Armed Forces

James Donaldson, of Leeds Rhinos; Rob Oates, commercial director, Leeds Rhinos; Gareth Twohey, commercial director, ACS; David Flannery, managing director, ACS, James McDonnell, of Leeds Rhinos; and Justin Sangare, of Leeds Rhinos.

Manufacturer to create free silhouette soldiers to mark Remembrance Day

Jeremy Quin is the Minister for the Cabinet Office. PIC: UK Parliament

Modern day civil servants have shown they can rise to challenges - Jeremy Quin

King Charles

King Charles pays tribute to troops to mark Armed Forces Day 2023

Skipton Group CEO Stuart Haire, Skipton Building Society chair Gwyn Burr and Lieutenant Colonel Richard Hill signing the Armed Forces Covenant at Skipton Castle.

Skipton Building Society signs pledge to help former military personnel

Labour shadow defence secretary John Healey speaks at the Institute of Directors, hosted by RUSI in London.

Labour will renew nation's moral contract with our armed forces - John Healey

The new hand crafted Blues and Royals sovereign standard bearing the insignia of King Charles III is displayed by Robin and Rosie Wright of Wyedean, before it leaves the firm’s factory in Haworth, West Yorkshire for Saturday’s Trooping of the Colour. Lorne Campbell/Guzelian

How a Yorkshire family firm handcrafted the King's new regimental flags

Spitfire planes fly overhead. (Pic credit: Glyn Kirk / Getty Images)

RAF in Yorkshire: Iconic aircrafts to fly over Yorkshire this week

Leeds armistice day at Victoria Gardens. Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe

Armistice Day is an important reminder of our freedoms - The YP says

A person holds a poppy as they look at a wall made of 10,000 remembrance poppies following the RBL's Poppy Appeal 2022 (photo: Getty Images)

Cenotaph Remembrance Sunday parade and ceremony order of service

Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Mayor Ros Jones says Minister is 'washing hands' of Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Spectators will witness a flypast and much more this weeked

Where to park in Scarborough on National Armed Forces Day

Lancaster bomber will be flying over Scarborough in June this year for its Armed Forces Day event. (Pic credit: Nicolas Maeterlinck / Belga Mag / AFP via Getty Images)

Lancaster Bomber in Yorkshire: When will the RAF plane fly over Yorkshire town?

Jerry in 1968

Veteran who won £5,000 on lottery to give some of his winnings back to charity

The steel helmets abandoned by Argentine armed forces who surrendered at Goose Green to British Falklands Task Force troops in June 1982. Picture: PA/PA Wire.

Falklands veterans are still turning to us for help 40 years on - Nicola Cook

Chancellor Rishi Sunak, pictured during a visit to Catterick Garrison in 2020 to view military housing is today urged to halt a £8bn property gamble over properties rented to the Army and service families.

End the military’s £8bn property scandal today, Chancellor – Helen Liddell

Soldiers building a Covid vaccine centre last year - but should they be more deployed more frequently by Ministers?

Our debt to the Army over vaccine response – Patrick Mercer

Rows of poppies on crosses are laid out in the Field of Remembrance outside Westminster Abbey in central London.

Why we must remember Afghanistan conflict – Dan Jarvis

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace is set to meet Army leaders to address concerns around bullying, sexual harassment, and discrimination in the British military. In a statement, the Army said it was working with the Defence Secretary to “drive out unacceptable behaviour at all levels”.

Armed forces must root out cases of harassment and discrimination - Greg Wright

4th Regiment Royal Artillary training on the beach

Soldiers sample Saltburn's fish and chips after training session on beach

More than two thirds of adults regret not talking to their grandparents about th...

Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey has spoken up in support of British soldiers who have served in Afghanistan.

Labour’s pledges on national security and Armed Forces – John Healey
OVER 20 years, I’ve served for one single purpose: to win a Labour government. The first duty of any government is to defend the country and keep its citizens safe. It’s also the public’s first test of any party aspiring to Government.

Soliders from Catterick Garrison. Picture: Gary Longbottom.

MPs must listen to military charities on Armed Forces Bill - Yorkshire Post says

Leeds Armed Forces Day is this Saturday, July 3

Ad Feature Dakota flypast salutes Leeds Armed Forces Day

Pictured, Oliver McIntyre pictured in a Jackal vehicle on display at the Hare and Hounds pub, Riccall, to celebrate Armed Forces Day 2021...26th June 2021..Photo credit: Simon Hulme/JPIMedia

Here's how one Yorkshire village marked Armed Forces Day 2021 with a difference

Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer has made the plea for former members of the Armed Forces to provide details on the Census 2021, which includes details of military careers for the first time. Photo credit: PA

Urgent plea for Armed Forces veterans to complete Census 2021 from Johnny Mercer

An library image of a British Army officer in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Photo: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Call for a radical shake-up of the care for Armed Forces veterans mental health

The lack of data held by the Ministry of Veteran’s Affairs on homelessness or suicides amongst former military personnel has accentuated concerns that support is not being targeted at those most at risk. Photo credit: PA

Rise in 'invisible' homeless Armed Forces veterans, warns Northern academic

Armed Forces charities have warned that financial pressures are placing the support they provide under intense strain after vital fundraising has been left in tatters throughout the past year. Photo credit: stock.abobe.com

How coronavirus has pushed charities to the brink as demand for services soars

Pictured, Johnny Mercer, the Minister for Defence People and Veterans.

