Simy Martin, a veteran from Sutton Coldfield who lost her sight to a rare eye condition, became the first woman to carry the standard for Blind Veterans UK during Remembrance Sunday commemorations in Manchester. The charity helped her rebuild confidence and return to activities such as sailing, archery and blind tennis.
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Volunteers who own vans are being sought to help collect Christmas trees for a fundraiser.
The remodelled entrance to Leeds railway station has opened after four years of work. The £46.1m scheme included pedestrianised streets, a new taxi rank and passenger lifts, and it is now fully open to the public.
Dave Billings, a 45-year-old from Hilton in Derbyshire, had a former Boeing 737 fuselage lowered into a hole in his back garden with help from volunteers and a crane. He is turning it into an underground room that will connect to an existing space beneath his garden.
