Fighting with reservations: The challenges of serving as a Reserve in the British Army
Announcing plans for Armed Forces Day last month, Prime-Minister Boris Johnson agreed to ‘pull out all the stops on land
‘North was the heartland’: Manchester to host national Somme centenary memorials
Manchester will host a series of national commemorative events to mark the Battle of the Somme’s centenary.
Four months in a -40 degree trench: Manchester veteran shares his Korean War story
Brian Hough, from Ardwick, was a National Serviceman who fought with the Kings Regiment after being called up at the age of 18.
New Manchester pop-in centre steps up Royal British Legion’s support for Armed Forces veterans
Forces and members of the public will be able to ‘Pop-In’ for advice and information at the Cross Street Centre on the charity’s support and community services
Iraq war veteran from Oldham gears up for charity motorbike challenge in aid of troops blinded in combat
Tom Kiggin, 29, will be riding 340 miles in Ride for Life Beyond Sight Loss, supporting veterans who lost their sight in combat.
Britain’s forgotten fighters used as human guinea pigs in nuclear tests reveal 60-year battle for recognition
More than 20,000 soldiers were put through atomic tests with no pre-warning so that boffins could try to determine the effects of radiation on humans
Remember the fallen: Veterans and soldiers commemorate fallen heroes in Manchester’s first Poppy Day
Proceedings were kicked off in Piccadilly Gardens
Thieves smash through Whitefield home swiping ‘irreplaceable’ medals of war hero while family on holiday
The thieves broke into the home on Ridge Crescent
Homecoming parade through Tameside to celebrate return of troops after gruelling six-month tour of Afghanistan
Army regiment will march through Ashton-under-Lyne