Birthday Honours List 2025 awardees in County Durham
24 recipients from County Durham recognised in the Birthday Honours List 2025.
Towns in County Durham
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Medal / BEM
Catherine Elizabeth Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Bishop Auckland, County Durham
“For services to Sport and to the community in Durham and Tees Valley District”
Eileen Lees
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Houghton le Spring, County Durham
“Community Volunteer, Bournmoor. For services to Education and to community in County Durham”
Eric Hepplewhite
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Lanchester, County Durham
“For services to the community in Lanchester, County Durham”
Lois Calvert
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Billingham, County Durham
“Multiply Development Manager, North Yorkshire County Council. For services to Further Education”
Member (MBE)
Sandeep Wales
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Bishop Auckland, County Durham
“Quality Improvement Advisor and Co-Chair, Together Network, North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Supporting Ethnically Diverse Ambulance Staff”
Debra Monica Waite
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Darlington, County Durham
“Head of Regulatory Improvement and Operations Chief of Staff, Building Safety Regulator. For services to Health and Housing”
Christopher James Simmons
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Hartlepool, County Durham
“Lately Chair, Ad Astra Academy Trust, County Durham. For services to Education”
Lynda Redshaw
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Houghton le Spring, County Durham
“Executive Assistant, Northern Housing Consortium. For services to Social Housing in the North of England”
Christine Ann Pascall
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Wingate, County Durham
“Lately President, England Golf. For services to Golf”
Carole Johnson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Durham, County Durham
“Police Staff, Central Authority Bureau Manager, Durham Constabulary. For services to Policing”
Kylie Dixon
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Seaham, County Durham
“Founder, Northern Lass Lounge. For services to Social Enterprise and Female Entrepreneurship”
Ben Chisanga
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Stockton on Tees, County Durham
“Social Worker, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council. For services to Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children”
Officer (OBE)
Derek Winter
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Seaham, County Durham
“Lately Deputy Chief Coroner England and Wales, HM Senior Coroner City of Sunderland. For Public Service”
Simon Gerard White
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Ferryhill, County Durham
“Lately Chief Executive Officer, Vision Academy Learning Trust. For services to Education”
Claire Riley
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Chester-le-Street, County Durham
“Chair, Seven Stories. For services to Children 's Literacy and to Health”
Michael Prentice
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Chester le Street, County Durham
“National Director for NHS Resilience, NHS England. For services to the NHS”
Sano Allan Kellehear
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Hartlepool, County Durham
“Professor, Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, Northumbria University. For services to Palliative Care”
Angela Lockwood
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Seaham, County Durham
“Lately Chief Executive Officer, North Star Housing. For services to Disadvantaged People in the North East”
Julie Deville
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Cleveland, County Durham
“Chief Executive Officer, Extol Academy Trust. For services to Education”
Commander (CBE)
Sally Robinson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Billingham, County Durham
“Director of Children's Services, Hartlepool Borough Council. For services to Children”
Alison Hilton
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Hartlepool, County Durham
“Lately Universal Credit Area Director, North East, Department for Work and Pensions. For Public Service”
Jane Elizabeth Harbottle
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Durham, County Durham
“Chief Executive Officer, Legal Aid Agency. For Public Service”
Knight / Dame
Patricia Margaret Barker
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Durham, County Durham
“Author. For services to Literature”
Lesley Powell
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Chester le Street, County Durham
“Chief Executive Officer, North East Learning Trust. For services to Education”