IN A culture blas about exotic foods from across the world, Nepalese fare is still capable of raising eyebrows. But not in Winchester, where locals have long been able to stop off at the Gurkha Chef and sample a taste of the Himalayas. The ancient city's
TRADING in the shares of Skandia, the financial services giant which has its UK arm headquartered in Southampton, was suspended yesterday amid takeover speculation. As reported in yesterday's Daily Echo, South Africa's largest insurer, Old Mutual, has
TEENAGE hotshot Dan Hildyard emerged from Salisbury SC after a dramatic day of twists and turns with a tie for top spot in the Senior Cuestars rankings. At the end of a long season covering 16 tournaments spread across Southern England, Fair Oak's Hildyard
NEW generation all-wheel-drive 911 Carrera 4 and Carrera 4S coupes from Porsche are the latest addition to the 911 model family and perpetuate a long and successful tradition. Porsche's legendary 959 model and the first Carrera 4, which dates from 1988
BEAULIEU'S Spring MotorMart Autojumble takes place this weekend and is on course to be a great success with all indications that it will be even bigger this year. Events general manager Judy Davies said: "Demand for stands has been so great that we have
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was seriously injured in a road accident in the New Forest. The crash happened on the A354 near Fordingbridge when a black Renault Clio went out of control, left the carriageway and overturned. The passenger
Looking for a free fun day out for all the family? Ever wondered if you might enjoy some of the events at The Nuffield in Southampton? This May 30 bank holiday the theatre is running a family open day so visitors will be able to see for themselves just
Hungry for some laughs? What's On gives you the definitive line-up of the best comedy in the south this week... JACK Dee brings his melting pot of deadpan humour to the Pavilion Theatre in Bournemouth on Wednesday as part of his UK tour. Although he's
EVER been asked in for a drink by the neighbours? Well, if they're anything like Beverly - the monstrous hostess in Abigail's Party - then make a polite, but firm refusal! Bishopstoke Players' production of Mike Leigh's kitsch comedy transports us back
THE world's first operation to fit a bionic arm implant on a stroke victim at Southampton General Hospital was declared a success yesterday. Patient Fran Read, 46, will spend the next three months relearning muscle movements to produce co-ordinated hand
A TALL ship charity is today launching a massive fund-raising campaign, which bosses hope will net £200,000 in just four months. Southampton-based Jubilee Sailing Trust wants to boost its funds in the year that Britain celebrates the bicentenary anniversary
THE 1970 Isle of Wight Festival may have gone down in music history as the English Woodstock, but, after an invasion of one million hippies helped seal the event's reputation as emphatically as the iconic performances of rock legends such as Jimi Hendrix
A GROUP of rival football fans have have cycle 400 miles to raise £10,000 in memory of their friend. The five Saints and Pompey fans pedalled back into St Mary's Stadium last night to cheers from both sets of supporters ahead of Southampton's crunch game
THERE are less than two weeks left to get your tickets to this year's Homelands festival near Winchester. The May 28 event at the Matterley Estate launches the summer festival season with performances by Beck, The Streets, Mylo, The Bravery, Jazzy Jeff
Your guide to the south's jazz, blues, folk, classical and alternative music scene... ONE of the most outstanding classical guitarists on the international scene, Karin Schaupp, performs at The Point in Eastleigh on Saturday, 8pm. Karin's breathtaking
MANCHESTER United and Saints are both members of the select few who have spent more than a quarter of century in the top flight, yet they could not be further apart in terms of wealth and world renown. While Saints have always had a terrific loyal fan
SOUTHAMPTON cruise ship Thomson Celebration was forced to abandon its maiden voyage yesterday, leaving hundreds of angry and disappointed passengers with their holidays in ruins. A fleet of three aircraft was sent to Portugal to pick up more than 600
GRAEME LE SAUX'S T-shirt says it all. Saints are just 24 hours away from facing Manchester United in a game that will help decide whether they can extend their proud 27-year run in the top flight. Former England international Le Saux insists tomorrow's
HARRY REDKNAPP always knew he was facing an uphill battle to save Saints - but says survival tomorrow would mean the greatest day of his footballing life. The Saints boss believes there is little more he could have done to improve the club's chances of
YOU can't help but wonder what is going through Jamie Redknapp's mind during this brief lull in training at Staplewood yesterday. Like his former England colleague, Graeme Le Saux, Redknapp could well be making his professional football swansong at St
PETER CROUCH has been named as the landslide winner of the 2004-05 Saints player of the season award. The 6ft 7in hitman won by one of the biggest majorities since the award was introduced in 1974 and will be presented with his trophy before tomorrow's
FA CUP final captain Chris Marsden looked back on the last two rollercoaster years at St Mary's and said: "It's amazing." It's hard to believe, but next Tuesday is only the second anniversary of that memorable day in Cardiff that Marsden and his fellow
BASED on HG Bissinger real life memoir Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team And A Dream, Peter Berg's expertly crafted sports movie is a rousing spectacle. Starring Billy Bob Thornton it follows the fortunes of the Permian High School Panthers American
