LADIES will love the Dalian Players summer show a three-act comedy where women rule the world when disaster destroys the male race. No Time for Fig Leaves tells of an atomic accident where all but two men are killed. The cunning pair hide in a space
SNAKE charmers, dancing on blades and mystical passionate music are just some of the highlights of a spectacular show all the way from India. The Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan bring their music and spiritual tradition to the Ashcroft Arts Centre in Fareham
THIS year's Welsh National Opera summer season at The Mayflower includes Puccini's Tosca on Monday and Wednesday. This is a thrilling event for all those who love true operatic grandeur, passionate performances and beautiful, emotive music. It is sung
YOUNG Indie band, The Kooks are coming to Southampton. As part of their fifth UK tour this year they will be playing at the Guildhall on September 30. Their music has been described as a mixture of Supergrass, Blur and the Kinks. The band, originally
Editors' drummer Ed Lay takes time out from his rock 'n' roll life to e-mail Lorelei Reddin about their date at the Isle of Wight Festival this weekend What are you and the lads up to at the moment Ed? "Digesting my Sunday dinner in preparation
NOW in its 75th season and with more than 60 years of performing at the Anvil, the Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra continues to uplift people with its music. Come and hear the orchestra perform music especially for young people with the help of the wonderful
A FUNDRAISING bands night takes place at the Talking Heads on Sunday. On the line-up are: Bang Lassy a fantastically funny comedy music duo. Both consumate musicians, and writers of first class satirical wit. Last Exit great Southampton based indie
AFTER a string of support dates with The Kooks in March, Wimbledon lad Jamie T is heading to the Joiners on Wednesday as part of his headline tour. The tour follows the March release of his EP Betty and the Selfish Sons, a warm up for his new single
AHEAD of the release of their debut single My Girlfriend's An Arsonist, released on June 26, Fortune Drive appear at Lennons in Southampton tomorrow night. In the tradition of The Faces, Oasis, and The Jam, Fortune Drive are a lethally potent cocktail
FEW recollections of childhood bring a chill to the bone quite like those summer holidays spent crammed in a tent with your family, suffering the whims of the British weather. Once the sun deigned to show itself, the mass exodus to the beach would bring
AS laid down by centuries of tradition, every two years, members of Hong Kong's oldest Triad, The Wo Shing Society, must elect a new chairman to lead the brotherhood boldly into the future. This year, there are two eligible contenders: Lok (Simon Lam
SHOT on digital video, Jonathan Jakubowicz's thriller examines the illicit trade in kidnapping and ransom in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas. Three money-strapped thugs, Budu (Pedro Perez), Niga (Carlos Madera) and Trece (Carlos Julio Molina), target
TWO oil tankers collided in the Solent this morning. Coastguards based at Lee-on-the-Solent scrambled a helicopter to check the extent of the damage between the two tankers, one of which was carrying 44,000 metric tonnes of diesel on board. However,
Southampton has its fair share of claims to fame. The Pilgrim Fathers set sail on the Mayflower from Southampton in 1620; the world-renowned fighter aircraft Spitfire first took to the air over the city in 1936; and the Saints won the FA Cup Final in
A FAREHAM woman has devised a novel way of trying to help save the planet. She has begun crocheting old shopping bags together. The woman who is too shy to be identified has been taking part in a campaign run by Asda Fareham to get more people recycling
A CARNIVAL week in the New Forest got off to a flying start with a fun run around Copythorne and Winsor. Mountaineer Rhys Jones, 20, fresh from his record-breaking Everest climb, fired the starting gun with 15-year-old carnival queen and Girl Guide Charley
FOOTBALL fans will be able to visit a Southampton church from this weekend to cheer on the England team. Testwood Baptist Church in Totton will be showing live, uninterrupted coverage of all England's World Cup games on a 12ft screen from tomorrow.
