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Retired teacher Alastair Allan taught English at Harris Academy and Dundee High School for a total of 23 years

THE Scottish Government has announced a £950,000 investment to help improve the health and wellbeing of older veterans in Scotland...

Did you know that if you served in HM Armed Forces for more than just one day you are officially considered a ‘veteran’?

NHS Borders’ newest welfare officer says he is “determined to continue assisting other veterans”. The region’s health board – in partnership with the Defence Medical Welfare Service (DMWS) – has appointed Michael Lowrey, 38, into the newly-created role of veteran welfare officer. A veteran himself, Mr Lowrey, who grew up in the north of England but now lives in Coldstream, says he wants to help people with their lives after the forces. “When I was medically discharged from the forces in 2007 it was a big change to my way of life and I had difficulty adapting back into a ...

Patrick Wire, RAF veteran supported be Sight Scotland Veterans. With Sight Scotland Veterans’ social activities for veterans with visual impairment still halted in line with restrictions, Aberdeenshire-based Sight Scotland Veterans’ Outreach Worker, Ingrid Penny, was seeking ways to keep spirits high remotely for the armed forces veterans she supports. After Ingrid linked in with Age Scotland, seven veterans who regularly attended Sight Scotland Veterans’ monthly Inverurie lunch club are now catching up fortnightly since October with ‘Comradeship Circles’ calls together from the saf...