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05/11/2021 2 Minutes Read Altitude Angel, the world’s leading UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider, today announced the Snowdonia Aerospace Centre (SAC) has become the second UK airport to deploy its GuardianUTM Enterprise platform. The Snowdonia Aerospace Centre, in Gwynedd, Wales, is one of Europe’s foremost commercial test centres for next-generation aerospace and future flight systems such as drones, electric aircraft, urban and regional air mobility vehicles, ball...

As for why Best was fired in the first place there are a number of factors at play. Before his death a couple of years later, Epstein wrote his 1964 autobiography A Cellarful of Noise, that Lennon, McCartney and Harrison felt Best was “too conventional” to be in The Beatles. There was also concern over his drumming ability with McCartney being quoted as saying he was “good, but a bit limited”. While according to The Beatles Anthology, Harrison said: “Pete kept being sick and not showi...

Boom Radio goes live for baby boomers on DAB Phil Riley and David Lloyd’s radio station, Boom Radio, has officially launched with breakfast host Graham Dene welcoming listeners at 10am. The first song? All you need is Love by The Beatles. The service is aiming to attract half a million listeners using digital-only transmission, starting off with DAB multiplexes in London, Glasgow, Birmingham, Bristol and Portsmouth. Former Capital breakfast presenter Graham Dene is joined on the l...

A FORMER Bolton DHSS nurse and Little Theatre performer has celebrated her 100th birthday. Margaret Watson, Darwen, was born Margaret Prophet in Manchester on February 9 1921 to Dorothy, a music hall cellist and Robert, a comedian. Even from a very early age the young Margaret imbibed her parents’ artistic sensibilities and studied singing under international soprano Isobel Baillie at the age of 15, however the Second World War would put her on a very different path. Son Roger said...

A DARWEN resident whose life has encompassed theatre, classical singing and serving as a nurse in the Second World War today celebrates her 100th birthday. Margaret Watson was born Margaret Prophet in Manchester in 1921 to Dorothy, a music hall cellist and Robert, a comedian. Even from a very early age the young Margaret imbibed her parents’ artistic sensibilities and studied singing under international soprano Isobel Baillie at the age of 15, however the Second World War would put her ...

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You know the drill by now: the remnants of the turkey are sitting in the kitchen, the central heating is on far too high, you’ve loosened your belt buckle by at least one notch and the needles from the Christmas tree are gathering in mole hills on the carpet. The solution to Christmas afternoon torpor is, of course, the cheese board. Yet the creative paucity of most supermarket selections (stilton, brie and, sod it, more stilton) can render excitement and a renewed appetite null and void. Her...

Kenneth Alwyn, leading light of the British music scene noted for Friday Night is Music Night – obituary He directed many West End musicals, and recordings included a thrilling 1812 Overture featuring slowed-down gunshot instead of cannon fire Alwyn recording Kenneth Alwyn, who has died aged 95, was an orchestral conductor who appeared with the BBC Concert Orchestra on Radio 2’s Friday Night is Music Night for 30 years; he conducted the Japanese premiere of Holst’s The Planets, accompanie...