2025 Winner SIR CHRIS HOY One of Britain’s all-time greatest sporting heroes, whose courage and dignity in the face of terminal cancer have inspired the nation From the moment he was inspired to ride a bike aged six, after seeing the flying BMX scene in ET, it was clear Chris Hoy had talent. […]
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King’s Trust Young Achiever
2025 Winner SHANE LEE Young man with autism has landed his dream job at Marks & Spencers and is a hit with customers and staff Shane, 26, who lives with his gran and brother, has gone from believing he would never be ready for the world of work to finding his vocation working […]
King’s Trust Young Achiever
2025 Winner ASHLEIGH LANCASTER Young woman who is overcoming the trauma of domestic abuse launches new career supporting others. Ashleigh Lancaster, 28, has never followed a conventional path and she’s proud of it. After experiencing the long-term impact of domestic abuse, Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD), and chronic health conditions, Ashleigh was […]
Emergency Services Award
2025 Winner NORMAN MACLEOD Coastguard winch paramedic braved storms to drop solo onto a ship where two sailors had suffered horrifying injuries Stornoway Coastguard received an urgent call to assist the Spanish super trawler Lodario in November 2023. Two crew members on board had suffered life-threatening injuries after getting entangled in the ship’s […]
Outstanding Bravery
2025 Winner STEWART MILLER Tayside plumber risked his life during killer storm Isha to save a woman from drowning in the River Tay Stewart, 53, was walking his golden retriever Troy near the banks of the River Tay in Perth last January, when he heard cries for help coming from the water. A […]
Outstanding Bravery
2025 Winner BOB BELL, CHERYL GOURLAY, AISHA JAVID & USMAN JAVID Shop workers tackled an armed robber who threatened them with a gun during a terrifying raid on a convenience store. Last June a masked man burst into the Nisa Local store in Abbeyview, Dunfermline, brandishing a handgun and demanding all the cash […]