Paralympic stars Hannah Cockroft and Amy Truesdale – who both won gold for Britain at the 2024 Paris Games – have been recognised in His Majesty The King’s New Year Honours List.
Wheelchair racer Hannah, who lives in Elton, has been awarded a CBE for services to athletics. The 32-year-old was victorious in both the T34 100m and 800m events during the summer – taking her total Paralympic goal medal haul to nine.
Chester taekwondo star Amy Truesdale could not contain her joy when she made history with Paralympic gold in the summer. The 35-year-old dominated the final of the women’s +65kg category with the victory sealing ParalympicsGB’s first-ever gold in the sport.
She also became the maiden fighter to hold Paralympic, World and European titles concurrently. “It’s the last medal I needed to complete my career,” she said after her win. Amy has been awarded an MBE for services to taekwondo.
Other Cheshire residents recognised in the New Year Honours included education and business stalwarts, charity champions and youth workers. A police officer and a firefighter also made the list.
Here’s the people from Cheshire named in the 2025 New Year Honours
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Hannah Lucy Cockroft OBE DL. For services to Athletics. (Chester)
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Samantha May Kinghorn MBE. For services to Athletics. (Nantwich)
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Ruth Mary Agnew. Chief Governance and Central Support Officer, Co-Op Academies Trust. For services to Education. (Warrington)
Michael Bennion. For services to Scouting and to Young People. (Crewe)
Kevin Bradburne. Operations Director, Youth Federation. For services to Young People. (Chester)
Margo Cornish. For services to Cancer Charities. (Macclesfield)
Joseph Thomas Corrigan. For services to Charitable Fundraising. (Macclesfield)
Katherine Darlington. Founder and Chief Executive, The Scott Partnership. For services to Business Growth and to International Trade. (Sandbach)
Jennifer Anne Holl. For services to Cycling. (Macclesfield)
Poppy Willow Maskill. For services to Swimming. (Middlewich)
Donald Richard Potter. Chair, Crewe and Nantwich Conservative Association. For Political and Public Service. (Nantwich)
Lee Rawlinson. Lately Director, Environment Agency. For services to the Environment. (Widnes)
Amy Truesdale. For services to Taekwondo. (Chester)
Jane Alison Wilson. Head, Strategy and People Engagement for Enterprise Security and Risk Management, Department for Work and Pensions. For Public Service. (Crewe)
Roderick Michael Haydn Wood. Founder and Managing Director, CWP Energy Ltd. For services to Renewable Energy and to Sustainability. (Chester)
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Jean Eveline Martin. For services to the community in Greater Manchester. (Nantwich)
David Smith. Police Sergeant, North Wales Police. For services to the community in North Wales and to Charity. (Chester)
Philip Wilkinson. Lately Crew Manager, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service. For services to the community of Nantwich. (Nantwich)
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