Veterans

Rick in action last year

I don't have any legs - but it won't stop me swimming Lake Windermere

King Charles III during his visit Lancaster Castle to take part in the Ceremony of the Keys

Charles tells veteran to ‘keep drinking whisky’ during visit

King Charles III meets veterans after a Service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey in London on the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Picture: Julian Simmonds/The Telegraph/PA Wire

'I think we need to do more' - Lancashire on VE Day's 80th anniversary

Maya Ellis, MP for Ribble Valley

MP Welcomes New Support for Over 3,300 Veterans Across Ribble Valley

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

(Photo: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

Leading energy company expands military veteran recruitment - apply

John Bolloten, documentary photographer at his Blood Brothers exhibition

I photograph brutal bare-knuckle fights. I'm often sprayed with blood

Veterans can have their independence and continue living comfortably in their own homes

Ad Feature UK veterans can claim 'discount' for more affordable mobility care

Fleetwood's Alfie Boe serenaded Britain's odlest man Donald Rose on his 110th birthday.

Alfie Boe's sweet gesture to Britain's oldest man this Christmas

The late Ron Banks

Appeal to people of Lancashire after 99-year-old WW2 veteran dies

(Photo: Will Ireland/PinPep/SWNS)

UK airline targets veterans in new recruitment drive for crew roles

Sky's the Limit: easyJet collaborates with Andy McNab for the launch of weServed, a platform providing a clear pathway for veterans seeking new opportunities.

easyJet launches recruitment drive for veterans

A former member of the Military Police will pay tribute to fallen comrades by joining the Cenotaph march-past in London

As I march past the Cenotaph, I will be grateful I am still alive

Matt Smith, CEO of Key Fund

Final Piece of £8.45m Secured for Northern Impact Fund 2

Dog Inn, Whittle-le-Woods

Pub in heart of Whittle-le-Woods up for sale - here's how much for

Peter Foster, 62, lost his veterans badge during the D-Day procession in Preston (Credit: Claire Oliver)

I'd love it if someone found my veterans badge that I lost in the city Sean Gleaves

I went to a D-Day 80th anniversary and there were so many things to do

Blackpool hosted a number of special events to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday

Watch as hundreds of people commemorate D-Day in Blackpool

A landing craft approaching Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6 1944, a scene that the film Saving Private Ryan re-created.

Watch: D-Day war film streaming for free for limited amount of time

Fish and chips.

Watch: National Fish and Chip Day’s fascinating connection to D-Day

Preston will be commemorating D-Day

Preston D-Day commemorations - here's what's happening in the city

D-Day veteran Bernard Morgan reads historic note revealing end of WW2 in Europe.

Watch: D-Day hero reads historic note revealing end of WW2 in Europe

March being gifted his new bike by players at Senior Soccer.

PNE Steward targeted by thieves gifted new bike by football league

Featured left to right: Kevin Higgins, Tony Williams, Dave Young, Mike Warren, Tim Jenkins, Kevin Clark, Derick Sullivan, Lee George-Barnes. Credit: RNRMC

I’m a war veteran & I returned to where I lost friends 42 years ago

Mikey Allen at his 'therapy' castle in the Sirhowy Valley, South Wales.

Ex-soldier pledges to rebuild mountain 'therapy' castle

Army veteran Adam Diver, 48, had been looking to place his vote in Fleetwood but was turned away after presenting his card, saying the experience left him feeling “gutted”

I was gutted not to vote despite serving in nearly every war going

Dave Beale, Chorley and Coppull strike support group chair in 1984-5 and Chorley TUC.

Miners strike stalwarts discuss epic struggle 40 years on
Veterans from the epic 1984-5 miners’ strike in Lancashire gathered to mark the occasion at an exhibition of photographs and memorabilia and rally with speakers from the former coalfield and National Women Against Pit Closures.
Andy Cunningham

Farrend Rawson was named League Two's EFL Player in the Community

Morecambe pick up two EFL Community Awards

Veterans with the Royal British Legion on D-Day 75

Royal British Legion rallying the public 80 days ahead of anniversary of D-Day

Ernest Horsfall passed away at a residential home in Preston on February 20

Funeral held for WW2 veteran Ernest Horsfall who died aged 105

Ichi Nagoya in Japan will headline again this year at the SeekOut arts and music festival in Clitheroe this year

Countdown on to family friendly music festival in heart of Ribble Valley

Kevin 'Harry' Harrison, a 57-year-old veteran from Ingol, sadly passed away on January 29.

Best friend of the veteran found dead in Ingol pays emotional tribute

John Newcombe is the fifth person in the UK to have a JACO assistive robotic arm

Army veteran receives robotic arm in time to raise a pint this Xmas

Great British Bake Off 2023 to undergo huge format change

Veterans can get half price meals at Morrisons for one day only

Morrisons launch half price cafe deal for one day only

D-Day veteran Joe Cattini has died aged 100

One of Britain’s last D-Day veterans Joe Cattini dies aged 100

Eclectic sounds reviewed by Kevin Bryan (photo: Adobe)

Veterans and best newcomers in harmony

Kevin Bryan CD releases (photo: Adobe)

Veterans and music newcomers releases

Remembrance parade and service at Preston's Flag Market

In pictures: Preston remembers

Breakfast Club founder David Brewin

Sponsorship sought for new Lytham St Annes Veterans and Forces breakfast club

Former Scots Guards Warrant Officer Mark Jackson lays a wreath on behalf of the Central Lancashire Armed Forces Veterans Association.

Saluting the 'bravest and best' 40 years on

Preston Parades Marshal Michael Nutter is chairman of the newly-named association.

Attention! New-look veterans' group appeals for more members

Veterans cafe in Lancaster holding a virtual cycle for charity.

Veterans cafe in Lancaster holding a virtual cycle day for charity

The opening of Southport Veterans Hub

New Southport Veterans Hub has been officially opened by the Royal British Legio...

The Museum of Lancashire building in Stanley Street is being suggested as a possible Veterans' HQ.

Attention! Troops mobilise to find Veterans' HQ in Preston

Veterans watch the official opening of the British Normandy Memorial in France via a live feed during a ceremony at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire

Normandy veterans gather to mark 77th D-Day anniversary and memorial opening

Military veterans can now claim a special discount railcard - here’s how

Colonel David Waters and Preston Mayor Coun David Borrow lay wreaths at the war memorial in the city centre.

Veterans in Preston mark VJ Day in private due to Covid restrictions

VJ Day celebration has been called off due to coronavirus.

VJ Day parade in Preston wiped out by the bug - just like VE Day

David Norris

Dolly Blues are hoping to keep veteran trio at the club next season

This is what you need to know about VJ Day (Photo: IWM)

This is everything you need to know about VJ Day and when it takes place in 2020

Combat Stress said a lack of funding meant it could no longer take on new cases

Veterans' mental health charity stops taking new referrals due to funding crisis

Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) of staff working on the maintenance on one of the organisation's 23,000 memorial and cemetery sites around the world. CWGC/PA Wire.

Soldiers’ graves in war cemetery in Iraq repaired

Veterans In Crisis campaign leads to media award nomination

Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) of staff working on the maintenance on one of the organisation's 23,000 memorial and cemetery sites around the world. CWGC/PA Wire.

Soldiers’ graves in war cemetery in Iraq repaired