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Spar NI retailer Peter McBride awarded MBE in New Year’s Honours List

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Peter McBride, an independent Spar retailer, has been made an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the New Year Honours List 2023. He has been recognised for services to the economy and the community in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. The New Year Honours List, published by order of King Charles …

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