See all the Shropshire and Mid Wales residents recognised for good deeds in the 2025 New Year Honours List

In Shropshire the recipients hail from Shrewsbury, Church Stretton, Whitchurch, Oswestry and Telford. 

And in Powys the recipients include a children's chess club leader from Welshpool.     

Shropshire

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)          

Dr Matthew John Kearney. General Practitioner and Innovation Advisor, UCLPartners. For services to Health and to the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. (Shrewsbury, Shropshire)

Peter Thornton Laybourn. Chair and Founder, International Synergies. For services to the Green Economy and to Climate Action through Industrial Symbiosis. (Church Stretton, Shropshire)  

Professor Robert Mark Ormerod. Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, Keele University. For services to Education and to Sustainability. (Whitchurch, Shropshire)    

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)        

Philippa Jacqueline Jones. Board Member, United Kingdom Acute Oncology Society. For services to Oncology. (Oswestry, Shropshire)

Luke Ian Pollard. For services to Paratriathlon. (Markfield, Leicestershire) – from Telford

Powys

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)      

Francesca Hilary Bell. Community Development Officer, Bannau Bycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park Authority. For services to Community Development in Bannau Bycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park. (Brecon, Powys)

Frances Theresa Fenwick. For voluntary service in North Powys. (Machynlleth, Powys)          

Stephen Gerrard Rigby. Founder, The Children's Chess Club (3Cs). For services to Young People. (Welshpool, Powys)