‘I’ve loved this lady all my life’
They first met as children in care in the Fifties and, after being separated, Alan and Irene Brogan spent the next 50 years trying to find each other again. Sarah Foster meets them.
Write on
Crime writer Sheila Quigley not only taught herself to write novels, she also taught herself to read. She talks to Sarah Foster about her new-found fame and fortune and how the fear of going blind is blighting her life
Strictly Brendan
Hes renowned for being a flirt and for his conquests off the dance floor, but Strictly Come Dancings Brendan Cole tells Womens Editor Sarah Foster hes just a normal guy
'You can't cure paedophiles'
A former Fleet Street crime reporter, Peter Kinsley has used his knowledge to write a novel about a paedophile. He talks to Women's Editor Sarah Foster about the controversial subject and why he feels that harsher penalties would reduce attacks on children.
The dark side of Japan
We tend to think of it as safe, yet recent murders in Japan including that of Lindsay Ann Hawker, have cast a shadow on the country. Women's Editor Sarah Foster meets a woman who was attacked there and feels we souldn't underestimate its dangers.
The shoes have it
She once referred to it as the nasty party now Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Theresa May is more at ease with being Conservative. In the run up to the local elections, she talks to Womens Editor Sarah Foster about promoting female candidates
Dancing on tenterhooks
A group of 21 nervous boys were at the Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College, in Darlington, for tough auditions late last week, their single aim - to win The Northern Echo's scholarship to train as a would-be Billy Elliot. Women's Editor Sarah Foster joined the judging panel.
'I like to think I'm a litle bit more than a dating agency'
Having earned a reputation as a matchmaker, Lesley Brewer has launched a business helping singletons find a mate. She tells Women's Editor Sarah Foster how she gets a kick from playing cupid.
Life and love after losing Erin
North-East childrens's hospice Zoe's Place launches its Sponsor a Cot appeal today. Women's Editor Sarah Foster meets a former client who's now its key fundraiser and learns of the role it plays.
Working out in the capital of fat
A report out yesterday showed that people living in Easington are at greatest risk in the whole of England of being obese. Womens Editor SARAH FOSTER went to the former mining town to find out whats being done to change this.
