5+ hour, 19+ min ago  (1154+ words) A mural of Blair 'Paddy' Mayne was unveiled in Belfast in March An archive containing the belongings of Special Air Service (SAS) founder Blair 'Paddy' Mayne is unable to open to the public. The curator of the collection, David McCallion,…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (668+ words) Rex and Margaret married on 14 August 1941 and were separated for years by the war Hundreds of love letters written during World War Two have been transformed into a new book. Anne Holland from Devizes in Wiltshire, who is in her…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (547+ words) Airships carried out reconnaissance, mine-hunting and convoy escort missions in WW1 A small housing estate in East Sussex was once an airfield vital to the country's wartime defences. Polegate Royal Naval Airship Station was set up in 1915 and became one of…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (514+ words) John Gilbert, always known as Jack, has been honoured by his relatives A new headstone has been unveiled for one of the South's World War One heroes, whose grave had been unmarked for more than 60 years. John Gilbert, always known…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago  (802+ words) Queen Camilla has praised an author who has written stories about World War Two Queen Camilla has praised the author of a new book aimed at educating children about the untold sacrifices made during World War Two. Victoria Panton Bacon,…...

4+ week, 11+ hour ago  (843+ words) The replica album was donated by Burns enthusiast Helen Morrison It was a wartime gesture of support that travelled from Lanarkshire to an under-siege Leningrad, and then back again. Now two collections of World War Two letters linking Scotland and…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (703+ words) Joseph Douglas Cheshire who lives in Eastbourne turned 102 on Thursday Thousands of under 18s fought in World War Two, either by lying about their age or getting consent from their parents. Royal Marine veteran Joseph Douglas Cheshire, who has just turned…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (510+ words) One of the club's 12 vandalised greens Vandals have struck at an East Sussex golf club, digging holes in 12 of its greens overnight. Royal Eastbourne Golf Club announced to its members on Friday morning that it would close for the day…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (743+ words) 2nd Lt Donald Simpson Bell, from Harrogate, was playing football for Bradford Park Avenue when war broke out The only Victoria Cross medal ever to be awarded to an English professional footballer has gone on display in his home county. 2nd Lt…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (630+ words) The blue plaque is due to be installed on a retaining wall on the causeway that crosses Abberton Reservoir Installing a blue plaque at a reservoir would help people to learn about the crucial role it played in World War…...