Five people from Bolton and a former Wanderers goalkeeper who played for England have been named in the New Year Honours list.
GP Jane Wilcock, who lives in Harwood, will receive a British Empire Medal.
Dr Wilcock, who works at Silverdale Medical Practice in Swinton, will be given the royal accolade for services to medical practice.
She is also chair of the North West faculty of the Royal College of General Practitioners.
Outside of work she is the chairwoman of the Friends of Longsight Park.
She said: “Thank you to whoever nominated me, I am thrilled to be honoured for a lifetime of service in general practice in this way.
"It is a very interesting job with lots of variety and never a dull day.
"It is hard work but rewarding with deep professional relationships formed between ourselves as GPs and patients over many decades.”
There was also an OBE award for Egypt expert Joyce Tyldesley for services to Egyptology and heritage.
The Farnworth-born woman is a professor of Egyptology at the University of Manchester and has authored many books on the topic.
She has previously said the museum in Bolton sparked an early interest in archaeology.
Former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton, who played for the national team, represented England at the 1982, 1986 and 1990 World Cups.
He came to Bolton late in his career from Wimbledon.
He played when Bolton lost 2-1 in the first leg of a semi-final play off against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.
But the Whites overturned the deficit in the second leg.
Shilton, 74, from Leicester, will receive a CBE for services to football and gambling harm prevention.
Rhiane Estelle Fatinikun, from Bolton, the founder of Black Girls Hike, has won an MBE award for services to nature and diversity.
In 2021 she was invited to lead woman on a festival in Devon by adventurer Bear Grylls.
She also carried out a "Ted Talk" on climate restoration at the time.
Ehinor Otaigbe-Amedu, from Bolton, also picked up a MBE award for services to women.
Her Wonderfully Made Woman opened their new hub in Bolton in 2022.
It offers supports for women experiencing hate crimes, leads campaigns to end domestic violence, runs confidence building workshops and works on heritage projects.
It also started the first African food bank in Greater Manchester which helps support BAME women and their families since the Covid outbreak.
There was also a MBE award for Christine Anne Kenyon, the deputy principal of the Manchester College for services to further education.
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