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Post Office scandal victim to receive honour
Noel Thomas will be recognised for his campaigning on Tuesday, with Alan Bates to be honoured on Thursday.
BBC News
Sir Alan Arthur Bates was an English actor who came to prominence in the 1960s, when he appeared in films ranging from Whistle Down the Wind to the "kitchen sink" drama A Kind of Loving.
Noel Thomas will be recognised for his campaigning on Tuesday, with Alan Bates to be honoured on Thursday.