A nose for danger – dog sniffs out bomb factory
An army bomb-detecting dog who last year would not even obey the command to sit, has sniffed out a Taliban explosives factory in Afghanistan.
Beer for the Boys
Senior RAF officers have appealed for donations to buy returning servicemen and women a cold beer on their flight home.
Posted by Andy Checkley on Sep 7th, 2009 in Around Britain, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales | 1 comment
Edinburgh Runs Parkour Race
Edinburgh is to host a 10km parkour (”free running”) race among its iconic landmarks.
To Suffer The Slings And Arrows (and Bullets) of Politics
Local Councillor answers Constituency problems while on his tour of duty in Afghanistan.
Village post office saved by ex-army hero
Gulf War veteran David Creber was not taking any prisoners when he foiled a hold-up at his local post office.
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