I GUESS The Carlton Hotel isn't a natural choice when it comes to a midweek lunch venue, which might explain why Fredrick's Restaurant was so empty when we went along last Wednesday. Although the bar was busy with people having drinks and snacks particularly
A "GOURMET burger" may sound like a bit of a contradiction in terms, but if you're familiar with chains like The Gourmet Burger Kitchen and The Fine Burger Co in London, you'll know such a thing can and does exist. And the great news for health-conscious
INTERNATIONAL opera giant Luciano Pavarotti and legendary American singer songwriter Billy Joel will play south coast shows within two days of each other this summer. The superstars have been booked to headline the first ever Summer Festival at the
ASTRAS in recent years haven't exactly set the world alight in terms of design and the standard five door, while being inoffensive, still doesn't really get the pulse racing. So it's a pleasant surprise to find that by taking two of the doors away
Ford's replacement for Britain's best selling seven-seat people carrier, the New Galaxy, promises sharper styling, better driving and most importantly increased flexibility. In dealerships from June, New Galaxy is 179mm longer than the original
HE may have moved up the ranks in the intervening years. But to many, Jim Nettles gave his most "arresting" performances as Sergeant Jim Bergerac of the Bureau des Estrangers. Bergerac created a tourism boom for Jersey with its heady combination of cops
INSPIRED by real stories, screenwriter and actor Noel Clarke has turned in a gritty snapshot of 21st century London life for young people. Trife and Alisa have just broken up and are forced to come to terms with the separation. Alisa's good friend
THOSE crazy Brazilians and their rampant nudity... Lower City does what most decent Brazilian films do these days, take a story and shovel in a wheelbarrow of grit, maybe show a nether region or nine. It does it well. Lower City is not unwatchable
COUNTRY and Western singer Johnny Cash's life comes under the microscope in this engaging biopic. Eschewing the usual cradle-to-grave span of most films of this type, instead we get Cash's rise to stardom refashioned as a romantic melodrama. Skipping
YOU'LL have to be registered on La Tunstall's e-mailing list to get a copy of this but it's worth the effort. Recorded last Christmas in a kitchen sink studio on the Isle of Skye, the 10-track album finds her revisiting Eye to the Telescope tracks,
WITH the two discs respectively titled Jupiter and Mars, you'd be well within your rights to approach this monster release with some caution. I had visions of horrible prog-rock ostentation or, worse, a return to their late '80s/early '90s tuneless
THERE'S no doubt The Beautiful South have a way with words and there's plenty of exceptionally good ones on this, their umpteenth album. No, their problem is with the tunes. Oh, they're pleasant enough, too pleasant in fact. When you want your bittersweet
THINGS having been getting the old codger's goat and no mistake. Available since the end of April as a download from his website, Living With War's physical release is testament to Young's fondness for guerilla record-making as well as his absolute rage
NOT since a boy wizard strayed into Hogwarts has a book captured the public imagination quite like Dan Brown's enjoyable historical conspiracy thriller. Screenwriter Akiva Goldsman remains faithful to the source novel but it's evident from the outset
HOW often do you have time for the simple pleasures in life? According to new research, women are working longer hours than ever and it's having a dramatic impact on every aspect of their lives. Reading a good book, seeing friends and hitting the
