New Year's Honours 2016: Bedfordshire

The Queen's New Year Honours list includes a number of people from Bedfordshire. Credit: PA Wire

A selection of people from Bedfordshire have been given honours in the 2016 New Year Honours list.

Companions of the Order of the Bath

  • Professor Paul Anthony Cosford from Haynes. Director for Health Protection and Medical Director at Public Health England. Services to Public Health.

Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire

  • Carolyn McCall, OBE. Chief Executive Officer, easyJet. For services to the Aviation Industry.

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire

  • Paul Maurice Fuller from Bromham. Chief Fire Officer, Bedfordshire Fire Rescue Service. For services to the Fire and Rescue Service.

Officers of the Order of the British Empire

  • Tania Eagle from Clapham, Bedfordshire. Programme Director, Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, London. For services to Policing.

Members of the Order of the British Empire

  • Lawrence Frederick Davies, from Pirton in Hertfordshire. Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Automotive Investment Organisation. For services to the Automotive Industry and to the community in Bedfordshire.

  • Philippa Davies from Sandy. Deputy Director of Nursing, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. For services to Nursing.

Medallist of the Order of the British Empire

  • Dr Elisabeth Marjorie Cotton, from Cranfield. For services to the community in Cranfield, Bedfordshire.