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"If you have a sixteen-bar guitar solo, please don't turn into Yngwie Malmsteen or Joe Satriani": Ian Anderson on Jethro Tull, the right kind of guitarist, and forgetting what he's done

Ian Anderson talks about Jethro Tull’s latest album Curious Ruminant and ponders the itch to make another

Louder

Frank Strang obituary

Entrepreneur who overcame the odds to realise his vision of a spaceport in the Shetland Islands

The Guardian - UK

CEO of Shetland spaceport dies months before first launch

THE founder of a Highlands spaceport has died just a few months before its first official launch ...

The National (Scotland)

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SaxaVord founder and boss dies aged 67

Frank Strang was behind the UK’s first spaceport on the Lamba Ness peninsula on Unst, Shetland.

Evening Standard

Scottish spaceport will be ready for launch by summer, MPs told

THE spaceport at the northernmost tip of the UK will be ready for satellite launches by July, MPs have been told ...

The National (Scotland)

Spaceport on Shetland Islands will be ready for launch by July, MPs told

The Scottish Affairs Committee heard SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst is ‘absolutely’ planning on a launch this year.

Evening Standard

Senior minister for UK space launches needed, MPs told

The deputy CEO of SaxaVord Spaceport, said they are aiming for their first rocket launches this summer.

The Independent UK

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How's Ya Mate? mental health round continues expansion with help from Tadhg Kennelley, Kirby Bentley

Tadhg Kennelley and Kirby Bentley connect with young people in Broken Hill and Menindee as ambassadors for How's Ya Mate? — a successful local mental health and wellbeing initiative that hopes to go national.

ABC News

European Countries Are Racing Toward the Continent's First Satellite Launch

European countries are now competing to make launch history and gain an edge in the commercial space industry.

Inverse

How the space sector can be crucial to Shetland's future

THE deputy CEO of a major space agency operating from the Shetland Islands has said he hopes the space sector can play a role in helping form a…

The National (Scotland)

First orbital rocket launch from Scotland could blast off in October

SaxaVord's operations director also takes aim at enterprise agency's support for a rival launch site

Insider UK

Lifeline mental health and wellbeing program to expand beyond Broken Hill

A wellbeing program started by Lifeline for local AFL clubs will be brought to new areas this year after receiving close to $300,000 in state government funding.

ABC News

Wednesday briefing: Does failure to launch spell the end of the UK’s space ambitions?

In today’s newsletter: The first rocket mission from the UK didn’t reach orbit, but industry leaders explain why the burgeoning field is ready for liftoff – and what comes next

The Guardian - UK

Lifeline looks to expand mental health services in regional SA

Waiting lists for mental health support are blowing out in regional SA as a promising service that has been running for 18 months attracts calls to be expanded.

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Grazier Brendan Cullen swaps outback lakes for open water with English Channel swim

Kars Station is 12 hours west of Sydney, 500 kilometres from the nearest beach and one of the unlikeliest places to train for a swim across the English Channel. But that did not deter Brendan Cullen, who completed the attempt over the weekend.

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Grieving mother seeking further information on chroming after daughter's death

Anne Ryan is determined to spread the word about chroming after she found her 16-year-old daughter Brooke dead in her bedroom.

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