New Year Honours

Theatre Royal Plymouth Boss Awarded CBE

Theatre Royal Plymouth’s Chief Executive Adrian Vinken is made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list for ‘Services to Theatre’.

Adrian Vinken is standing down as CEO of TRP in January after 31 years. In 1990 Adrian inherited a failing organisation with an uncertain future facing huge financial losses and will leave it as one of the most...

OBE for Plymouth hospital consultant

Colonel Parkhouse, a Consultant Anaesthetist at Derriford Hospital and also Military Clinical Director of the hospital’s Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit (MDHU), has been awarded the OBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list.

Colonel Parkhouse has received this outstanding recognition for the commitment and support to Army Anaesthesia and the wide Army Medical Services over the past...

New Year's Honours for people of Devon

A whole host of inspiring people from Devon are to be rewarded with New Year's Honours.

Those from the County to be recognised include:

MBE (Member of the British Empire)

Betty and John Insley are set to receive MBE's for their services to children and families. John Michael Christopher Duffield has been recognised for services to sailing following his role as...