Local names recognised in King's Birthday Honours

A number of well-known local figures have been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours list.

The list recognises the achievements of well-known personalities, government employees and ordinary people who've served their community.

Knights Bachelor

Stephen Watson QPM - Chief Constable, Greater Manchester Police. For services to Policing. (Lancaster)

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Mark Foy - Chief Executive and Chief Nuclear Inspector, Office for Nuclear Regulation. For services to the Safety and Security Regulation of the Nuclear Industry. (Ormskirk)

Hon Lady Arabella Lennox-Boyd - Landscape Designer. For services to Horticulture and to Charity. (Lancaster)

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Professor Karen Elizabeth Broadhurst - Professor of Social Work, Lancaster University. For services to Child and Family Justice Research. (Lancaster)

Mary Elizabeth Murphy - Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Riverside College Widnes & Runcorn, Halton. For services to Further Education. (Leyland)

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

The Reverend Peter Martin Abrams - Hospital Chaplain and Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy Manager, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. For services to the community in Merseyside and West Lancashire. (Southport)

Arthur Roberts - Lately Chair, Community Foundations for Lancashire and Merseyside and Trustee, Community Foundation for Lancashire. For services to the community in Lancashire and Merseyside. (Poulton-Le-Fylde)

Danielle Barnett - For services to People with Disabilities and their Carers in Lancashire. (Blackpool

Julie Bell - Head of Cultural Services, Lancashire County Council. For services to Public Libraries. (Preston)

Kathryn Helen Shane - Managing Director, Blackpool Tourism Ltd. For services to the Visitor Economy and to the community in Blackpool. (Blackpool)

Shahbaz Hussain Shah - Firefighter, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service. For services to the community in Lancashire. (Nelson)

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

Dr Christopher Alan Goddard - Consultant in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. For services to the community in Merseyside. (Ormskirk)

Martin Johnson - Operating Department Practitioner, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Southport General Hospital. For services to the community in North West England. (Southport)

Paul Smith - Senior Paramedic Team Leader, North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust. For services to the community in Merseyside. (Southport)

Ram Prakash Gupta - For services to the community in Lancashire and Greater Manchester. (Blackburn)

Jayne Mushet - General Manager, Haven Holidays. For services to Hospitality, Travel and the Leisure Industries in the North West. (Blackpool)