2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (555+ words) The memorial is in the centre of a pocket park in Accrington A memorial has been unveiled in a town which saw up to 80% of its soldiers killed, wounded or missing within the first half hour of the Battle of…...

3+ mon, 1+ min ago   (626+ words) Margaret Lester and Tom Fennelly were among those recognised in the King's birthday honours Girlguiding and sea rescue volunteers are among those from the north-east of England celebrated in the King's Birthday Honours list. Margaret Lester, 72, from Northumberland, said she…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (734+ words) Ralph Ottey, who lived in Boston, Lincolnshire, joined the RAF aged 19 in 1944 A Caribbean World War Two veteran with a "terrific sense of humour" has died at the age of 102. Ralph Ottey was just 19 when he left Jamaica to join…...

6+ mon, 3+ day ago   (720+ words) Danny Bowcock served in the Royal Marines before setting up the company Moving house is always a military operation, but that is especially the case when Lewis Kendrick and Carl Bumby are on the job. The pair - along with other…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (703+ words) Joseph Douglas Cheshire who lives in Eastbourne turned 102 on Thursday Thousands of under 18s fought in World War Two, either by lying about their age or getting consent from their parents. Royal Marine veteran Joseph Douglas Cheshire, who has just turned…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (608+ words) The Barracuda plane is being built using parts from crash sites A World War Two plane, of which there is no surviving example anywhere in the world, is being rebuilt using old construction notes and parts from crash sites around…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (819+ words) Artist Rob MacDonald is hoping young people in Sunderland will get involved in the project An artist planning a monument to volunteers who fought against fascism in the Spanish Civil War has enlisted the creative support of college students and…...