New Year Honours 2015
James Gregory ANDREWS, BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Deputy Leader • Barnsley Metropolitan Council and Chairman
“For services to Local Government.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM) · 2015
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Location
South Yorkshire
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British Empire Medal
New Year Honours 2015- Role at the time
- Deputy Leader, Barnsley Metropolitan Council and Chairman
- Region
- South Yorkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Local Government.”
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“For services to Local Government.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 292 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 21% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Deputy Leader, Barnsley Metropolitan Council and Chairman.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours 2015
Alan Parish,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
London
“For services to Higher Education.”
Alan Paul Vaughton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Warwickshire
Alexander James Firth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Orkney
“For voluntary service in Orkney.”
Alison Graham Hall,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Dumfries
Alison Margaret Purkins,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Midlothian
Amy Innes Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Aberdeen
“For services to the community in Drumoak and Durris, Aberdeenshire.”
Andrew Cornett Clint,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Armagh
“For services to the community in Armagh.”
Angela Catherine Warneken Gold
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Angela Jean Money,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Berkshire
Angela Magon,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Middlesex
“For voluntary service to Young People through the National Mentoring Consortium.”
Ann Chalmers,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Renfrewshire
Anna Margaret Glass
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Tyrone
Anne Barratt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Devon
“For services to Young People in Dunkeswell.”
Anne Helen Grant,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Ayrshire and Arran
Anne Williams,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Leicestershire
“For services to Further Education and to the community in Leicestershire.”
Anthony James Hoare
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Buckinghamshire
Anthony Richard Perry,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Gloucestershire
Anthony Stuart Harris
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Somerset
Archibald Frederrick Shepherd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Essex
Arthur James Winfield,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Aberdeen
“For services to Heritage in Aberdeen.”
Arthur John Biggs,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Greater Manchester
“for Young People.”
Ashley Jayne Hall,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Staffordshire
“For services to Education.”
Audrey Jean Apperley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Herefordshire
Barbara Elizabeth Roberts,
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2015
Greater Manchester
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Simon Richardson
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2015).
Published 31 December 2014.
Location (South Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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