Armed Forces

With his life crumbling around him and being diagnosed with PTSD, war veteran Matt Abbott turned things around by setting up a unique veterans charity

May 8 will be the 75th anniversary of VE Day while the 75th anniversary of VJ Day follows on August 15.

Ron Etherington gave up the chance of a career as a professional footballer to join the armed forces, and went on to serve his country and community.

Fresh from his chat with Good Morning Britain hosts Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid, Cyril Banks, 95, admits he's becoming a bit of a local celebrity.

Four student corporals in the Stortford school's Combined Cadet Force completed a prestigious instructors course at a training camp in Lincolnshire.

The community of Sawbridgeworth gathered together to remember the fallen of world wars, of other conflicts and to honour veterans

Three siblings returned to Stansted on Sunday to pay tribute to their father who was killed in action during the Second World War

Crowds watched as Armed Forces personnel, cadets and youngsters from all sections of the Scouts and Guides movement marched with veterans.

Lt Col Mark Genko, Commander of 13 Air Assault Support Regiment and head boy in 1992, praised their drill, turnout, commitment and enthusiasm.

Service in the rain at Castle Gardens war memorial marked 50th anniversary of troops being deployed on the streets of Northern Ireland

Wednesday August 14 marks the 50th anniversary of troops being deployed on the streets of Ulster in a military campaign codenamed Operation Banner

Area dean of Bishop's Stortford the Rev Mandy Brown urged newly-elected councillors "to be honest and work together", at the town's civic service

A delegation of Chelsea Pensioners helped Sawbridgeworth Bowling Club celebrate its centenary

The chairman of the Bishop's Stortford branch of the Royal British Legion was presented with a cheque for £462

Hertfordshire Airfields Memorial Group member Denis Sharp has traced the history of a Second World War tragedy

The woman, 25, from Berkshire, was also held for assault and criminal damage following incident on Jet2 plane that triggered RAF fighter jet alert

Joshua Adams-Piggott, Oliver Walsh and Callum Kehoe were among 500 cadets who visited the coastal battlefields and an American cemetery

The 94-year-old wartime Royal Navy gunner laid a wreath in the Royal British Legion's commemoration – then received free meal at Wetherspoon's pub

The 45th US president landed aboard Air Force One with First Lady Melania Trump at the start of his first UK state visit

The skies over Stortford will be busier than usual this weekend in preparation for the US leader's arrival on Monday morning for a 4-day state visit