Selfies for safety this summer
SUMMER leave is fast approaching and if, like many Army families, you are planning to head to the seaside for some well-earned fun in the sun, then coastguards in Norfolk and Suffolk are asking you to take a ph...
New programme supporting Service children
THE MOD’s Directorate Children & Young People has set up the Education of Service Children Change Programme (ESCCP) due to the changes taking place across the military which may have an impact on Service ch...
Holiday haven for heroes
HEROES Haven Swanage is a purpose-built lodge which provides affordable holidays for disabled, injured and visually-impaired serving and ex-serving members of the Armed Forces, their immediate family and carers...
National Trust to commemorate WW1 centenary
GET the lowdown on the top 10 WW1 centenary commemoration events taking place at National Trust venues throughout 2014; from exhibitions and displays to guided walks and poppy planting, don’t miss out!
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Beware the pension liberators
There are companies in civvy street known as pension liberators which promise to release your pension and lump sum benefits early. Some unscrupulous ones prey on unsuspecting individuals, using the promise of r...
Beauty&You: Spring TLC
ARE you ready to give your skin some TLC after the cold winter? The party season is the time when we all let our beauty regime slip a little, removing your make-up seems less of a priority and that extra glass ...
Force for good
WHEN Katherine Reed’s husband Jim was deployed for seven months in 2012, the mum-of-two was determined the family would remain in close touch while separated.
So when a Reading Force scrapbook was sent home ...
Legal column: Not seeing your child enough?
Consultant Solicitor Mandeep Gill (pictured below) offers advice on settling contact arrangements for estranged parents…
THE courts recognise the importance of both parents in their children’s lives, particu...
Banding together
When a soldier is injured in the line of duty, it is not just their life that is changed forever. The impact on their families can be just as great – which is where a specialist Service support group comes into...
Quality time
THE weather was awful at 1.30am, but nothing was going to stop Gemma Tebble and her family from getting to the airport. They were about to jet off to Tenerife for a holiday with Give Us Time, a charity that pro...