Lee Castleton, one of those wrongly convicted in the Horizon IT scandal, has received an OBE.
Mr Castleton ran a post office in Bridlington.
He was played by former Hollyoaks actor Will Mellor in the ITV drama Mr Bates v The Post Office.
Mr Castleton said that the fight for justice was still continuing for many.
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Reports suggest a lightning storm on Sunday evening ignited buildings in a field at Kirby Misperton.
Scarborough Athletic are at Kings Lynn on Bank Holiday Monday, aiming to build on their emphatic weekend victory as summer signing Luke Hall praises the club's culture.
Scarborough has been named the 4th most dog-friendly seaside town in the UK, in a new study, with Whitby coming tenth.
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