With waiting lists for London allotments spiralling into 6 years or more, the new report Growing Round the Houses, from food and farming charity, Sustain and the Women's Environmental Network, is very welcome. It advocates planning communal food growing into social housing and transforming unused estate ground into fertile kitchen gardens with huge growbags. Which is a lovely idea, of course, as long as there's genuine community buy in, the local kids don't vandalise......

There's a mere 5 years, 1 month and 5 days until the start of the 2012 Olympics, and we'll bet you're wondering how you're going to fill your time until then. Sure, there are other sporting events you could watch and cultural events you could attend, but what if you fancy something more Olympic-esque? Then the Cultural Olympiad will be right up your alley. It's not a sporting event, but a festival intended to......

We've been trying to think of an excuse to give in and add HOFF as a category and then we go and miss this story from Friday: David Hasselhoff Says "Knight Rider" Car Was Gay Headlines like that come along only a few times in a journalist's career. Maira Oliveira over at All Headline News must feel as chuffed as when Lois Lane got an 'exclusive' from that guy in the red pants. Normally......

Hot ticket for the week has to be Vancouver's The Organ, a dreamy, nearly all female hybrid of Joy Division, The Smiths, Blondie and The Cure. Under the singular leadership of the utterly talented Katie Sketch, they take to the stage on Tuesday 18th July at King's College Union. Alternatively here's a few other dates on sale from today that you might considering spending a little of your hard earned wonga upon. Knock-kneed, acoustically......

With Halloween traditionally a time for some serious gig going spectaculars, this year's a little bit of a damp squib, what with Marilyn Manson retiring from creeping folks out and concentrating on his new make up range and his Alma Mater, Alice Cooper, not yet in town, it would seem as if we're going to have to keep the Slipknot masks in the drawer for another year. There are some big shows in town......