Have a look through the BBC's list at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/30_12_11newyears2012.pdf.
Can't find anybody from Marple, Romiley or Stockport.
For Manchester there were 3 academics (including two Nobel Laureates), a couple of JP's, several from local government, a philanthropist, a children's outreach worker ... oh, and also a "Partnership Manager" at TESCO and 3 (yes THREE) people who work for the Tax Office.
I was hoping to find a local worthy individuals, but as above could only find a few employees of HMRC, (job for the boys!) locally and that's national as I scrawled the whole of the list (nothing better to do) and there's quite a few from that department, must change my career!!
I found a few fairly local folk on the list.
Mrs Bernadette Holgate. Higher Executive Officer, Debt Management, Department for Work and Pensions. (
Stockport, Greater Manchester)
Mrs Madhurika Patel. For services to the Indian community in Greater Manchester. (
Stockport, Greater Manchester)
Mrs Janette Sharples. Higher Officer, Charities, Assets and Residence International, Manchester, HM Revenue and Customs. (
Stockport, Greater Manchester)
The same HMRC who charitably gave Vodafone / Goldmans a cosy deal ? http://www.private-eye.co.uk/sections.php?section_link=hp_sauce Professor Leonard Wareing Hill. For services to Fencing. (
Dukinfield, Cheshire)
Professor Rachel Cooper. Director, Lancaster Institute of Contemporary Arts and Professor of Design Management, University of Lancaster. For services to Education. (
Poynton, Cheshire)
John Whitham Stafford. Chief executive, Merseyside Probation Trust. For services to Ex-Offenders. (
Hollingworth, Cheshire)
