Armed Forces

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves attending the Make UK Conference. Credit: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

Defence industry needs to 'move quickly to get on war footing'

Catterick Garrison

Too many military families living in damp and mouldy homes, MoD admits

BMF CEO, John Newcomb

Multi-billion-pound building materials sector unites to showcase career options ...

Here are all the details about the Royal Navy's Pre-Joining fitness test, and how you can beat it. Pictured are HMS Queen Elizabeth's ship's company take part in circuits in the hangar.

Challenging regime needed to beat the Royal Navy fitness test

Building Heroes Academy Cohort Visits Lovell Site at The Cocoa Works, York

Building Heroes Academy Cohort Visits Lovell Site at The Cocoa Works, York

Elm Tree Court recognised with Veteran Friendly Status

Hull care home recognised with Veteran Friendly status

Soldiers at the Infantry Training Centre at Vimy Barracks at Catterick Garrison mark Armistice Day in 2021. PIC: Tony Johnson

'Shocking' armed forces housing is driving people out of the military

Soldiers at the Infantry Training Centre at Vimy Barracks at Catterick Garrison mark Armistice Day in 2021. PIC: Tony Johnson

Army heritage runs deep through North Yorkshire - Carl Les

Mr Forbes received help from the charity in 2013 when his wife suddenly passed away in Germany.

Purple Pete to take part in Remembrance Day London Cenotaph march

Chainsaw artist create life-size WW2 soldier for Remembrance Day

Armistice Day: Watch as chainsaw artist creates lifesize WW2 soldier

Marston's and the Royal British Legion want punters from the West Midlands to raise a glass, the take it home

Marston's wants punters to raise a glass, then take it home

Manager Manuela Castilli wtih staff and residents

Hull care homes recognised with Veteran Friendly Status

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has been granted the Gold Award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. Photo: Tim Ireland/PA Wire

East Riding of Yorkshire Council wins Gold Award for supporting armed forces

Rob Spittles, Managing Director at Vistry East Yorkshire and former Royal Engineer

Vistry East Yorkshire raises £6,000 for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity

Employees from Vistry East Yorkshire, with offices in Leeds, have proudly raised £6,000 for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, after completing a charity climb.

Lauren Bolton

Luke Pollard is Minister for the Armed Forces. PIC: UK Parliament

The work of rebuilding the Armed Forces has begun - Luke Pollard

Amazon Wakefield

Amazon Wakefield team celebrates national Armed Forces accolade

John Healey MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence.

John Healey: Our Armed Forces deserve change

Ian Lancaster, wearing an Armed Forces Day Bow Tie.

Scarborough Armed Forces Day 2024: Best photos of the event in South Bay

Eden Camp Veternas Day

Eden Camp Modern History Museum Honoured with Silver Status in Ministry of Defen...

(from L to R) DCLT fitness instructor, Debra Brown, and duty manager Brian Green in the wellbeing su

DCLT supports veterans for Armed Forces Week

Veterans arrive ahead of a service of commemoration at Bayeux War Cemetery, for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. PIC: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

We must take inspiration from D-Day to meet challenges of today - John Healey

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) flypast of Spitfire (P7350) and Hurricane (PZ865).A synchronised turn over the Lincolnshire countryside

Scarborough: Planes centrepiece of Yorkshire’s largest Armed Forces Day

.Picture by Simon Hulme....25th June 2022

Red Arrows: Famous flying team spotted in skies of Yorkshire

Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron arrives at Downing Street. PIC: Jeff Moore/PA Wire

Why did David Cameron get rid of Armed Forces aircraft as PM? - YP Letters

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

Yorkshire manufacturer ACS Stainless Steel Fixings is creating free silhouette soldiers to mark Remembrance Day.

Lizzie Murphy

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

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'

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