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Karl Simons THE man who has spearheaded a mental health revolution at Britain’s biggest water company and beyond has been made an OBE in the New Year Honours List. Karl Simons, Thames Water’s chief health, safety and wellbeing officer, has been named an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for ‘services to mental health policy’. An OBE is awarded to people who play a major local role in any activity, including those whose work has made them known nationally in their chosen area. Since joining the Reading-based utility in 2012, Karl, who lives in the New Fo...

MBE recipients Anne Baker from Salisbury, who at 106 years old, received an MBE for fundraising for the NSPCC. Anne said: “It was a great surprise and a great honour because I felt as if I didn’t deserve it at all. “I’ve just been helping the NSPCC for about 50 years - I always have the party in my garden, which normally makes about £1,000 a year which is lovely. “We couldn’t hold it this year but we still managed to raise £4,000 instead of having our usual party, so we were pleased and grateful to everyone who contributed to that.