Troops who have been serving in Afghanistan are returning to Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire today. It follows a pledge by their Commander before deploying in October to send 500 soldiers by the end of the year.
More than 70 soldiers from Burma Company, 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, are members of the Catterick-based 4 Mechanized Brigade, which took over as Task Force Helmand in Afghanistan in mid-October for the six-month long Operation Herrick 17.
hey are the first troops to come back and the rest will follow from different regiments in the coming weeks.
Police have issued photographs of a distinctive Land Rover after the vehicle was stolen from Catterick Garrison.
The modified, short wheelbase Land Rover 90, belongs to a serving soldier and was taken from a car park at Helles Barracks, Catterick Garrison, between September 29 and October 4.
The vehicle, which is green with a white roof, has been modified by the owner who has added windows, a snorkel, an upgraded gearbox, black steel wheels and a galvanized chassis.
Tesco has apologised after admitting a mix-up, which resulted in drivers filling up with diesel instead of petrol at its Catterick Garrison filling station. The company said the mistake was caused by human error.
There has been an isolated incident where a small number of customers received the wrong grade of fuel when filling up at our store. We are in contact with customers affected to apologise and arrange any necessary repairs to their vehicles.
