VE Day

The 80-metre exhibition is made entirely of wool

War exhibition will spin a yarn in Chorley

Leyland Trucks has been awarded Gold in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS), the Ministry of Defence's highest honour for employers demonstrating exceptional support for the Armed Forces community.

Leyland Trucks awarded for outstanding support to Armed Forces

Incredible footage inside Typhoon shows VE Day flypast over London

Incredible footage inside Typhoon's cockpit shows flypast

A disgruntled parent has vented their outrage at Runshaw College over a VE Day 'snub'.

Parent's outrage at school over VE Day 'snub'

RAF pilot Peter Bell's diary - 1945

My RAF hero pilot grandfather wrote this in his diary on VE Day 1945

Preston North End team 1940

How Preston North End players were impacted by WWII

VE Day Picnic in the Park - all you need to know about this weekend's event at Astley Park.

Hundreds expected for VE Day park celebrations

VE Day 80

How to watch VE Day 80 on TV and what channel coverage is on

Blanche O'Flaherty

I celebrated VE Day at Nelson's Column - it was indescribable

(Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

VE Day: supermarket opening times and extended pub hours

A street party in full swing off Adelphi Street

VE Day: 17 emotive pictures when people celebrated in the streets

Portrait of WAAF Sergeant Knicky Knapman (later Chapman) with Walter Bird's camera, at RAF Iver Heath (Pinewood Studios)

VE Day: The hidden story of vital military photography in Lancashire

Prince William, Prince of Wales, Prince George of Wales, Prince Louis of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte of Wales watch the Red Arrows flypast from Buckingham Palace.

Breath-taking footage captures stunning military VE Day 80 flypast

Stagecoach is offering free travel for veterans and military personnel across the UK on Remembrance Day and Remembrance Sunday.

Free VE Day bus travel for veterans in Merseyside & South Lancashire

Jane Richards, reading her father's sermon.

Poignant 1945 VE Day sermon discovered in drawer after 80 years

Veterans Richard Pelzer (left), 101, and Ron Horsey, 98, who both served with the Royal Engineers, holding the new VE Day 50p coin at the Royal Mint manufacturing site in South Wales (Photo: The Royal Mint)

VE Day 50p coins released to mark 80th anniversary of WWII's end
The Mint is honouring 80 years of peace with the new coin, featuring a dove design 🕊️
Alex Nelson

Chorley’s Picnic in the Park is set to return to Astley Park on Sunday, May 11, with a VE Day theme.

Hundreds expected to attend popular park for VE Day celebrations

You can apply to the council to hold a VE Day street party in your area.

Everything you need to know about hosting a VE Day street party

Music In The Town, Leyland

Special 1940's twist at this year's Music In The Town event

Pendle Hill Properties will be giving free Hersheys bars and toy parachutists at the VE Day celebration

1940s event will celebrate the pilot who 'bombed' children with sweets

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