NEW YEAR HONOURS: The Midlands list.(News)

From: The Birmingham Post (England) | Date: December 31, 2004 | Copyright information

SHROPSHIRE OBE Richard Henry Burbidge. Chair and managing director, Richard Burbidge Ltd.

For services to Business and to the community in Oswestry, Shropshire.

(Shrewsbury, Shropshire) MBE Martin Slater Brookes, DL, JP. For services to the community in Telford, Shropshire. (Telford, Shropshire) Colin Michael Hammond. Founder Member and chief executive, National Organisation for Phobias, Anxiety Neuroses Information and Care. For services to Healthcare. (Telf...

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