Award for comedian Cameron is no joke
HE is a mainstay of the Scottish entertainment industry.
And today comedian Andy Cameron has been honoured by the Queen for services to entertainment and charity.
The 74-year-old joined the likes of Commonwealth Games judo gold medallist Euan Burton and Labour MP Anne McGuire among the 150 Scots who feature on the New Year List.
The service of many less well known people, such as police special Constable Marshall Moyes, is also recognised.
Mr Moyes, 64, was a quarter-ofan-inch too short to join the force in Dundee more than 40 years ago, but today, following decades of service, he receives the Queen’s Police Medal.
Mr Cameron, from Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, who receives an MBE, said he was ‘honoured and humbled’.
Glasgow’s hugely successful Commonwealth Games has left a big mark on the Honours List.
Leading the way, is Mr Burton,
‘Honoured and humbled’
who receives an MBE f or services to his sport.
Mr Burton, of Edinburgh, who was Scotland’s flag bearer, claimed gold in the under-100kg division.
He is joined on the list by several others involved in the sporting extravaganza.
Bridget McConnell, Glasgow 2014 board member and the chief executive of Glasgow Life, receives a CBE for services to culture.
A CBE also goes to Gordon Matheson, leader of Glasgow City Council. His deputy, Archie Graham is awarded an OBE.
Jon Doig, chief executive of Commonwealth Games Scotland, receives an OBE as does Francesca Osowska, the director of Commonwealth Games and Sport at the Scottish Government.
Derek Bearhop, head of the Games delivery team at the Scottish Government, and Diane McLafferty, deputy director Commonwealth Games for the Government, pick up MBEs.
Scotland has two new dames from the world of politics – MP Anne McGuire and Sue Bruce, chief executive of Edinburgh city council.
Miss McGuire has been the MP for Stirling since 1 7, serving as minister and shadow minister for the disabled.