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Honours for Hillsborough campaigners

Hillsborough campaigners Margaret Aspinall and Trevor Hicks will receive CBEs for services to the families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died in the disaster in 1989.

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Hillsborough campaigners honoured

Two Hillsborough campaigners will receive honours from the Queen later.

Margaret Aspinall and Trevor Hicks will be awarded CBE's for services to the families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died in the disaster in 1989.

Trevor Hicks' daughters Sarah and Victoria died at Hillsborough Credit: PA
Margaret's 18 yr old son James died in the tragedy Credit: PA

Mrs Aspinall, chair of the Hillsborough Family Support group, along with Mr Hicks, president of the group, campaigned for decades until the quashing of earlier inquest verdicts and the holding of the ongoing new inquests at a special hearing in Warrington.

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