Hall of Fame
Past Winners
Meet every hero recognised at the Local Hero Awards — a living archive of the people whose courage, kindness, and community spirit define the very best of our nation.
32 heroes recognised
2 years of ceremonies
Award year
2025
15 winners
AT
Best New Local Business
At The Woods (Birmingham, West Midlands)
HG
The Highly Commended Award
Harj Ghaley (Slough, Berkshire)
NK
Inspiration & Education of the Year
Nikita Kanda (Wolverhampton, West Midlands)
IR
Sports Person of the Year
Ian Robinson (Birmingham, West Midlands)
CK
Good Neighbour Award
Cimi Kazizi & Maya Joshi (Leicestershire)
RC
Community Project of the Year
Romanian+ Community Centre (Walsall, West Midlands)
GG
Community Group of the Year
Gwennie’s Getaways (Huddersfield, West Yorkshire)
MS
The People’s Choice Award
Mangal Singh (Essex)
MJ
The Lifetime Achievement Award
Major John K. Lam, British Army (National)
RC
Charity Champion
Raj Chagger (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire)
M
NHS Hero
Manpreet Maycock (Marlborough, Wiltshire)
SP
Future Star
Saira Pandhal (Rugby, Warwickshire)
YS
Child of Courage (UNDER18)
Yuvraj Singh (Telford, Shropshire)
D
Young Entrepreneur of the Year (UNDER 25)
Deivan & Rylan Virdee (Essex)
MM
Uniformed Hero
Manpreet Matharu (Kent)
Award year
2024
17 winners
JH
Uniformed Hero
John Hipkiss (West Midlands Ambulance Service)
K
Sports Person of the Year
Kamran Sheraz (Birmingham, West Midlands)
GM
Lifetime Achievement Award
Gurcharan Mall (Birmingham, West Midlands)
JN
The Highly Commended Award
Jeevna Notay (Batley, West Yorkshire)
DA
Inspiration & Education of the Year
Daniel Anderson (Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands)
KS
Sports Person of the Year
Kamran Sheraz (Birmingham, West Midlands)
BG
Good Neighbour Award
Bimla Gill (Birmingham, West Midlands)
DA
Community Project of the Year
DLA Academy (West Bromwich, West Midlands)
TF
Community Group of the Year
Twinsane Fitness (Birmingham, West Midlands) & Kuldeep Basudev (Wolverhampton, West Midlands)
RC
Carer Of The Year
Ruth Carton (Essex)
AW
The People’s Choice Award
Ameena Westwood (Smethwick, West Midlands)
SY
Charity Champion
Shane Yerrell (Essex)
AS
Child of Courage (UNDER18)
Arjun Sanghera (Halesowen, West Midlands)
MJ
Future Star
Maryam Jazeem (Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire)
D&
Young Entrepreneur of the Year (UNDER 25)
Deivan & Rylan Virdee (Essex)
FK
Future Star
Fauzia Khan (Wolverhampton, West Midlands)
MV
Best New Local Business