Pride of Scotland 2021
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Jamie McCallum
TSB Community Hero
Dad behind a viral video featuring children with Down syndrome which led to a charity and inspirational movement challenging negative perceptions
Gerard Morrison
Outstanding Bravery
Pensioner who sprung into action during a violent knife attack, saving a woman’s life and fighting off her attacker
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Dr Kenneth Baillie
Special Recognition
Leading light in the fight against Covid-19, heading up vital studies and contributing to the trial which found the first effective treatment
Karen Morrison
Special Recognition
Foster mum who founded a charity to help siblings separated by the care system to be reunited and create new, happy memories together
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Aaron Hunter
Child of Courage
Schoolboy who has faced battles to survive since birth now has a new lease of life thanks to the world’s first 'heart in a box' transplant on a child
Lily Douglas
Teenager of Courage
Teen battling a rare form of cancer has inspired people all over Scotland and beyond with her incredible courage, positivity and determination to help others.
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Brynn Hauxwell
Young Fundraiser of the Year
Teenager pushed himself to the limit in his wheelchair, covering nearly 1,700 miles last year in a gruelling charity challenge
PC Lisa Macpherson and PC David Fraser
Emergency Services Award
Hero police officers who saved two lives after a car smashed into a rural cottage, setting the home on fire
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Sir Godfrey Palmer
Lifetime Achievement
First black professor in Scotland who discovered a key brewing process and has been a powerful voice in the Black Lives Matter movement
Olivia Blackburn
Prince’s Trust Young Achiever
Overcame a series of mental and physical health challenges and personal tragedy to achieve her dream of helping others through nursing
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The Scotland Men’s Football Team
People’s Award
In the end, it wasn’t meant to be. But as the final whistle blew at Hampden Park, and Scotland bowed out of the delayed Euro 2020 finals, it was with heads held high, pride in the national team restored, and a brighter future on the horizon.