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Matt Hill, a former soldier, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity. - Freepost BBC Radio 4 Appeal. (That’s the whole address. Please do not write anything else on the ...

AS PART of the Daily Echo's series highlighting the work various agencies are doing to support Dorset's homeless veterans, we've asked Sally Cadec of the Dorset ...