Six homeless veterans have helped build 19 houses for Herefordshire Council 1 January 2021 • 9:00pm Dwain Lugg enters his new home in Leominster for the first time. Credit: Ken Hames Homeless veterans have built their own houses under a charity scheme run by a special forces veteran. Six previously homeless veterans have completed a self-build scheme of 19 affordable dwellings in Leominster, Herefordshire, and will be enjoying Christmas in their new homes. Each veteran has secured a new house for themselves and their families through a partnership between the charity, Alabaré, Hereford Council and Stonewater, a housing association. The remaining houses will be used by the local authority.