St Helen's MBC long-standing chief executive, Carole Hudson, has been made a CBE in the New Year Honour's List. Ms Hudson, chief executive since 1991, received the award for services to local government. Gateshead MBC leader, Mick Henry; Leeds City chief, Paul Rogerson; former Salford MBC chief, John Willis; Hackney LBC's social services director, Ian Wilson; and COSLA president, Pat Watters, were also made CBEs. OBEs went to James Doig, leader of Perth & Kinross Council; Sue Foster, assistant director for regeneration and planning at Hackney LBC; Mohammed Khan, a councillor on Blackburn with Darwen; Highland Council education and sport director, David Robertson; East Lothian Council provost, Patrick O'Brien; Rotherham MBC head of service for children and young people, Joyce Thacker; East Sussex CC transport and environment head, Robert Wilkins; Derwentside DC leader, Alexander Watson; Steven Sumner, health and safety adviser for Local Government Employers; and Sarah Wood, ex- LGA policy director. MBEs went to Cornwall CC recycling education officer, Richard Bower; Kent CC libraries and archives strategic manager, Gill Bromley; Walsall MBC libraries' African and Caribbean services manager, Sonia Dixon; Haringey LBC libraries, archives and museum services head, Diana Edmonds; Lincolnshire CC councillor, Barry Flippard; Castle Morpeth BC councillor, Frances Harrington; Camden LBC senior archivist, Malcolm Holmes; Kent CC deputy leader, Alexander King; Rhondda Cynon Taff, food, health and safety manager, Heather Lewis; Clackmannanshire Council member, Walter McAdam; Halton BC leader, Anthony McDermott; Wychavon DC member, Malcolm Meikle; Blyth Valley DC member, Kathleen Nisbet; Hertfordshire Council archaeologist, Dr Keith Ray; Castlereagh BC member, Geraldine Rice; Rotherham MBC family learning co-ordinator, Bronwen Watson; and North Kesteven
