Honours

His Majesty The King’s New Year 2024 Honours List has been announced and includes nine Bedfordshire recipients. Those who have been successful are as follows:

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Paul Harris
Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Operations Director, HM Courts and Tribunals Service.
For Public and Voluntary Service

Professor Joseph Gerard Nellis
Professor of Global Economy, School of Management Cranfield University.
For services to Higher Education, to Economics, to Business and to Charity

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Paul Anthony Denton
For services to Charity

Carolyn Margaret Sampson
Soprano.
For services to Music

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Mostaque Ahmed Koyes
Director, Community Interest Luton.
For Services to the community in Luton, Bedfordshire

Pamela Joan Ward
For services to the community in Whipsnade, Bedfordshire

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

Andrew Gell
For services to the community in Riseley, Bedfordshire

Zoe Donna Sookun
Project Manager, Network Rail.
For services to the Railway and to Rail Aid for Ukraine

Sharon Ann Warboys
For services to the community in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, particularly during Covid-19

The Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Susan Lousada said, "Once again, it is my great pleasure to congratulate all recipients of these prestigious awards. Honours recognise the outstanding achievements of an individual, it is wonderful that we have so many of them living within our county of Bedfordshire. My huge congratulations".