New Year Honours: The 10 north-east people on the list

The Beatles’ Ringo Starr and Bee Gees co-founder Barry Gibb have been awarded knighthoods in the New Year Honours, alongside a string of political figures including former Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg.

Closer to home there were celebrations for a number of north-east people who made it onto this year’s list.

Here they are in full:

KNIGHTHOOD

• The Very Reverend Professor Iain Torrance, Pro-Chancellor, University of Aberdeen. For services to higher education and theology.

OBE

• Robert Edwards, chairman of Scotframe Timber Engineering. For services to business and charity in Inverurie.
• Joan Ingram. For service to healthcare

• Alison Sellar, chief executive of Activpayroll. For services to business in Scotland and abroad.

MBE

• James McIntosh, managing director of Lecht Ski Centre. For services to skiing and tourism in north east Scotland.

• Dr Ian Davies, programme manager, renewables and energy, Marine Scotland Science. For services to marine science and voluntary service in UK and abroad.

BEM

• Hamish Dean, pipe major, Huntly and District Pipe Band. For services to piping and the community in Aberdeenshire.

• Matthew Fyfe, poppy convener, Royal British Legion. For services to veterans in Aberdeenshire.
• Patrick Gaul, for voluntary service in Turriff.

• John Maclean, chairman, Peterhead branch, RAF Association. For voluntary service to ex-service personnel.