A Toxteth-born European Championship winning footballer and her champion boxer sister are among those to receive civic honours from the city of Liverpool.
A formal recommendation has been made that Liverpool Council confers the title of Citizen of Honour of the City of Liverpool to four people from across the city for their contribution to its cultural, sporting and educational advancement. Ahead of the meeting of the full local authority next Wednesday, it has been recommended by the council’s Freedom Panel to award Nikita Parris and her sister Natasha Jonas with the honour.
Nikita, 28, was part of the England Women’s EURO 2022 winning squad last summer at Wembley and has scored goals across Europe picking up silverware in France with Olympique Lyonnais and Manchester City back at home. The Toxteth native began her career at Tiber Football Centre with Kingsley United and went onto become the FA Barclays Women’s Super League record goal scorer.
