Five Fifers Get New Year Honours

A grandmother from Kinghorn is one of five Fifers who have been recognised in the New Year Honours.

Mary Tulloch has been awarded an MBE for services to her community.

The 63-year-old, who spent 33 years as an auxiliary coastguard, is the Treasurer of her local church, community centre and lifeboat station.

She helped "make the community centre what is is" 17 years ago, and also used to serve on the fundraising committee of the local RNLI.

Mrs Tulloch, who has three daughters and five grandchildren, says she just does what she thinks anyone in a small community should do: "I get a lot of satisfaction from it, and I get to know people. I like to help out, with the Gala day and things like that."

Another MBE is going to George Anderson for voluntary work in St Andrews, while Donna Hendry from Leven gets one for her work with the Scottish Ambulance Service. She's a Team Leader in Dunfermline and is being honoured for services to emergency healthcare.

Anstruther fisherman Bill Hughes has been given a British Empire Medal for services to fishing in the East Neuk.

There's also a BEM for Jessie Kinna from Aberdour, who's the Director of the Furniture Plus charity.

In all, 116 Scots have been mentioned in the list.

The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games feature heavily, with a CBE for Glasgow City Council leader Gordon Matheson and an OBE for his deputy Archie Graham. Lady Bridget McConnell, who's the Chief Executive of Culture and Sport Glasgow has also been given a CBE, and the Chief Executive of Commonwealth Games Scotland, Jon Doig, gets an OBE.

Euan Burton who won a gold medal for judo and was Team Scotland's flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony, has been given an MBE.

Stirling MP Anne McGuire and Edinburgh City Council Chief Executive Sue Bruce will both become Dames.

There are also OBEs for Visit Scotland Chairman Mike Cantlay, Scottish Chambers of Commerce boss Liz Cameron, and the former Children 1st Chief Executive Anne Houston.