Our latest fiction writing competition asked entrants to pen a love story, and we found find three romantic tales which we’re sure you’ll enjoy over the next few pages. Congratulations to Daniel Taylor with The Clockmaker’s Valentine , which you can read overleaf, along with two runners-up. Plus on page 58, find out details about our next themed short story competition...

My poor hubby didn’t have a clue

A stranger saved my life – then I learnt we shared something so special

Could footage on a mobile phone help catch the brutal killer of two young girls?

Maggie smoothes down the front of her frock – the same dyed black dress she wore for Pa’s funeral ten years before. As she touches the fabric, she glances down at her hands, now decorated with liver s

Sally Cutts, 45, from Fleet, Hampshire Aftertaste ...