PEOPLE living in the New Forest are getting excellent value for money from their council, according to an annual audit. New Forest District Council came eighth in the rankings for its use of resources. A report by the government's Audit Commission which
THE 1st Locks Heath Scout Group are preparing for their biggest fundraising event of the year their annual jumble sale. Money raised from the event on Saturday, June 17 will be used to fund essential equipment for the group. The sale is being held
THE Hamble Church Summer Fete will take place on June 24 at 2pm. Attractions will include a community college band, stalls, raffles, cakes and a grand draw. The event will take place in the grounds of the Priory Church of St Andrew the Apostle in Hamble
THE flags have been hung, the fridge is full of your favourite food and drink, and the wall chart is in place. At last, after weeks of endless debate about Rooney's metatarsal, whether picking former Saint Theo Walcott is a gamble too far for Sven and
IT'S all change tomorrow as the Hampshire Schools' Track & Field Championships switch from their traditional Portsmouth venue to Southampton. Due to spiralling costs at Portsmouth's Mountbatten Centre, the annual feast of athletics, which is expected
STUBBINGTON Green Runners claimed a remarkable fourth successive win at the South Downs Relay. On the hottest day of the year, the south coast club blazed a scorching trail across the 97-mile undulating course which took more than 40 teams from Beachy
Silverstone Rally School Lady Quest winner Clare Rhodes will soon be back in action in her MG ZR car. The Southampton-based driver, pictured, competes in round six of the British Trial and Rally Drivers Association Forest Rally Series, the Dukeries Rally
SOUTHAMPTON-BORN Mike Brown insists the England Under-21s are about to reap the rewards of his coming of age at The Stoop. The Harlequins centre is currently in France with the rest of the England squad for the Under-21 World Championships in after a
It would appear that Shane Warne does not believe in enforcing the follow on. After ensuring maximum batting points with a total of 401, Hampshire bowled Notts out for just 147, a huge first innings lead of 254. But Hampshire's captain resisted the
Confident after three wins from four matches, Trojans put their Southern Electric Premier League Division 2 leadership credentials firmly on the line at Stoneham Lane tomorrow, 1pm. They currently lie second to Lymington's unbeaten start. "But this
Leaders BAT Sports are without leading left-arm strike bowler Dan Goldstraw for tomorrow's opening ECB Southern Electric Premier League all-day "time" visit to newly promoted Alton, 11.30. But, with extended playing hours, BAT are likely to opt for a
Tichborne Park's bid to claim the Southern Electric Premier League, Division 3 top spot has been hit by an injury which could keep vice-captain John Cook sidelined for a month. Cook, pictured, with a consistent aggregate 156 runs in Park's four straight
PERSISTENCY has paid off for VT FC boss Dave Diaper who has landed two of his long-term targets. Wideman Paul West and striker Neil Williams are finally on board at Portsmouth Road after a lengthy wait. Diaper first attempted to sign West from BAT
BASHLEY boss Steve Riley has sent out an SOS to his own striker Danny Gibbons. Gibbons has disappeared "off the face of the Earth" since the end of last season, according to Riley, writes Steve Wilson. And while the manager remains optimistic he will
LYMINGTON & New Milton have promoted skipper John Waldock to the role of player-coach. The former Weymouth and Hamworthy United midfielder replaces ex-Saint Nicky Banger, who resigned as head coach earlier this week because team boss Ian Robinson was
Long-serving physio Jim Joyce has been sacked by Saints. The Scot, who has been at the club since joining from Port Vale in December 1994, is understood to be a victim of director of football Clive Woodward's modernisation programme. Joyce was summonsed
A WORLD Cup party will go with a swing for one family who have won £48,000 in the Daily Echo's Find the Ball Competition. Once the World Cup is over they hope to use the money to hotfoot it to Australia at Christmas in time for the Ashes series. John
A CENTURIES old view of the River Test from an old bridge has been fully restored. Remnants of illegal fencing along the Salmon Leap bridge have been taken down to avert a prosecution by enforcement officers. It has taken two years but locals can once
AS fans began arriving for this weekend's Isle of Wight music festival, a fresh appeal was launched for an Island teenager who disappeared 24 years ago. The National Missing Persons Helpline will be displaying an age enhanced picture of Jeffrey Allen
WE won't change our minds. That is the message from bosses at Southampton City College who are pressing ahead with plans to sell off The Deanery site despite strong opposition from the city's gymnastics club. Southampton Amateur Gymnastics Club has
SHE FLEW through the air with the greatest of ease propelled by those magnificent men in their flying machines. Daily Echo events co-ordinator Carol Hogg took to the skies perched perilously on top of a stunt aircraft and came back down to earth begging
A MEMORIAL service took place yesterday in honour of a Hampshire soldier who died in action in Iraq. Captain Richard Holmes, 28, pictured, of Winchester, was killed along with colleague 23-year-old Private Lee Ellis, from Wythen-shawe, Manchester, when
A SPONSORED abseil takes place tomorrow in aid of a Southampton-based charity. Daredevils will step off the 220ft Millgate House, Portsea, Portsmouth, to raise funds for The Philippine Community Fund. The PCF was started in 1996 by Jane Walker after
HEROIC Hampshire lifesavers have one week to enter a national award designed to highlight their bravery. Nominations for the Vodafone Life Saver Awards close on Friday June 16 so any brave souls who have risked their lives to save another need to act
FIRMS from across Southampton donned their football boots to help chartered accountants HWB raise money for local charities. The football tournament marked the start of the firm's commitment to raise money for Naomi House children's hospice and Macmillan
Today's principal Southampton arrivals: Baltic Breeze, vehicle carrier, 1230, 201; Grand Benelux, roro, 1730, Western Docks; Sovereign Maersk, container, 1830, 207 Today's principal sailings: City of Lutece, roro, 1100, 201; Auto Atlas, roro
A COMPANY at the cutting edge of fuel cell technology has secured £500,000 of seed corn investment to help it grow. The money will enable Bac2, based at the University of Southampton, to further develop ElectroPhen, a polymer material that conducts electricity
