County Durham

OBE

Patrick Conway, of Durham City. Director, culture and leisure, Durham County Council. For services to libraries.

Kingsley Ward Smith, of Bishop Auckland. For services to the community

Professor Martin Ferguson Smith, of Foula, Shetland. Emeritus professor of classics, University of Durham. For services to scholarship.

MBE

Olive Brown, of Crook. For services to local government in the Wear Valley.

Arthur Maughan, of Lanchester. For services to the community.

North Yorkshire and Teesside

KNIGHTS BACHELOR

Ian Terence Botham, OBE, of Richmond. For services to charity and to cricket.

CBE

Cheyenne Jo-An Garland, of Stokesley. Founder and owner, Garlands Call Centres. For services to business in the North-East.

Stewart Houston, of Bedale. For services to agriculture.

Dr Francis Alan Jackson, OBE, of Malton. Organist emeritus, York Minster. For services to music.

OBE

George Garlick, of Stockton. Chief executive, Stockton Borough Council. For services to local government.

Penelope Julia Hemming, DL, of York. Regional director, Confederation of British Industry Yorkshire and the Humber. For services to business.

Professor Daniel Yameen Prakash Khan, of York. Chief executive and principal, Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education. For services to further education.

Dennis Richards, of Harrogate. Headteacher, St Aidan's Church of England School, Harrogate, North Yorkshire. For services to education.

Helen Elizabeth Schroeder, of Bath, Somerset. Chairwoman, North York Moors National Park Authority. For services to the community.

Helen West, of York. Chief executive, Business Link York and North Yorkshire. For services to business.

Dr James Whiston, of Richmond, Formerly of the Nuclear Safety Advisory Committee, Health and Safety Commission. For services to science.

MBE

Wendy McLoughlin, JP, of Stockton. For services to disabled children in Hartlepool.

Harry Wrigglesworth, of Durham. For services to disadvantaged people in Stockton.

Dr Michael Heyworth, of York. Director, Council for British Archaeology. For services to heritage.

Mary Lovell, of Richmond. For services to the community.

Ann Lydia Ming, of Norton. For services to the Criminal Justice System.

Clifford Ord, of Great Ayton. For services to the Joe Walton Youth Club, Middlesbrough.

Douglas John Simpson, of Harrogate. For services to the conservation of red kites and peregrine falcons in Yorkshire.

Paul Willey, of York. Street cleaning supervisor, York City Council. For services to local government.

Timothy Robert Crum Willis, of Middlesbrough, DL. For services to the St John Ambulance.

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OBE

Michael John Stephenson, MBE, of Ponteland. Managing director, Helena Biosciences. For services to business in the North East.

MBE

Beatrice Margaret Brown, of Newcastle. For services to the community in Newcastle.

Ylana First, of Tynemouth. For services to the community and the arts.

Dr William Hall, of South Tyneside. Formerly GP in Boldon, South Tyneside. For services to healthcare.

Mary Bernice Johnson, of Whitley Bay. Higher executive officer, the Pension Service.

June Mary Elizabeth Joyce, JP, of Dunstan. For services to Local Government and to the community.

George Frederick Loble, JP, of Newcastle. For services to the Women's Cancer Detection Society, Gateshead, and to the community in Newcastle.

William Moore, of Newcastle. Senior advisor, Arbitration Concilliation and Advisory Service, Department of Trade and Industry.

Christine O'Toole, of Gateshead. For services to Bensham Grove Community Centre, Gateshead.

Kathryn Smith, of Killingworth. For services to the community.

Anne Steele, of Newcastle. For services to the community in Benwell.

Philip Stevens, of Gateshead. Chief executive, Newcastle New Deal for Communities Partnership. For services to Regeneration

QUEEN'S FIRE SERVICE MEDAL

Ian Hayton. Executive director, Cleveland Fire and Rescue Service.