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London Ice Sculpting Festival 2012 by niknkimnollie

Things To Do In London On The Cheap: 16-22 January

The Bloomsbury Group, Tao Yoga, creativity, film, meditation, Gaga Method and monster puppets

Pom poms out for 2012! Photo from the 2010 NYD Parade by McTumshie

Things To Do In London On The Cheap: 1-8 January

Pom poms out for 2012 and frugal fun for all

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Takings Down At Oxford Street VIP Weekend

Despite traffic-free streets, shoppers spent 10% less than the equivalent weekend last year.

Shopping made you skint? Read on... photo by Stuart Sunley

Things To Do In London On The Cheap: 12-18 December

A winter grotto, music, comedy, karaoke, jumble, lindy hop and food

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Transport Fare Rises Set To Be Held Down

Chancellor due to give TfL £130m to ease the pain.

It's free to visit the Kyoto Garden in Holland Park - photo by Jiten Patel

Things To Do In London On The Cheap: 28 November – 4 December

Including First Thursday, Festive Friday, Santa Saturday and Tree Sunday

Get our your old family films for Home Movie Day on Saturday

Things To Do In London On The Cheap: 10-16 October

Mervyn Peake, Fingers on Buzzards, Indie Bingo, Aleister Crowley, Sunday Art Fair, Home Movie Day and Native Spirit Film Festival

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Video: Evening Standard Owner Punches Man On TV

Former KGB man Alexander Lebedev lays the smackdown on television.

Lewisham People's Day is in Mountsfield Park on Saturday. Image by World of Tim.

Things To Do In London On The Cheap: 8-14 July

Mapping, music, boats, stories, dance, jazz, science, the Milibands, bird art and the Golden Girls

The Duveen Galleries at Tate Britain, by M@.

Top 10 London Art Philanthropists

Who gave what, when, and to whom?

Last year's Holland House party in Trafalgar Square by sjnewton via the Londonist Flickrpool

Things To Do In London On The Cheap: 15-21 April

Celebrate Queensday and Vaisakhi, try beekeeping, learn about Che Guevara, support the London Marathon runners and much more.