Johnny Mercer: 'I was sick and tired of how this country treats veterans'

Pictured, the Mayor of the Sheffield City Region, Dan Jarvis, who is himself a former Army major. Photo credit: JPIMedia

Dan Jarvis warns thousands of veterans are in danger of slipping through the net

Pictured, Captain Michael Richardson. The 59-year-old from Beverley in East Yorkshire joined the military in 1977, the same year his father left after more than 20 years of service. Photo credit: Simon Hulme/ JPIMediaResell

Veterans across Yorkshire open up about the struggles of living with PTSD

Over 60 per cent of Gleeson’s customers are key workers

Key workers flock to Gleeson for affordable first home
The nation’s key workers are flocking to buy Gleeson homes after the firm put nurses, police, teachers, supermarket workers and lorry drivers at the front of the queue with early release dates and kitchen and bathroom upgrades.

The sign in Leconfield

Sign thanking Armed Forces for their service during pandemic put up by council

Stock photo of the Armed Forces. Photo: PA

Biggest spending package for Armed Forces since the Cold War

Remembrance was marked differently this year as a result of the pandemic.

Festival of Remembrance went wrong over Lord’s Prayer - Yorkshire Post Letters

Some residents have been upset by the loss of their community greenspace

Hull4Heroes founder says veterans village will save lives after £10m-plus scheme...

The Queen at the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph.

Don’t let Brexit opponents disrespect acts of Remembrance – Yorkshire Post Lette...

Poppy merchandise bought on Amazon or eBay may not be helping charity - how to c...

Halfords offers free car check and discounts for teachers, emergency workers and...

Pictured at Barley Studios are from the left, Douglas Petty, Sid Metcalfe, window designer Helen Whittaker, and Ken Cooke. Picture by David Harrison.

This is York's 'stunning' stained glass window in tribute to Normandy veterans

Barnsley is proud of its links with the military and, normally, holds one of Yorkshire's largest services every Remembrance Sunday.

Lest we forget as wartime sacrifice becomes more poignant – Dan Jarvis

How to join in on a doorstep two-minute silence on Remembrance Sunday - and othe...

Should members of the Armed Forces be afforded more protection?

Time to protect Armed Forces from vexatious claims – Mark Eastwood

The jets are pictured heading towards Scarborough for their first flypast of the day. Photo: Crown Copyright 2020.

17 pictures from the Red Arrows flypast over Scarborough and North Yorkshire to ...

The Red Arrows over Scarborough Castle

Red Arrows perform flypast over Scarborough to mark Armed Forces Day

People on the east coast should be able to see the Red Arrows today

Red Arrows to perform flypast in Yorkshire today to celebrate Armed Forces Day

Children prepare their own Armed Forces Day by dressing up as the Red Arrows on Scarborough's beach. Photo: Tony Bartholomew.

Armed Forces Day; why military matter so much to us – The Yorkshire Post says

Flight Lieutenant James Barker, an RAF Reservist. Picture: Ministry of Defence.

'There's no greater test of doing a job than in a war zone', says reservist

The Yorkshire Prose: Ben Taylor in familiar headgear.

Chapter and verse on why the return of rugby league means so much

Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer speaking to pupils at Sandhurst Primary School in south east London in January, to raise awareness of the 75th anniversaries of VE and VJ day. Photo: PA

Johnny Mercer: 'People need to re-calibrate their naivety towards the military.....

Junior soldiers passing out parade at thre Army Foundation College in Harrogate inspected on this occasion by HRH Prince Edward the Earl of Wessex. Picture: Tony Johnson.

Why VE Day's 75th anniversary means so much to North Yorkshire's Armed Forces

Celebrations to mark Victory in Europe, May 8 1945. Image courtesy of SSAFA.

Charities' call to honour Armed Forces and reflect on significance of VE Day

Tom Moore.

'Yorkshire veteran, 99, should be formally recognised after raising £5m for NHS'

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been leading the Government's response to the coronavirus crisis.

Let’s clap for business and help UK workers win Covid war – Sir Andrew Cook

Dr Jenny Harries, the UK's deputy chief medical officer.

It could be six months before the UK 'returns to normal' according to the deputy...

A car is seen submerged as flood water covers roads in Mytholmroyd after the River Calder burst its banks as Storm Ciara swept through the region. PIC: Getty

Armed Forces arrive in Calderdale to support flood response and Storm Dennis pre...

Armed Forces members at a Remembrance Day parade in Leeds city centre

Armed Forces members in West Yorkshire are being asked what support they need

Around 1,000 veterans will march through the town as part of the event. Credit: Richard Ponter/JPIMedia

More than 100,000 people set to visit Scarborough for Yorkshire's first staging ...

Barnsley has opened Yorkshire's first Armed Forces Commemorative Walkway. Credit: Barnsley Council

Yorkshire’s first commemorative walkway for the Armed Forces opens

Unveiling of Blue Plaque in honour of Reginald Earnshaw the youngest known British serving casualty WWII at the Brewers Pride , Ossett in September.
John Hirst, who served with the Merchant Navy in WWII, unveiled the plaque with landlord Stephen "Chalky" Whyte and Alan Howe local historian.

Please remember the sacrifices of 47,000 Merchant Navy sailors on Remembrance Su...