New Year Honours 2026: The 10 extraordinary Staffordshire people recognised by the King for their services to the community
King Charles has bestowed New Year Honours on ten people in Staffordshire for their services to the community - see the full list here
From sporting heroes to hospitality chiefs and health care - Staffordshire is home to some of the UK’s most honourable people.
King Charles III New Year Honours list for 2026 features ten people across the county with three being awards OBEs, six receiving BEMs and one receiving an MBE. See all the people listed from Staffordshire here.
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
1) Kerry Davis. For services to Association Football and to Diversity in Sport. (Lichfield, Staffordshire)
2) Dr Paul Kevin Hegarty. Trustee, Licensed Trade Charity. For Charitable Service to the Hospitality Sector. (Lichfield, Staffordshire)
3) Dr Catherine Louise Taylor-Weetman. Consultant in Dental Public Health, Shropshire and Staffordshire Dental Local Professional Network, NHS England. For services to Dentistry. (Lichfield, Staffordshire)
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)
4) Susan Jane Bohanan. Special Constabulary Co-Ordinator, Staffordshire Police. For services to the community in Staffordshire. (Stafford, Staffordshire)
5) Philip John Charles. For services to the community in Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire. (Rugeley, Staffordshire)
6) Russell David Clark. Head of Languages Centre, University of Keele, Staffordshire. For services to Higher Education. (Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire)
7) Joan Catherine Fairley. For services to the community in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. (Tamworth, Staffordshire)
8) Richard Graham Hill. For services to Charity in Staffordshire. (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire)
9) Charles Frederick Hodges. For services to the community in Enville, Staffordshire. (Stourbridge)
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
10) Gillian Dawn Boast. Training Programme Lead, General Practice Nursing Foundation School and General Practice Nursing Facilitator, Staffordshire Training Hub and Primary Care Development Nurse, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board. For services to Primary Care Nursing. (Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire)
