P324 Teletext 324 Dec30 04:31:11 "M" BECOMES A DAME ——————————————————————————————————————— The woman who brought Britain's spies in from the cold is decorated in the honours list. Stella Remington, 60, who is named a Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath, was the first Director-General of MI5 to bj publicly named by the Government. And she has ovjrsjen an opening-up of the top-secret world of the "spooks" to publicity — even to the extent of appearing on television. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Julie Goodyear tops honours list 303 ALL THE LIVE LOCAL MUSIC! p624 C4 Politics Poll Letters NewsP324 Teletext 324 Dec30 04:23:31 "M" BECOMES A DAME ——————————————————————————————————————— Before Stella Remington's arrival at MI5 anyone publishing the name of security service bosses could be jailed under the Official Secrets Act. Mrs Remington's appointment to the £77,500-a-year post in 1991 made her the first woman to head any security service in the NATO alliance. She soon became the first MI5 chief to hold photocalls, lunch MPs and njwspapjr editors and give speeches about her role. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— Julie Goodyear tops honours list 303 ALL THE LIVE LOCAL MUSIC! p624 C4 Politics Poll Letters NewsP324 Teletext 324 Dec30 04:10:11 "M" BECOMES A DAME ——————————————————————————————————————— In 1993, Stella Remington, who has just been made a Dame, broke with tradition by launching a booklet about the organisation. And now the climate of secrecy had eased so far that she even produced a glossy recruitment brochure to attract would-be spies. In the wake of the end of the Cold War, Mrs Remington's tenure has seen a shift in emphasis from counter-espionage to battling terrorism and organised crime. ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Julie Goodyear tops honours list 303 ALL THE LIVE LOCAL MUSIC! p624 C4 Politics Poll Letters NewsP324 Teletext 324 Dec30 04:12:31 "M" BECOMES A DAME ——————————————————————————————————————— The head of MI5 Stella Remington has just been made a Dame. In hit 22-year career before becoming 'M', Mrs Remington was director of all three of MI5's most important sections — counter-terrorism, counter-subversion and counter-intelligence. She sjrvjd in F branch, which was accused of being involved in the alleged 1970s plot to destabilise PM Harold Wilson and of snooping on trade union leaders and CND activists. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Julie Goodyear tops honours list 303 ALL THE LIVE LOCAL MUSIC! p624 C4 Politics Poll Letters NewsP324 Teletext 324 Dec30 04:11:51 "M" BECOMES A DAME ——————————————————————————————————————— The head of MI5 Stella Remington has just been made a Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath in the New Year honours. Mrs Remington is due to retire from her post next year. She has been married since 1963 to John Remington, director- general of the Health and Safety Executive, and has two daughters. Born in south London, she grew up in Nottingham and read English at Edinburgh University. ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— Julie Goodyear tops honours list 303 ALL THE LIVE LOCAL MUSIC! p624 C4 Politics Poll Letters News