Four weeks till Christmas! Argh. Funds are all focused on present buying and getting through the party season but we still want to go out and about because the heating isn't working properly at home. We can't afford to go and see Gandalf drop his trousers in King Lear but, thankfully, there's lots of cheap and interesting stuff about as usual. Monday: Start the week with an event truly in the spirit of London......

While some have stuck to their New Year resolutions from day one of 2007, some have yet to get round to resolution number one which is to stop procrastinating and get on with quitting smoking / cutting down on drinking / doing more exercise / spending less time online reading blogs (we hope you never manage the last one). Whichever camp you fall into, the daily grind of being good or at least trying......

Not only is Sunday St George's Day and Shakespeare's birthday, it is also the London Marathon. It would be nice to cheer on the many, many maniacs who will be putting themselves through 26 miles of hell in the name of charity and masochism (seriously, guys - the day after is going to hurt), but we lesser sporting mortals who will be lingering on the sidelines need to find a place to carry out......

This weekend the average Joe Londoner has a unique opportunity to take a glimpse at the behind-the-scenes world of the people who govern their city. Ok, so maybe we're making this sound a little more exciting than it is actually is, but the opportunity to visit City Hall shouldn't be sniffed at. If nothing else the headquarters of the Greater London Authority is a fantastic building with its ecologically sound structure and 7,300 sq......