Every Cheshire resident featured on the King's New Years Honours list 2025

By Matthew Hancock-Bruce 31st Dec 2024

The King's New Years Honours list has been released (Credit: Gov.uk)
The King's New Years Honours list has been released (Credit: Gov.uk)

The King's New Years Honours list has been released.

The list recognises the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the UK.

More than a dozen Cheshire residents feature on the 2025 edition, including gold medal-winning Paralympians, charity chiefs and a former England goalkeeper.

Without further ado, here is every local to make the cut.

CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire)

Hannah Lucy Cockroft OBE DL - For services to Athletics (Chester)

OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire)

Samantha May Kinghorn MBE - For services to Athletics (Nantwich)

MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire)

Ruth Mary Agnew - Chief Governance and Central Support Officer, Co-Op Academies Trust. For services to Education (Warrington)

Michael Bennion - For services to Scouting and to Young People (Crewe)

Kevin Bradburne - Operations Director, Youth Federation. For services to Young People (Chester)

Margo Cornish - For services to Cancer Charities (Macclesfield)

Joseph Thomas Corrigan - For services to Charitable Fundraising (Macclesfield)

Katherine Darlington - Founder and Chief Executive, The Scott Partnership. For services to Business Growth and to International Trade (Sandbach)

Jennifer Anne Holl - For services to Cycling (Macclesfield)

Poppy Willow Maskill - For services to Swimming (Middlewich)

Donald Richard Potter - Chair, Crewe and Nantwich Conservative Association. For Political and Public Service (Nantwich)

Lee Rawlinson - Lately Director, Environment Agency. For services to the Environment (Widnes)

Amy Truesdale - For services to Taekwondo (Chester)

Jane Alison Wilson - Head, Strategy and People Engagement for Enterprise Security and Risk Management, Department for Work and Pensions. For Public Service (Crewe)

Roderick Michael Haydn Wood - Founder and Managing Director, CWP Energy Ltd. For services to Renewable Energy and to Sustainability (Chester)

BEM (Medallists of the Order of the British Empire)

Jean Eveline Martin - For services to the community in Greater Manchester (Nantwich)

Philip Wilkinson - Lately Crew Manager, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service. For services to the community of Nantwich (Nantwich)

     

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