内容摘要："Responsible planning should create places where people want to live because of the cultural life on their doorstep, not in spite of it," it added.

"Responsible planning should create places where people want to live because of the cultural life on their doorstep, not in spite of it," it added.

Homosexuality was illegal in the armed forces until 2000, and Ms McCourt crossed out "ad astra" in her work, in a reference to the stars being unattainable for LGBT personnel before the ban was lifted.The spiral design represents a "constant loop of adversity", the artist said.

The ban was repealed after a campaign led by a group of veterans called the Rank Outsiders.In 2023, Rishi Sunak, who was prime minister at the time,of LGBT veterans who were sacked or forced out of the military for being gay.

Ms McCourt said she grew up with an interest in aeroplanes along with "the conflict felt as a queer kid growing up in Bomber County".She added: "I remember entering an armed forces recruitment office in my teenage years. It was a terrifying experience for fear of being 'found out'.

"Thankfully, I eventually discovered my calling in the arts."

Per Ardua will run alongside Ms McCourt's I'm Sorry exhibition until 5 July, featuring large-scale interactive installations combining sound, neon, industrial materials, film and photography.In order to make it more attractive to people to get rid of the oil legally rather than sell it to unscrupulous buyers, Sustenta offers to buy the used cooking oil and pick it up regularly from the shops that participate in their project.

Their efforts have gained international recognition, most notably when they were awarded a $20,000-prize as one of the winners of the 2023 Youth4Climate Energy Challenge, a global initiative co-led by the Italian government and the United Nations Development Programme.Sustenta also receives funding from the embassy of the The Netherlands in the region, which told the BBC that it chose Sustenta because "their project offered an innovative and viable solution, using an enterprising approach which has a social impact".

"It [their project] not only contributes to lessening the environmental impact through an emphasis on creating a circular economy, but also empowers young people and women - the groups most affected by climate change - and generates green jobs."Sustenta offers between 2.50 and 3.50 Lempiras (£0.08 and £0.11) per pound of used cooking oil.