The life of a town crier

Life can surprise you – at any age. Just take it from these women

Dog lover Karen Hardcastle trains puppies to help deaf people

She’d admired the cool blonde from afar, but Teresa had no idea how much they actually had in common

Mandy doesn’t read your letters in advance. She is given only your first name and relationship to the person you’d like to speak to in Spirit

BETH felt her heart pound as she made haste towards the Whitechapel Road. Why had Mrs Mears let out such a cry and thrown down the newspaper with unseemly urgency? Why had she bidden her maid to fetch

Best friends Dorothy Proietti and Gill Mattock volunteered together when they retired