An England footballer, a nuclear scientist, a cinema proprietor and special constable are among those from Cumbria named in the New Years Honours list.

Lioness Georgia Stanway, 26, from Barrow, has been appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) along with Claire Gallery-Strong, 54, Charles Morris, 75, from Lindale, Grange over Sands.

Ms Gallery-Strong, a founding member of Women in Nuclear which aims to tackle the industry’s gender balance, said she was “absolutely overwhelmed”.

Cinema proprietor Mr Morris said it was a “great honour” to become a MBE for his services to cinema over more than 32 years.