The Queen has pricked the following names on the Lites to serve as High Sheriffs in their respective counties for the coming year:

Lancashire: Michael Jeremy Gorick, Esquire, DL of Withnell.

Greater Manchester: George Haylock Almond, Esquire, CBE, OstJ, DL of Bolton.

Merseyside Colonel Martin Graham Clive Amlôt, OBE, DL of Thrustaston

Tim Crow, LLB Head of Legal Services