The life of a town crier

Growing numbers of older people are retraining to be celebrants – and there’s nothing like it for finding joy in life (as well as the odd Highland cow), as we find out

DONNA LLEWELYN, 40 I am called the Queen of Cardiff and I am very famous! I picked that nickname up from the public because I used to sell friendship bracelets. I love it! It was a joke from my friend

The TV presenter and novelist, who turns 68 this month, on weight loss, her unusual way with words, and why she has fallen in love with going to church

Sue Cleaver is looking forward to countryside strolls and new experiences after walking out of Weatherfield for the final time. The 61-year-old’s last scenes as Coronation Street’s Eileen Grimshaw air

Claire Bertschinger had no idea her heart-breaking interview on the BBC news in 1984 was behind Bob Geldof’s decision to organise the world’s biggest ever charity concert...

Childhood memories bring a new sense of purpose to Evelyn