WIRRAL-BORN cult film director Alex Cox received an honorary Fellowship from John Moores University yesterday.

The former Wirral Grammar School pupil is best known for writing and directing the films Sid and Nancy, and Repo Man.

Also honoured was Alexis Jane Redmond, a former governor of Liverpool

JMU and accountant for production company Mersey Television, set up by her husband, Daily Post columnist Phil Redmond.