2013 Winner Malala Yousafzai Malala defied the terrorists who shot her in the head in an attempt to silence her, and at the age of 15 became a powerful global voice demanding education for girls. The schoolgirl was targeted by militant Islamists furious at a blog she had written. In it she gave honest accounts […]
Category: 2013 Winners
Lifetime Achievement
2013 Winner Prof. Ray Powles CBE and Prof. Trevor Powles CBE Inspired by doctors who saved their lives as teenagers, identical twins Ray and Trevor Powles embarked on medical careers of their own that would see them transform cancer treatment. For more than 50 years, the brothers have been at the forefront of the fight […]
Local Hero
2013 Winner Anne Scarfe Anne volunteers at all hours of the night as a street pastor, helping young people get home safely at the end of a night out. Every Saturday night, whatever the weather, Anne and a team of volunteers go out in Plymouth until around 4am, helping those who are feeling a little […]
Emergency Services
2013 Winner RNLI Flood Rescue Team This team of volunteers braved treacherous, life threatening conditions to save the life of a woman swept away by fast-flowing flood waters. Vanessa Glover, 46, was caught in the floods in Devon as she drove home two nights before Christmas with her husband Paul and son Silas, 7. Their […]