tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications 2025-06-17T13:00:04+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/homes-england-acquires-ripon-barracks-from-the-ministry-of-defence-to-pave-way-for-1300-new-homes 2025-06-17T13:00:04+01:00

Planning permission has been granted by North Yorkshire council for the new homes as part of a phased development plan

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/largest-amphibious-exercise-on-braunton-burrows-since-ww2 2025-06-12T10:52:46+01:00

Exercise Catamaran brought together more than 3,000 personnel from several NATO allies to carry out training on the North Devon coast.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/spades-in-the-ground-for-new-whitehill-bordon-sainsburys-store 2025-06-10T10:38:10+01:00

New supermarket expected to bring 75 jobs to the area and will open in summer 2026

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/dio-completes-major-improvement-project-in-the-falkland-islands 2025-05-21T10:20:02+01:00

Completion of new accommodation and offices at Mount Byron marks major milestone for remote Falklands project.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/construction-begins-on-new-civil-service-office-in-blackpool 2025-05-20T12:01:42+01:00

Construction has begun on a new office building for Ministry of Defence (MOD) civil servants as part of Blackpool’s Talbot Gateway redevelopment. 

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/homes-fit-for-heroes-raft-of-news-measures-to-improve-military-family-housing 2025-04-18T00:00:00+01:00

Living conditions for families in military housing will be transformed under a new Consumer Charter, as Defence Secretary John Healey promised to “stop the rot� in military housing.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/des-and-ministry-of-justice-tree-growing-initiative-flourishes 2025-02-10T00:00:00+00:00

Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) joined forces with His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) to help prisoners develop their horticulture skills.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/construction-starts-on-new-solar-array-at-weeton-barracks 2025-02-04T16:20:16+00:00

Construction is starting on a new solar array at Weeton Barracks in Lancashire that will generate over one third of the site’s energy needs.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-army-accommodation-completed-at-sandhurst 2025-01-29T13:46:56+00:00

New accommodation for service personnel at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) has been completed under a major investment programme.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/duchess-of-edinburgh-opens-sandhurst-facility-for-army-musicians 2025-01-28T16:05:09+00:00

A new band facility on the Sandhurst Estate, Surrey has been formally opened by Her Royal Highness »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Duchess of Edinburgh.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/major-housing-deal-completed-bringing-benefits-to-forces-families 2025-01-09T14:15:55+00:00

Taxpayers and military families will benefit from a deal to bring more than 36,000 military houses back into public ownership, which has formally completed today.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-buys-back-36347-military-homes-to-improve-housing-for-forces-families-and-save-taxpayers-billions 2024-12-17T00:00:00+00:00

A major deal to bring the Armed Forces housing estate back into public ownership has been agreed by the government.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/upgraded-facilities-at-upavon-for-military-intelligence-battalion 2024-12-05T13:58:23+00:00

Construction is complete on a major project at Upavon to upgrade facilities for the army’s lead counter-intelligence and forensic technical exploitation unit.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/remembrance-themed-military-heritage-trail-improves-safe-access-at-pirbright 2024-11-14T09:30:09+00:00

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is proud to have delivered a new military heritage trail at Pirbright enabling safer and easier access.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/mod-signs-advisors-to-develop-surplus-land-for-community-use 2024-11-01T09:00:06+00:00

Local communities will benefit from real estate and environmental & technical advice in developing surplus Defence sites for residential use.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-camera-boosts-public-safety-along-east-devon-coastline 2024-10-28T09:30:09+00:00

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), with the National Coastwatch Institution (NCI), is proud to support the installation of a CCTV camera which will improve public safety along Sandy Bay on the Exmouth coast.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/dio-and-royal-navy-sign-contract-for-construction-project-in-cornwall 2024-10-25T16:19:33+01:00

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Defence Infrastructure Organisation and Royal Navy mark milestones in major project at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-ajax-facility-fitted-out-at-warminster-garrison 2024-10-11T14:36:45+01:00

A 226-tonne steel superstructure is being delivered at Warminster Garrison to support the British Army’s Armoured Cavalry programme, commonly known as Ajax.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/contract-awarded-for-runway-repairs-at-mount-pleasant-complex-in-the-falkland-islands 2024-10-03T13:46:16+01:00

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded a contract to Mitie to carry out runway repairs at Mount Pleasant Complex, the RAF airfield in the Falkland Islands.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-army-accommodation-under-construction-at-upavon 2024-09-18T00:00:00+01:00

Over 200 new bedspaces to be delivered for military personnel in Upavon under a major investment programme to improve standards of living accommodation across the army estate.