Thousands of bicycles across the capital are set to be given a new lease of life this week as part of a major new eco campaign backed by Olympic gold medallist Victoria Pendleton... more
In a house that is now Farm: Shop, a scheme has taken root to grow and sell produce on the premises - it's a bold experiment that could spread to other areas of London... more
Laze on a beach by the Thames, take in a free gig - even get married at the Royal Festival Hall. You can do it all at the Festival of Britain 60th anniversary celebrations, says Nick Curtis... more
Steve Hayes is confident he can turn the finances around ahead of Wasps and Wycombe moving to a new 20,000-capacity stadium on a 100-acre site in High Wycombe in 2014... more
It's been another mixed week for Lord Rogers. His practice has won the Stirling Prize for the Maggie's cancer care centre in Hammersmith. At the same time his lawyers are chasing £2 million of fees they say he is still owed by developers Qatari Diar following the abandonment of the Rogers-designed redevelopment of Chelsea Barracks.... more
How well do you know your neighbours? Currently, well over three-quarters of a million people across Britain have signed up to hold their own Big Lunch and here in London there are 1,400 already registered... more
The Quilted Velvet garden is avant garde designer Tony Smith’s biggest RHS garden to date and features retro bedding plants including cheerful busy lizzies and lavender representing the comfort of the end of the day after a long shift at work, shown by spiky yuccas and cordylines.... more
Lavish designs, star names and big sponsors are thin on the ground; vegetable growing, green issues and value for money are in: welcome to the pruned-back Chelsea Flower Show... more
A stunning performance from Amy Winehouse at the ICA provided a spectacular reminder of exactly why she was declared best British female artist at this year's Brit Awards.... more
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