• November Book of the Month – All the Broken Places

    Anna Boyne Sixteen years after the publication of his heart-wrenching novel ‘The Boy in StripedPyjamas’, John Boyne returns to ‘Out-With’ with a new, equally compelling perspective.  Told this time from the perspective of Gretel, Bruno’s older sister, John Boyne guidesreaders through her lifetime of struggling to reconcile with the...
  • Comfort Food – Thick Vegetable Soup

    Soup is the perfect meal for both lunch and dinner. This recipe is quick, easy, cheap to make and can be altered to use up your fresh veg! Ingredients: This recipe makes three servings. Vegetable stock cube 1 tin of chopped tomatoes 2 sticks of celery 2 carrots 150g...
  • Comfort Food – Vegetarian Cheesy Lasagne

    The ultimate comfort food – whether you don’t want to add cheese, you just want a little, or you want all the cheese (like me), lasagne is always a treat. This recipe can be made vegan with vegan white sauce, vegan mince and vegan cheese, or meaty with beef,...
  • Behind the Scenes at NNT: ‘Yen’ by Anna Jordan

    I had the exciting opportunity to chat with director Ellen Dennis about Anna Jordan’s Yen. Yen is Nottingham New Theatre’s latest in house production, and debuted on Wednesday 14th November. What attracted you to directing Yen? “After seeing a version of the play at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer,...
  • Comfort Food – Chicken Pasta Bake

    I can’t promise that it’ll be as good as you mum’s, but this dish is a true winter warmer, perfect for this cold snap.  Ingredients: This recipe makes four servings. 200g pasta 500ml milk 2 rashers bacon 2 carrots 2 tbsp flour 25ml water 2 eggs 10g butter 2...
  • Look Out For… November

    This month there are several continuations of different franchises. Hoping to score the awards-love that its prior film controversially missed out on, is the latest in the Rocky series: Creed II. Lisbeth Salander (Claire Foy, taking over from Rooney Mara) returns in The Girl in the Spider’s Web, a...
  • The Impact Features Horoscope: The November Issue

    The Impact Features’ astrologer, Holly Wilson, is back with her insights into how your November will play out as well as the best songs for you to listen to this month, depending on your star sign. Aries (March 21- April 19) You’ve been stuck in a rut for a...