Flood 'hero' in Queen's honours

The floods in Toll Bar affected many homes

A council officer who helped families in Doncaster left homeless by last summer's floods has been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.

Pat Hagan, Doncaster Council's neighbourhood manager, has been made an MBE for helping Toll Bar residents move into rest centres and caravans.

He said: "I feel like I've just been doing my job with my team, but I'm obviously really pleased and proud."

Toll Bar was one of the worst affected areas in the UK by floods last June.

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Martin Winter, mayor of Doncaster, said: "Pat and his team have worked tirelessly to help the residents of Toll Bar after last year's devastating floods and I know he's gone beyond the call of duty time and time again.

"He's made a real difference to the local community who have had a really tough year made slightly easier thanks to Pat."

Sheila Slingsby, Sheffield City Council's emergency planning officer, has also been made an MBE for her work during the floods.

Thirteen other people in South Yorkshire have been made MBEs in the Queen's Birthday honours list and four people in the county have been made CBEs.