Singer and radio presenter Hugo Duncan has dedicated his New Year Honour to his late mother, who raised him as a single parent.The popular BBC Radio Ulster star, affectionately known as "Uncle Hugo" and "the wee man from Strabane", has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to entertainment and to the community in Northern Ireland.The honour comes at the end of a year that also saw the Co Tyrone country music show host inducted into the Irish Music Rights Organi

Singer and radio presenter Hugo Duncan has dedicated his New Year Honour to his late mother, who raised him as a single parent.The popular BBC Radio Ulster star, affectionately known as "Uncle Hugo" and "the wee man from Strabane", has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to entertainment and to the community in Northern Ireland.The honour comes at the end of a year that also saw the Co Tyrone country music show host inducted into the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) Radio Awards Hall of Fame.