and now we can turn to that uplifting news. alan bates who led the campaign forjustice of victims of the post office it scandal being giving given a knighthood. he said the honour was notjust for him but for everyone who supported his cause. tracey emin was nominated for the turner prize and now has become a dame. also dame hodes for imelda staunton and the handbag designer anya hindmarch. cyclist mark cavendish was awarded a knighthood along with the composerjohn rutter. our business correspondence went to speak with alan bates. alan bates, congratulations. thank you. what was your reaction when you found out? it was all a bit of a surprise. it was a bit out of the blue. and, also, the time it was given. i think i received it on the lunchtime of the first day of paula vennells being at the enquiry, had a look being at the inquiry, had a look at my emails and it was there. i thought this is weird. is this a wind up? yes. to me the things are just say no. but there are a
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Super Kevin gears up for his next big challenge in memory of his firefighter friend Ricky Date published: 01 February 2021
Oldham rugby legend Kevin Sinfield pledges his support
Oldham rugby legend Kevin Sinfield is gearing up for his next mammoth charity effort, after he vowed to raise money for the Ricky Casey Trust next month.
A friend of Kevin’s, Ricky was a much-loved Oldham firefighter who died of Renal Medullary Carcinoma (RMC) in 2019 – a rare and very aggressive form of kidney cancer.
Ricky’s family say they didn t get the support they needed because RMC wasn t widely researched and known about in the UK, so his wife Nicola set up the Ricky Casey Trust charity in October last year.