• Film Review – Krampus

    ‘Twas two nights before Christmas, when Max in despair, Tore his letter to Santa Claus into the air; His anger at family, little did he know, Would release an ancient force from out of the snow. At each other’s throats, as only fam’ly are, Max finally breaks, as they...
  • Simple Bakes – Honey and Walnut Christmas Buns

    These buns are certainly a great candidate for a pre-Christmas treat! Sweet and delicious, these won’t disappoint. Makes approximately 15 buns Ingredients for buns 100g butter, softened 100g brown sugar One egg, separated 100g runny honey 200g plain flour Half a tsp of bicarbonate of soda 2 tsps ground...
  • Christmas Present Ideas (For Under £3!)

    Christmas is bloody expensive, especially at university when you have no money and lots of friends – some of whom are bragging that they’ve already got you something. So, testing out the age old mantra ‘it’s the thought the counts’, Impact Features compiled a list of cheap Christmas present ideas costing...
  • Okay… We Can FINALLY Talk About Christmas Now

    Now we’re into December there’s only one thing on everybody’s mind: Christmas. With Christmas lights everywhere in the city centre and the appearance of the John Lewis ad in every advert break of every show on television, it appears that the topic of Christmas is unavoidable. But with some retailers stocking...
  • Aladdin @ Theatre Royal

    You will not be disappointed by this timeless classic of a panto…oh no you won’t! Christopher Biggins’ ebullient performance as Widow Twankey carries the production, with the aid of her increasingly inexplicable and outrageous outfits. All the ‘pantomime-musts’ were ticked, and it went beyond anything I remember from childhood,...
  • The Christmas Countdown is on: The best beauty advent calendars to treat yourself every single day

    Mum forget to send you an advent calendar up? In need of a much deserved treat after basically moving in to Hallward? Beauty advent calendars have seen a huge growth in popularity, giving our classic chocolate calendars a run for their money. We’ve rounded up the best of this...
  • A Very Merry Christmas: Impact’s Guide to a Student Roast

    Until very recently, in all my twenty-one years of life I couldn’t honestly say I’d ever made a proper roast dinner. Many student houses choose to make a roast dinner together, but some students, like me, are daunted by the task of having so many dishes to perfect. So...