MAUD had been looking forward to finally getting her decorations out again. And now with a whole afternoon at her disposal she was really going to savour the experience and make it something special.

Laura was out to impress – but was she missing the point?

D inah was not a Christmas cook. Her ...

It looked like a bleak Christmas for all – until Becky had a bright idea

Tara stared blankly at the Christmas tree. The fir was a last-minute purchase from the garden centre. She hadn’t decided whether to decorate it. In the armchair opposite hers, where Hugh would normall

With their husbands’ feud set to ruin Christmas, it was time for Carol and Rita to step in…