Nottingham Post published Mopping the floor and cooking bacon leads to British Empire Medal...

An 81-year-old woman has been awarded the prestigious British Empire Medal for cooking-up thousands of bacon rashers and being handy with a mop.Barbara Parkinson, from Sandiacre has supported Treetops Hospice and their patients for the last 17 years.The medal was presented to her on Friday by William Tucker, Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire, at the Treetops Day Care Unit in front of packed audience including Barbara's family and friends. She said: "I keep pinching myself as I can't believe...