Scotland footballers named in New Year Honours list

Scotland footballers, concern leaders and assemblage heroes are among those named successful the New Year Honours.

Captain Andy Robertson, chap planetary Jen Beattie and ex-national squad prima Kim Little person each been made an MBE.

Others recognised see the archetypal pistillate chairwoman of Rolls-Royce, a assemblage principal, a maestro distiller and a Beano illustrator.

The honours database is the archetypal since the decease of the Queen successful September.

Liverpool defender Robertson has won the Champions League and each home honour successful the English crippled - but helium has besides been named for his services to foundation and young people.

Two years agone helium launched the foundation AR26, which provides entree to escaped shot training, further education, occupation opportunities and supports young radical with captious illnesses.

Robertson has made 60 appearances for Scotland and is renowned arsenic 1 of the world's champion near backs.

Arsenal defender Jen Beattie was diagnosed with bosom cancer successful October 2020 aft discovering a lump but continued to play for nine and country.

Since past she has raised consciousness for crab screening and past twelvemonth won the Helen Rollason Award astatine BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

Beattie's MBE acknowledges her foundation enactment and her shot vocation - which included representing Scotland astatine the 2019 World Cup successful France.

Kim Little captained the nationalist broadside astatine the tournament, the archetypal clip a elder Scotland squad had qualified since 1998.

The attacking midfielder - who retired from planetary shot past twelvemonth - is recognised for a vocation astatine clubs successful Scotland, the US and Australia.

Little has besides enjoyed 2 palmy spells with Arsenal and presently plays for the nine alongside Beattie.

Meanwhile, Anita Frew - 1 of lone 18 women starring boards among the UK's biggest listed companies - is fixed a damehood for services to concern and the economy.

The Rolls-Royce chairwoman said: "I'm definite that if anyone had told me, arsenic a young miss increasing up successful Scotland with a begetter and a gramps who worked astatine Rolls-Royce, that 1 time not lone would I seat that institution but would person the honour to beryllium made a dame, I would not person believed it."

Prof Peter Mathieson, main and vice-chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, said helium was "honoured and flattered" to person a knighthood for services to higher education.

Dr Julie Maxton, the archetypal enforcement manager of the 362-year-old Royal Society, receives a damehood for services to subject and to the law.

Prof Heather McGregor, provost and vice-principal of Heriot-Watt University, Dubai, receives a damehood for services to education, concern and practice successful Scotland.

William Robertson, who founded the Elgin-based Robertson Group successful 1966, is knighted for services to the operation manufacture and to charity.

Norman Keith Skeoch, erstwhile main enforcement of Standard Life Aberdeen, receives a knighthood for services to the fiscal sector.

Others honoured see James McEwan, from Islay, 4 times maestro distiller of the twelvemonth and inductee to the Whisky Hall of Fame, who is made an MBE.

Beano creator David Sutherland becomes an OBE for services to illustration astatine the celebrated comic, which volition observe its 85th day successful 2023.

Mr Sutherland, from Invergordon successful the Highlands, has been drafting The Bash Street Kids since 1962 and was liable for Dennis the Menace from 1970 until 1998.

He said: "When I entered the DC Thomson creation contention much than 60 years ago, I couldn't person guessed wherever it mightiness lead.

"I've been truthful fortunate to beryllium capable to bash thing I emotion for a living, and enactment with truthful galore talented writers whose words person helped bring these characters to life."

Andrew Crummy, the creator down the Great Tapestry of Scotland, has been made an MBE for services to creation and taste heritage.

Mr Crummy has worked connected a fig of large-scale nationalist projects, including designing a 143-metre (469ft) agelong tapestry which tells the past of Scotland.

Two radical who helped prevention 1 of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's historical beverage rooms successful Glasgow person besides been made MBEs.

Celia Sinclair Thornqvist, laminitis and patron of The Willow Tea Rooms Trust, and Prof Pamela Robertson person some been honoured successful designation of their enactment helping to reconstruct the Scottish architect's archetypal Willow Tea Rooms connected Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street.

Meanwhile, Ian Reid of Kilmacolm, Inverclyde, who was main enforcement of the organising committee of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, is made a CBE for services to sport.

Lucy Smith, from Moray, who was diagnosed with centrifugal neurone illness astatine the property of 19, is honoured with a British Empire Medal (BEM) for her campaigning and fundraising to tackle the condition.

Sinclair Barbour, from Thornhill successful Dumfries and Galloway, besides received a BEM for inspiring radical to enactment successful and larn the skills of Scottish state dancing implicit 4 decades.

Others recognised see Prof David Crossman, a erstwhile main idiosyncratic to the Scottish government, who is made a CBE for services to nationalist wellness successful Scotland.

And Stuart Liddell, tube large of Inveraray and District Pipe Band, is made an MBE for services to piping and euphony education.

Two lifeboat volunteers who have helped save lives at sea over several decades have also been recognised in the New Year Honours list.

Dupre Strutt, mechanic at RNLI Kirkwall Lifeboat Station in Orkney, has been made an MBE, while William "John" Collins, of Kirkcudbright Lifeboat Station, receives the British Empire Medal (BEM).

Since joining successful 1983 Mr Strutt has been directly involved in more than 300 rescues, saving more than 60 lives.

He said: "I consciousness precise honoured to person been fixed this award, but I besides consciousness that it's a reflection connected the RNLI itself and each the volunteers."

A full of 27 Sailors, Royal Marines and Reservists from crossed the Royal Navy person besides been singled retired successful the King's archetypal New Year's Honours list.

They person been rewarded for contributions ranging from playing cardinal roles successful large planetary deployments to championing diversity.

And six members of the exigency services - including erstwhile Police Scotland Deputy Chief Constable Will Kerr - person been awarded the King's Police Medal, King's Fire Service Medal and King's Ambulance Service Medal.

Finally, a lollipop woman has said that she is "pleased and proud" astatine being awarded a BEM.

Joyce Murray, has worked for much than 2 decades adjacent her location successful Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire.

The 79-year-old said: "It's conscionable bully to beryllium recognised for things that you've done. It's rather special."

The honour comes up of a large milestone successful 2023.

Ms Murray added: "I'll beryllium 80 adjacent April, truthful it's rather an achievement. It's bully fun.

"I'm precise blessed astir it and I'm fortunate I support truly bully health.

"They archer maine I'll inactive beryllium doing it erstwhile I person a zimmer."

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack sent his champion wishes to the recipients.

He said: "This year's New Year Honours List underlines the outstanding contributions made by Scots to the beingness of the nation, from nationalist service, done entertaining america and contributing to our taste heritage, to assisting successful Scotland's betterment from the Covid-19 pandemic and supporting concern growth.

"This is also, however, an important accidental to admit the dedication of those who selflessly service the needs of others successful our communities.

"My sincerest congratulations spell to each who person been recognised today."

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said those recognised had made "exceptional contributions" to communities crossed Scotland and beyond.

She added: "These Honours are peculiarly poignant arsenic they are the archetypal to beryllium awarded since the passing of Her Majesty The Queen, who reigned for implicit 70 years.

"The work and dedication of our successes, from the arts, acquisition and athletics to business, charity, assemblage cohesion and subject has helped to beforehand Scotland each implicit the satellite and benefited radical passim society."