Real Life Stories

It's the most wonderful time of the year and, after 37 Christmases, Emily Martin reckons she has it all wrapped up

Lydia Parkin heads to a martial arts class and discovers a group of fearless females . . .

Cambridge author Hannah Pearl says writing her latest book - Daisy's Christmas Gift Shop -brought light into her life at the darkest time

Emily Martin hasn’t slept for six years now and wonders: how much longer will she live?

Undergoing treatment for breast cancer, Sheila Kissane-Marshall sought to ‘find pockets of happiness among the pain’, as Louise Cummings discovers.

A battle with breast cancer left Lesley Young feeling isolated. But thanks to a Grand Arcade fashion event, she’s on the road to recovery

With a 6-year-old's hopes and dreams depending on her, Emily Martin has a birthday party to organise

Cathy Marchant’s Midnight Garden - a half-acre flower farm in Stapleford - has had its busiest year yet. Alice Ryan pays a visit

Emma Bridgewater’s eponymous homeware brand is now known and loved the world over, as editor Alice Ryan reports

Girl has finished her first year of school and Emily Martin feels all wistful about it

'We did it our way. . .'

Clare Szabo creates luxurious wedding couture, specialising in vintage and ethical bridal gowns and attire as Louise Cummings reports.

In a powerful first-person piece, Histon mum Lorna Dunn shares her experience of being diagnosed with a rare and incurable cancer

How far would you go for love? That’s the question Cambridge author Paige Toon asks in her new novel, If You Could Go Anywhere.

What do you do with your child's artwork? Emily Martin is standing at the bin with a clutch of drawings and wondering, can we just chuck it out?

Do you see yourself as the next Karren Brady? Enter the National Business Women’s Awards 2019. . .

In September, thousands of women will descend on Bury for Girls Night Out. Here, two friends share their reasons for taking part to Lydia Parkin.

Teacher Emma Kireia shed 15 stone to become a mum. Now, John Lewis & Partners give Emma the Newmarket Ladies’ Day look

Pioneering cancer researcher, Dr Alex Bruna, shares her story ahead of Race for Life

A long haul flight with two small children: Emily Martin has travelled to Australia and doesn’t think she can ever come back