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New Years Honours: Inspirational figures from Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray receive awards
by Alastair Gossip, James Wyllie and Zoe Phillips
30/12/2020, 10:30 pm
Updated: 31/12/2020, 11:31 am
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Des Cheyne, owner of Spotty Bag Shop in Banff.
Inspirational figures in the north-east have been awarded accolades in the Queen’s New Years Honours list.
Des Cheyne
One of the recipients is a Banff shopkeeper who was forced to drive as far south as Manchester to stock up on essential supplies for vulnerable people in the early months of the pandemic.
Des Cheyne, who owns the Spotty Bag Shop, said he and his family were “gobsmacked” to find he would be awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for his role in the north-east town’s Covid response. ....

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