• Impact Visits Hockley Hustle Festival 2023

    Alicia Lacey On the 22nd October, the annual Hockley Hustle festival welcomed the Nottingham community to celebrate some of the best local talent in the city. Spanning various live music venues across the city, Impact went along to the event to explore some up and coming artists. Impact’s Alicia...
  • Celebrating Nottingham’s Creative Side – Hockley Hustle Festival is Back!

    Alicia Lacey With a lineup of 350 outstanding performers, Nottingham’s Hockley Hustle is back to honour the diverse talent of local musicians and artists on Sunday 22nd October 2023. Hockley Hustle has been raising money for local charities such as Emmanuel House and Base 51 since 2006 – this...
  • Show Up With Your Purse: 5 BAME-Owned Food Businesses To Support In Nottingham

    Lois writes about a few of the many thriving food businesses in Nottingham that are owned BAME members of the city's diverse community. Why not open your purse strings and try them out?...
  • An Interview with the Nottingham-based nail art salon DORTA

    If you are looking to get the nicest nails in Notts, it is well worth checking out DORTA, a nail art salon set up and run by Bethan in Hockley. This creative and inspiring young business owner spotted a gap in Nottingham’s nail industry last year and set up...
  • Rosa’s Recommendation of the week: Sexy Mamma Love Cicchetti

    Sexy Mamma Love Cichetti (not spaghetti, its sister restaurant just around the corner) is on Carlton St, as you head into the indie area that is Hockley. The staff were super friendly upon our arrival, kindly giving us the candle-lit street-view seat. We were there on a Friday night and...
  • Rosa’s Recommendation of the Week – Yamas

    Yamas is a Mediterranean meze and tapas restaurant situated in the heart of the city centre, just outside of Hockley. It is a small and cosy venue, which offers great service, great vibes and even more so, great food. When walking into the restaurant you are greeted by the...
  • Where to Shop in Notts

    Moving to a new city can be overwhelming, particularly if you don’t know your way around. As a fresher, I often got confused in the town centre but once I located all of my favourite shops I felt immediately soothed.  Nottingham has a great variety of stores on offer...