• Phil Spencer: Home Hero 3 Feb 12

    He has striven to accommodate the nation’s house hunters, both at home and abroad, in an endless succession of cosy cottages, palatial pads, and the always-tricky-to-offload two up/two downs... Read More

  • The Finest Specimen… 20 Jan 12

    Michael Taylor, chairman of St Stephen’s Restoration and Preservation Trust, has a deprecating line in humour. Within minutes of welcoming me into the deconsecrated old church on Rosslyn Hill, NW3... Read More

  • A Bad Line 6 Jan 12

    They’ve been accused of causing cancer, brain tumours, misspent youth and broken relationships. They’re the bane of cinemas, dinner tables and quiet coaches. Yet if there is one thing that... Read More

  • Making A Splash: Steve Redgrave 6 Jan 12

    It’s nearly 12 years since he hung up his oars for the final time but Sir Steve Redgrave, Britain’s Greatest Olympian – a title he should really consider trademarking – admits that a part of... Read More

  • Story by Pam Carter 16 Dec 11

    A standing ovation reverberates around the theatre. Feet are stamping, raucous whistles and shouts of “More! More!” all rise to a crescendo as yet another character steps forward to tremendous... Read More

  • Story by Sharon Sibley: Runner-up 16 Dec 11

    There was no way I was going to miss the first trip. I’d have looked such a loser in front of my friends. Their fathers all do stuff with them. Sports. Having adventures. Being buddies. My Dad’s... Read More

  • Story by Philip Lawder: Winner 16 Dec 11

    “Reckon it’s going to be clear tonight, Billy.” We’d waited a week for this. I looked across at Uncle Jake. He was peeping at me over his copy of Farmers Weekly, a deeply lined face... Read More

  • Story by Mavis Pachter 16 Dec 11

    We were looking for solitude and peace. Our landcruiser rolled over the gravel and stopped in front of our Lodge. It was set back into rockface and blended into the landscape. Before going... Read More

  • Story by Jean Marshall 16 Dec 11

    My name is Anna but it should be Ariadne. Do you know Ariadne’s story? In ancient times she was the lovely daughter of Minos, King of Crete. One day Prince Theseus arrived from Athens; his... Read More

  • Story by Carole Russell: Runner-up 16 Dec 11

    It was a ridiculous name. She’d always hated it. It was worse than Peaches, Trixibelle, Cruz- in fact, worse than any of those celebrity children. What had her dad been thinking? Whenever she’d... Read More

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