Time Machine / capsule Error.... help!

Hi all,
I have had a time capsule for a while now and had no problems (apart from filling it up and needing to delete the contents - which I have done a good few weeks ago). Anyway all of a sudden this morning I am getting 2 error messages.
_The First:_
*Time Machine Error*
The backup volume is read only.
To select a different volume, open System Preferences and choose Time Machine.
_The Second:_
*Disk Repair*
The disk "backup" was not repairable by this computer. It is being made available to you with limited functionality. You must back up your data and reformat the disk as soon as possible.
So whats my best plan of action? I'm not bother loosing what is on the Time Capsule as I only backed up last week and can easily back up work completed since then from my iMac. Is this something I have caused without knowing (I usually just let it do its backup's automatically and do not interfere). Is it something which is a problem on the disk its self and perhaps going to be a reoccurring problem? If so should I take it back and get a new one?
All advise very much appreciated.

A final update as its all seems to be sorted now. I did as requested by the chap in Apple. This did not work, and I was unable to mount the TC HDD on my desktop so I was unable to erase the data. I took it into the Apple shop and the very very helpful chap connected it to his mac via cable (I'd not tried this as my iMac is upstairs in the office and the TC is used as my router and I had no choice but to put it downstairs where the broadband comes into the house). Anyway, he formatted the HDD and Time Machine worked without issue.
However he tried to drag and drop a file onto the TC HDD and could not get it to work at all. He got another TC from the shelf and the same thing happened. He then changed the macbook he was using and this time it worked no problems to either TC. I've yet to try this (not something I would usually do anyway - I have another EHDD to do that with), but once the first back up using TM has finished I'll have a go.
If you have similar issues - and can't get it to work (Joshz's idea would not work as disk utility could not see the TC HDD) and your using it wirelessly, connect it with a wire and format it. Thankfully I back up to CD's and important files to another EHDD regularly and I lost nothing - be warned and back up else where as well as to the TC!

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I love my mac...
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I think this happened after I did not make backup for a week. Before this, while I was backing up all day, I didn't have problem.
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For starters, I'm not much of a techie ....
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t does look like I've damaged or destroyed the sparsebundle (whatever that is)
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I tried both A4 & A5 with no success. Can I completely wipe the airport and reinsall everything?
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