Armed Forces
Bus company to give free travel to armed forces and veterans this Saturday
Serving members of the armed forces, veterans and cadets are being offered free bus travel this Saturday to show support…
D-Day landings commemorated in shopping centre display
Port Talbot’s Aberafan Shopping Centre has unveiled a spectacular “beach scene” display commemorating the World War Two Normandy Landings.
Centenarian Kathleen gets her second medal for keeping Britain’s wartime Spitfires flying
A 100-year-old woman whose mechanical skills helped keep Britain’s legendary Spitfire fighters flying during World War Two has been given…
With her 100th birthday approaching Margaret reveals fascinating wartime past
With her 100th birthday looming, Margaret Rees, a resident of Ty Cwm Ogwr in the Ogmore Valley, reflects on her…
MMA fundraiser will be a ‘knockout’ say armed forces charity
A “white-collar” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event will take place for up to 20 people – male and female –…
Two Neath Port Talbot codebreakers who helped shorten WWII celebrate their 100th birthdays
Two ladies who worked as codebreakers at the top secret Bletchley Park mansion during the Second World War have celebrated…
In pictures: Soldiers from 1st Battalion the Royal Welsh march through Swansea City Centre
Following an inspection at the Guildhall Rotunda, the Royal Welsh paraded through Swansea city centre to the LC applauded by…
Military parade set to march through Swansea City Centre
Soldiers from the 1st Btn, the Royal Welsh are set to exercise their right to march through Swansea city centre…
Decorated Bridgend boxer tests his toughness with IRONMAN Swansea and Llanelli Half-Marathon for armed forces charity
Ashley Williams has already reached the highest peaks of competitive boxing. Born in Bridgend, he has competed for Wales at…
Neath Port Talbot Remembrance festival salutes the Armed Forces Community
The popular Armed Forces Festival returns to Neath Port Talbot in October and November.