Herefordshire: people on New Year Honours List 2026

Six Herefordshire residents have been named in the 2026 New Year Honours list. <i>(Image: Supplied/Herefordshire Council)</i>
Six Herefordshire residents have been named in the 2026 New Year Honours list. (Image: Supplied/Herefordshire Council)
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SIX Herefordshire residents have had honours bestowed upon them as part of the 2026 New Year Honours List.

Their achievements range from services to military personnel to parliamentary and public service.

Here are all those on this year's list.

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Roger James Phillips JP. Councillor. For services to the community in Herefordshire. (Leominster, Herefordshire)

Ian Todd. Chief Executive, Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority. For Parliamentary and Public Service.

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Dean Mark Davies. Team Leader, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence. (Hereford, Herefordshire)

Jocelyn Daphne Finnigan. For services to Heritage and to Charity in Herefordshire. (Ledbury, Herefordshire)

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

Philip James Edwards. Chairman, Country Park Supporters Group. For services to Public Spaces in Hereford. (Hereford, Herefordshire)

Dorothy Jean Pullen. For services to Military Personnel. (Hereford, Herefordshire)

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