Sapper’s ‘scariest’ moments

Two more articles featuring the stories of returning troops who served in the second Gulf War in Iraq. WHEN a… Read more Sapper’s ‘scariest’ moments

Son calls home to say: ‘I’m safe’

A couple more stories from soldiers serving in the Gulf from the Scunthorpe area which appeared in the same edition.… Read more Son calls home to say: ‘I’m safe’

The first of the stories of soldiers from the Scunthorpe who were serving in the second Gulf War who were… Read more War hero on Iraq’s frontline

Another story which I got from my regular contact Willie Cameron, aka Mr Loch Ness who also runs the Loch… Read more Distillery gets award nod for top quality gin

I was covering calls and was on the early shift when we heard that two Paras from our patch had… Read more Attacked in Iraq

There was a bit of excitement yesterday afternoon when I was covering calls as a major blaze at an industrial… Read more Investigation launched after major blaze

This was such a lovely story to work on recently. Basically an Inverness boy who has seen both his best… Read more Locks set for a charity chop

Believe it or not but this was front page news – Big Ship Sails Past Scarborough. Having said that news… Read more Giant ahoy

A SCARBOROUGH soldier was married with full military honours – including a guard of honour with raised swords – at… Read more Swords at the ready for soldier’s wedding guard

As I have said I have known Tony Viney for a number of years now and this was how we… Read more Soldier honoured by bravery award