The work of 14 people from Gloucestershire has been recognised in the Queen's Jubilee Honours.

They include a nurse, newspaper legend, those who want to help the disadvantaged and others who want to protect our countryside.

Professor Janet Dwyer from the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI) based at University of Gloucestershire has been awarded an OBE for her services to rural research over more than three decades.

She said: "I hope my award helps to inspire other researchers, particularly younger colleagues, to understand and recognise the impact and significance that their work can have.

"I have developed a keen interest in supporting and developing impactful research and fostering a strong research culture and environment, with colleagues at the University and the CCRI."

Director of the CCRI between 2013 and 2021, Professor Dwyer has undertaken rural research for more than 35 years, beginning with her PhD examining the contrasting impact of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on rural conservation in Wales and Normandy.

She worked at the Countryside Commission between 1991-98, where she sought to influence the path of CAP reform in a more environmentally-friendly direction. She moved to the Institute for European Environmental Policy from 1998-2002, where she undertook evaluations of agri-environment and rural development policies to help policymakers better understand how their programmes were experienced by farmers and rural communities across Europe.

She joined the CCRI at the University in 2002 and her work currently includes advising the government of Malta on their future agriculture and rural policy. She also advises Green Alliance, the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission and Defra on rural and agricultural issues, and is a Director of Rural England CIC.

Dr Matt Reed, director of CCRI, said: "Janet has guided the CCRI to where it is today, a centre with an internationally recognised research environment that fosters excellence and rigour."

Here is the full list of people who now have OBE, MBE after their names or are known as medallists of the Order of the British Empire.

Officers of the Order of the British Empire - OBE

-Nicholas Capaldi - Chief Executive, Arts Council of Wales. For services to the Arts (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire)

-Professor Janet Caroline Dwyer - Lately, Director, Countryside and Community Research Institute, University of Gloucestershire. For services to Rural Research (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire)

-Margaret Elizabeth Edwards - Independent Chair, Civil Service Pension Board. For Public Service (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire)

-Elizabeth Jane Fenton - Deputy Chief Nurse, Health Education England. For services to the Nursing Profession (Tewskesbury, Gloucestershire)

-Emma McClarkin - Chief Executive Officer, British Beer and Pub Association. For services to the Hospitality Sector, particularly during Covid-19 (Stroud, Gloucestershire)

-Caroline Anne Rose Norbury MBE - Chief Executive, Creative UK. For services to the Creative Sector (Dursley, Gloucestershire)

-Bruce Andrew Scammel - Team Leader, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence (Gloucestershire)

Members of the Order of the British Empire - MBE

-Bridgette Mary Angell - Head of Recreation and Visitor Experience, Forestry England and CoChair, Outdoor Recreation Network. For services to Forestry and to Outdoor Recreation (Ebrington, Gloucestershire)

-Ian Richard Mean - For services to the community in Gloucestershire (Gloucester, Gloucestershire)

-Andrew Peter Ryan - Executive Director, Association of Summer Olympic International Federations. For services to Sport (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire)

-Virginia Jill Williams-Ellis - Founder, Read Easy UK. For services to Education (Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire)

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire

-Matthew Cambourne Train Planner, Great Western Railway. For services to the Covid-19 response (Kingswood, Gloucestershire)

-Dawn Louise Dolphin - Co-founder and Chair, Gloucestershire Bundles. For charitable services to Disadvantaged People in Gloucestershire (Gloucester, Gloucestershire)

-Roger Sleeman - For services to the community in Somerford Keynes, Gloucestershire (Cirencester, Gloucestershire.