Eight people from Co Derry have been recognised in the New Year Honours List.
Dr Jennifer Elliott, from Derry, has been awarded an MBE for services to the Arts in Northern Ireland, while Professor Anne Heaslett, Lately Principal, Stranmillis University College, Queen's University Belfast, has been awarded an OBE for her services to education.
Roberta Joan Cooke, manager at Caw Community Playgroup in the Waterside area of the city, has also been awarded with a BEM.
