British Army

James McDonald is running the London marathon for the RBL

Ex-soldiers marathon effort in gratitude to Royal British Legion

Ted Dakin

Ted Dakin: 'Demand avoidance' and National Service

Dan Jarvis - now Security Minister - served in Helmand, Afghanistan (2007)

Our Armed Forces are the very best of us - we must do right by them By The Newsroom

Royal Navy, Army and RAF personnel have received a new above inflation pay rise, less than 12 months after a previous salary increase.

Dedicated armed forces personnel receive new above inflation pay rise

Cyril Braithwaite

War hero recalls VE Day memories

Left to right: Jo Platt, Eric Radcliffe and his daughter Yvonne Brownrigg

War hero finally gets his veteran badge

Veterans into Logistics won two silvers and a bronze at the recent English Veterans Awards

Local veterans charity wins silver at prestigious awards

Watch as War Horse memorial gets purple poppy coat to remember fallen service animals

Watch as War Horse statue gets draped in beautiful purple poppy coat

A fearsome Apache gunship was filmed on a low pass over Grindleford.

Watch: Apache gunship roars overhead in low pass over village

Mary Lamb, 65, suffered a chest infection, stomach bug and was 10 minutes away from hypothermia - but she finished three peaks challenge.

Watch: I climbed 3 peaks in wheelchair...I was 10mins from hypothermia

Mary Lamb left 'battered and bruised' after 'climbing' the Three Peaks

Prince William flies helicopter after becoming Army chief.

Watch: Prince William flies helicopter after becoming Army chief

Michael Copeland from Stafford, on his climb up Kilimanjaro with a fridge on his back. The former soldier has conquered Africa's highest mountain whilst carrying a fridge on his back to encourage men to talk about mental health with MIND.

Ex-soldier carries 30kg fridge up Mount Kilimanjaro

Rhys Morrison (on the left) was joined by friend Ryan Newton for the charity walk from Southport to Appley Bridge

Serviceman undertakes year-long challenge after battling his own demons

King Charles III

King Charles to receive Scottish crown jewels to mark coronation

King Charles

King Charles pays tribute to troops to mark Armed Forces Day 2023
King Charles has paid tribute to troops on Armed Forces Day 2023.
Sam Johnson

John Harker MBE at Wigan Borough Armed Forces Hub

Wigan war veteran lands prestigious new charity post

The coronation flypast could be cancelled due to bad weather

Coronation flypast given green light following weather concerns

Ince Rose Bridge beat St Pats in the first round

Challenge Cup second round preview

St Pats took on Ince Rose Bridge in a Wigan derby

Three amateur sides progress to the second round of the Challenge Cup

St Pats and Ince Rose Bridge meet in the first round of the Challenge Cup

TV coverage confirmed for the Wigan derby between St Pats and Ince Rose Bridge

The Women’s Challenge Cup trophy

Challenge Cup first round fixtures revealed

The Challenge Cup was in town

The best of 2022: The Challenge Cup comes to Orrell St James

Soldiers of The Queen’s Company of the Grenadier Guards carry the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II Funeral: why they are bearers of the Queen’s coffin

Sophie Madden

‘No indication’ army gunner from Wigan intended to take her own life at barracks

The Challenge Cup

Orrell St James' first round Challenge Cup tie to be shown live on the BBC

Lee Arnold and wife Roseann with the medal

Queen recognises dedication of Wigan army officer with prestigious medal
A Wigan army officer who has spent nearly 30 years serving Queen and country has been given the royal seal of approval.
Gaynor Clarke

Driver Corporal Louis Murray, from Atherton. Photo: Army.mod.uk

Soldier from borough drives hearse at Prince Philip's funeral

Army to be cut by 10,000 soldiers - but experts fear it could leave UK vulnerable (Photo: Shutterstock)

Army to be cut by 10,000 soldiers - but experts fear it could leave UK vulnerabl...

Army enlisted to help roll out the Covid vaccine in the UK - this is the plan

Join with the RBLI's Tommy in the Window Campaign

Captain Tom Moore has been made an honorary colonel by the Queen to mark his 100th birthday (Photo: Getty/Capture the Light Photography)

NHS fundraiser Captain Tom is made a colonel on his 100th birthday - here are th...

The D-Day legacy of ‘Hobo’, the wizard of tank warfare

Stephen Graham

Stephen Graham's undercover cop in Line Of Duty inspired by near-fatal bar brawl

Martin Morris with Bruce Dickinson at the pre-release showing of Scream For Me Sarajevo

Wiganer took Iron Maiden singer to Bosnia for secret gig

1st Lancashire Fusiliers waiting in sunken road in middle of no man's land for July 1, 1916 attack at the Somme

Horrors of Lancashire officer at the Somme

Members of Valhalla Strength and Fitness Gym, Ashton-in-Makerfield, are preparing to take part in the deadlift challenge, raising funds for the Army Benevolent Fund

Can you write a headline?

A German prisoner helps wounded British soldiers back from the front near Poziers on July 19, including Private RG Wood of 8th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment, second right

High price Lancashire paid at the Battle of the Somme

A whistle was blown and a two-minute silence started at 7.28am at Wigan's war memorial

Commemorations 100 years after Battle of the Somme

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