New Year’s Honours: The 12 people from Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray on the list

The Queen’s New Year’s Honours list has been revealed.

Joining a number of celebrities are people from Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

OBE

• Gunther Alois Newcombe. Lately Director, Operations, Oil and Gas Authority. For services to the Oil and Gas Sector. (Bieldside, City of Aberdeen)

MBE

• Professor David Macaulay Reid: For services to People with Osteoporosis and to Charity (Cults, Aberdeen)
• Emma Victoria Henderson. Co-founder, Project Wingman. For services to Charity during Covid-19. (Kinloss, Moray)
• Ronald Alexander Loveland. For services to Foster Care in Moray. (Fochabers, Moray)
• Joyce Margaret Loveland. For services to Foster Care in Moray. (Fochabers, Moray)
• Vinaykant Ruparelia DL. For services to Local Enterprise, to Tourism and to the community in Portsoy, Banffshire. (Portsoy, Banffshire)

BEM

• Des Cheyne: For services to the community in Banff during the Covid-19 Response (Banff)

• Jennifer Lee. Founder, Beulah Drop-In Café. For services to Art and to Social Inclusion in Aberdeenshire. (Alvah, Banffshire)
• Mary Nelson: For services to Homeless People in Moray (Forres)
• Patricia Robins. For services to Charity and the community in Aberdeenshire. (Kemnay, Aberdeenshire)
• Melanie Shand: For services to the Arts and to the community in Aberdeenshire during the Covid-19 Response (Banchory)

  

• Jackie Stuart. Tour Guide, Peterhead Prison Museum. For services to Law and Order and to Cultural Heritage. (Peterhead, Aberdeenshire)

Click here for the full list of everyone featured on the New Year’s Honours list.