MIKE Barker's social comedy of errors updates Oscar Wilde's classic Lady Windermere's Fan from stuffy Victorian London to the glamorous, sun-kissed Amalfi coast in the 30s. Screenwriter Howard Himelstein remains relatively faithful to the original but
THE demonic killer toy lives to slash another day in this fifth film in the Child's Play series, taking the franchise to even more gruesome, tongue-in-cheek depths. A malformed living doll called Shitface (voiced by Billy Boyd) finds himself condemned
What's On looks at the art house films on local screens... THE Winchester Film Society screens Alfred Hitchock's masterpiece The 39 Steps on Tuesday, 8.30pm. For those of you who love a grand spy mystery, a wild chase, and a harrowing tale of an innocent
MOTORCYCLE racer Steve Thomson, 35, made it a double win at the latest Brands Hatch meeting of the prestigious British Motorcycle Racing Club's Nationwide Championship. Although only in his second year of racing, Thomson - who lives near Cadnam and works
KEVIN PIETERSEN blazed his maiden Hampshire hundred while the England selectors decided the squad for the first Test against Bangladesh. Pietersen's 125 could not have been better timed, coming as it did while Duncan Fletcher, David Graveney and Geoff
KEVIN PIETERSEN took a spectacular catch to dismiss Rob Key after hitting his maiden Hampshire hundred - then had dinner with his England rival! Pietersen dived low to his right to dismiss Key for 54 after the Kent batsman had caught him at deep mid-wicket
Today's Principal Arrivals: QE2, passenger, 0630, 38/9; Aurora, passenger, 0700, 106; City of Lutece, ro/ro, 1030, 201; Grande Ellade, vehicle carrier, 1030, 202; Morning Calm, vehicle carrier, 1630, 43; Frisia, ro/ro, 2030, 40 Today's Principal Sailings
THE BATTLE for a lucrative slice of the Hampshire airwaves is on after 14 rivals submitted bids for the right to run a new radio station in the region. When the deadline elapsed last week, high profile organisations such as Virgin, Saga, Kerrang and TV
NEWLY-CROWNED Daily Echo Hampshire Open winner Mark Thomson has promised to defend his title next year. The Swindon player battled his way through a field of more than 400 to take the coveted crown at Southampton's Novotel last weekend and overcame some
MORE than 1,000 big-hearted women are expected to flock to Winchester for the city's second Race for Life tomorrow. Last year's race, the first ever held in Winchester, attracted 1,200 women and raised nearly £62,000 for Cancer Research UK. The sun shone
TV impersonator Alistair McGowan swaps his vocal shenanigans for the stage from Friday starring in the satirical musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at the Chichester Festival Theatre from Friday, May 13. A vivacious satire on sharp-practise
MAKE it a super Saints Sunday. Cheer them loud and proud - there has never been a more vital time to shout for the Saints. As Harry's lads take a final stand against relegation on Sunday, fans across Hampshire have to send a massive cry of support for
SOUTHAMPTON cruise ship Thomson Celebration was forced to abandon its maiden voyage yesterday, leaving hundreds of angry and disappointed passengers with their holidays in ruins. A fleet of three aircraft was sent to Portugal to pick up more than 600
THERE were big smiles on the faces of Southampton pupils yesterday as they arrived at their school to find out that it was being saved. Harefield Infant was to be joined with the junior to create a tiny 210-pupil primary on the junior school site, and
FORMER Eastleigh MP David Chidgey is to become a Liberal Democrat peer sitting in the House of Lords. Mr Chidgey has been awarded a life baronetcy and wants to take a title related to the Eastleigh constituency. He now has to meet the Garter Knight at
What's on in the south next week... THE Brook in Southampton is growing into one of the area's hottest venues for music. Legendary guitarist Joe Louis Walker brings his seasoned Les Paul to the stage tonight for an evening of rip-roaring blues. Born on
A TALL ship charity is today launching a massive fund-raising campaign, which bosses hope will net £200,000 in just four months. Southampton-based Jubilee Sailing Trust wants to boost its funds in the year that Britain celebrates the bicentenary anniversary
ABOUT 3,100 hardy souls have signed up so far for the annual "Walk the Wight" on the Island this Sunday. It's a 26 and a half-mile stroll, starting at Bembridge in the morning and finishing at Alum Bay in West Wight. Shorter courses are available if you
THAT shy, retiring wallflower Uri Geller has apparently offered to help Harry Redknapp in his hour of need, saying he could pass on his powers of positive thinking to the Saints team and ensure their Premiership survival. It took me back to 1976 before
HARRY REDKNAPP will no doubt be wearing his bulldog tie and clutching his lucky angel at St Mary's. Up at The Hawthorns, Bryan Robson will have his Buddha near him as West Brom take on Pompey. Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of football superstitions
KEEP your friends close, but your enemies closer. So say carefree temp Charlotte 'Charlie' Cantilini (Jennifer Lopez), the heroine of Robert Luketic's bloody battle of the sexes. Having almost given up on the search for Mr Right, Charlie falls madly in
THE Jacket was filmed on location in Canada and Scotland. The grim, icy locales perfectly provide an evocative colour-drained palette for director John Maybury (Love Is The Devil), using quick edits and out off kilter camera angles to reflect Jack Stark's
