A GREAT grandmother who met Sherpa Tensing whilst living in India celebrates her 109th birthday on July 30. Mildred Evangeline Lester was born in Woodlands in Doncaster on that date in 1916 and now ...

In a tribute to her earlier feat of summiting Mount Everest on May 21 last year, the governor presented her with the 'Land of Rising Sun' plaque, recognising her as a beacon of inspiration for the ...