The New Year Honours List for 2019 recognises the achievements and service of people across the United Kingdom .
Her Majesty the Queen has recognised a number of residents of Lanarkshire in the 2019 – New Year Honour List . Many congratulations to the following :
OBE
Professor Thomas William Smith . Head of Jazz, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland , Artistic Director, Scottish National Jazz Orchestra – For services to Education and Jazz Music (Tillietudlum , Lanarkshire )
MBE
Charles Edwin Irwin – For services to Beekeeping and to the Community in Glasgow (Chryston, Lanarkshire )
John Lammond Lindsay – For public and political service (Biggar, South Lanarkshire )
Margaret Scott McCluskey – For services to the community in North Lanarkshire (Airdrie , Lanarkshire)
BEM
Elizabeth Tennent Brown Wilson – Chair Uddingston Pride – For services to the community in Uddingston , South Lanarkshire (Uddingston , Lanarkshire )
Queen’s Police Medal – QPM
Nelson Telfer – Formerly Assistant Chief Constable – Police Scotland (Carluke , South Lanarkshire)