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A look at some of the most important issues facing veterans plus the latest Legion campaigns
  • Priority treatment why are we waiting?
    A Legion survey shows that priority treatment for service injuries is still not a reality
  • Legion manifesto time to do your bit
    With a general election only months away, the Legion is determined to put issues affecting the whole armed forces family at the centre of political debate
  • PTSD time for a new approach?
    Legion member and Reiki master, Peter Hayward, appeals for a rethink on PTSD treatments
  • Matters of life and limb
    At Headley Court, in Surrey, seriously injured service people are being nursed back to health
  • Be in the know
    The Legions Taxi Driver funding scheme is helping veterans who know where they want to get to on civvy street
  • My Legion Life Petra Soper
    Devon County Managers Assistant and Welfare Caseworker tells legion about her work for the RBL
  • Bloody miracles
    Thanks to advances in battlefield medicine, lives that would have been lost five years ago are now being saved
  • The Poppys big adventure
    Steve Smethurst reports on Poppy Adventure Breaks, a scheme to help families in need that is keeping everybody happy - especially the kids
  • Welfare focus: you are not alone
    Loneliness has a severe impact on the physical, mental and social wellbeing of Legion beneficiaries. Now, a new project is offering a solution
  • Calling time on military life
    Taking those first steps on civvy street can be daunting. Legion speaks to six people who have recently begun their civilian life