Pride of Britain Awards

2001 Winner PC Daran Cagin and PC Ian Thomson As experienced policemen, PCs Ian Thomson and Daran Gagin, have worked on some precarious incidents. But on Friday, October 13 last year, they encountered one in which they ended up risking their own lives. The terrifying drama began when PC Gagin of the Leicestershire Constabulary was […]

2001 Winner Dr Rosemary Radley-Smith In many Third World countries children die simply because doctors lack the skills to perform major operations we take for granted. But Dr Rosemary Radley-Smith has gone to amazing lengths to change all that — and save hundreds of children’s lives. It started when Rosemary, a paediatric cardiologist at the […]

2001 Winner Rachel Edwards Rachel Edwards loves nothing better than riding her bike and swimming and she dreams of singing with Steps when she’s older.  But every little step she takes causes her intense pain. And as a baby, her parents were told she would never learn to walk, stand or even sit up on […]

2001 Winner Jamie Baxter Eight-year-old Jamie Baxter knew exactly how to save his mum’s life when she collapsed in a coma before his eyes. Jamie rang 999 – then made his pet dog Barney bark like mad to try to keep her conscious. Office manager Yvonne, 44, thought she had a bad case of ‘flu […]

2001 Winner Connor Carr It was a chilly January evening and three-year-old Connor Carr had just come home from nursery with his mother, Debbie, in Rowlands Gill, Tyne and Wear. After taking off his coat, he settled down to watch his favourite MTV music channel. Minutes later Debbie got up from the sofa to fetch […]

2001 Winner Matthew Graffham With his leadership qualities and zest for life, Matthew Graffham is a positive influence on disadvantaged youngsters. The 20-year-old, who plans to take a course in circus skills, even uses his juggling in voluntary workshops to bring young people focus and fun. Yet Matthew hasn’t always been as happy or secure. […]