FOUR Herefordshire people have been recognised by the Queen in the New Year Honours List.

Philanthropist Clive Richards will receive a CBE for services to charity and to the community in Herefordshire.

His recent donations includes a £150,000 donation to Queen Elizabeth High School in Bromyard to open a new vocational centre.

Other causes in Herefordshire to benefit from his donations include St Michael's Hospice, which received £1 million in 2013 towards the redevelopment appeal.

Mr Richards received an OBE in 2000, but the continued work of the the Clive and Sylvia Richards Charity in supporting education, healthcare, heritage and the arts has seen him recognised again.

Also receiving a CBE is Nina Ann Purcell for services to consumer safety in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Professor Sophie Gilliat-Ray of Cardiff University has been named on the list and will receive an OBE for services to education and to the Muslim community in the UK.

A professor in religious and theological studies, as well as founding director for the centre for the study of Islam in the UK, Sophie Gilliat-Ray said she is committed to research that promotes understanding of Islam and the life of Muslim communities in Britain.

Joanne Cable, the nurse team manager at Hereford Garrison, has also been named on the list as she is receives an MBE for services to military personnel and families.

Household names from the worlds of showbiz, sport and politics have also been recognised...- along with a fundraising schoolboy.

British-born Australian songstress Olivia Newton-John is among an array of figures from the arts, having been made a dame for services to charity, cancer research and entertainment, while critically acclaimed Bond director Sam Mendes gets a knighthood for his contribution to drama.

From politics, Tory MP Iain Duncan Smith, the architect of the controversial Universal Credit system, is knighted alongside colleague Bob Neill.

Elsewhere, England's cricketing heroes, including Joe Root and Ben Stokes, are recognised after their World Cup triumph.

Schoolboy Ibrahim Yousaf, the youngest person on the list at 13, is handed a British Empire Medal for raising thousands for his community in Oldham.

He is joined by a clutch of recipients in their 90s, including veterans of D-Day and the Battle of Arnhem.

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