Tag: Ministry of Defence
Brown calls for MOD to think again on defence cuts
The UK Government’s decision last year to reduce Scotland’s defence estate by 20 per cent was ill thought through and should be reconsidered, Veterans Minister Keith Brown claimed.
In November last year, the UK Government...
MOD announcement means closures in Edinburgh
In plans announced today the Defence Secretary Michael Fallon claims that £140 million running costs will be saved over the next ten years.
The Minister said in the House of Commons this afternoon : "First we...
Clarity on Edinburgh Army Bases needed
The Ministry of Defence is under pressure to clarify the future of the Redford and Dreghorn barracks and Criagiehall command centre after The Scotsman reported the army’s commanding officer in Scotland, Major General David...
Step up the housing ladder for armed forces
Ex-service personnel have been given a boost in their bid to find a new home by The City of Edinburgh Council.
Councillors have agreed that the length of time people have served in the armed...
Council drafts in military help
Military personnel will be providing specialist help to ensure that some of the most vulnerable people in the city are able to get from their homes to much needed medical and other emergency locations...
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