Pride of Britain Awards

2018 Winner Linda Sandhar-Haynes Linda Sand​har-Haynes, who survived more than 18 years of domestic abuse by her ex-partner, established 4 Steps to a Smile in 2004 to help women and children living in refuges. In 2001 Linda visited women’s refuges in the West Midlands to find out how many children would be staying there over […]

2018 Winner Nicki Donnelly West Midlands police officer Nicki Donnelly was seriously injured when a speeding motorist smashed into her car while she was on duty in 2009. The reckless driver, who was doing 75 mph in a 30 mph zone, lost control and hit Nicki while she was at a junction. The accident resulted […]

2018 Winner Cyrille Regis When former West Brom and Coventry legend Cyrille Regis passed away this month, tributes flooded in from the biggest names in the game. They lauded his almost superhuman ability with the ball, his courage in standing up to racism and his role in changing the face of the sport in this […]

2018 Winner Mikey Akers Mikey Akers was diagnosed with verbal dyspraxia, a rare neurological speech disorder, when he was two.   He struggled to learn to speak, and throughout his childhood needed intensive speech therapy to try and find his voice. He was eight before he could make himself understood to people outside his immediate […]

2018 Winner Jane Sutton Since Stephen’s death, his mum Jane has kept his legacy alive, taking on a range of tough challenges, including running the Virgin Money London Marathon and jumping out of a plane for the record-breaking Skydive for Stephen. Jane has also taken part in numerous local fundraising events in the West Midlands […]

2018 Winner Robyn Birdsell Robyn was just ten years old when she tackled a serial robber as he raided her family home. Robyn had arrived home after a swimming lesson last June with her mum Rachel Hair and eight-year-old sister Harriet, when she spotted the burglar stuffing valuables into a backpack. As the thief fled, […]