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Going into hospital? Ahh the NHS will take care of you.

Posted January 12th, 2012 by DIGS Admin. Filed in Ashenhurst, DIGS Student, Pavilions, Pinnacles, Storthes Hall

Or will they? With news of all sorts of illnesses, preventable ones, plaguing wards and leading them to be shut down are we really doing enough for our sick and wounded? Read the rest of this entry »

Refer a Friend is back… let your friends make you money!

Posted January 11th, 2012 by DIGS Admin. Filed in DIGS Student, Pinnacles

Back by popular demand, the highly successful Refer a Friend has made a welcomed comeback.

Know anyone who is looking for somewhere to live next year?  If you refer them to us at The Pinnacles and they sign up you will bag yourself an amazing £75*… bargain!

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No Place, No Problem…

Posted January 10th, 2012 by DIGS Admin. Filed in DIGS Student, Pinnacles

The Pinnacles are offering first year students peace of mind this year, promising to release anyone from their contract if they don’t get a place at a University in Sheffield!  No other private accommodation provider is offering this deal and so really sets us apart from the rest! Read the rest of this entry »

Zero Landfill- Let’s all be Jolly Green Students!

Posted January 9th, 2012 by DIGS Admin. Filed in Ashenhurst, DIGS Student, Pinnacles, Storthes Hall

From next Monday our properties in Huddersfield and Sheffield are joining the green revolution like never before. That’s right folks, we’re going Zero Landfill! Read the rest of this entry »

Bloat Ahoy!

Posted January 3rd, 2012 by DIGS Admin. Filed in Ashenhurst, DIGS Student, Pavilions, Pinnacles, Storthes Hall

Dear God of Food, how full do we all feel? Honestly think I could actually explode at any moment and seriously considering not eating again until February. Why do we do it?? Read the rest of this entry »

How to battle Condensation

Posted December 20th, 2011 by DIGS Admin. Filed in Ashenhurst, DIGS Student, Pavilions, Pinnacles, Storthes Hall

Condensation – Top Tips:

Condensation is a problem at this time of year and it can damage your room. It happens when warm air inside the room meets the cold windowpane and forms droplets of water. With double and secondary glazing, condensation can get between a pane, which isn’t good for the window frames, especially if they’re made or wood. Read the rest of this entry »

News round up!

Posted December 8th, 2011 by DIGS Admin. Filed in Ashenhurst, DIGS Student, Pavilions, Pinnacles, Storthes Hall

As our last summary of what’s going on in the world seemed so popular, we’re back again with a quick snap shot of a few stories that have caught our eye over the past week.

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A personal message to Digs from Santa

Posted December 7th, 2011 by DIGS Admin. Filed in Ashenhurst, DIGS Student, Pavilions, Pinnacles, Storthes Hall

It is crazy out here! I’m just casually posting from the North Pole…obvs!

I have been rushing from shopping centre to shopping centre since MIDNIGHT. Yes… midnight. Whose idea was it to have ‘late night’ shopping? I have got to run a new Elf recruitment campaign! Read the rest of this entry »

Pinnacles Semester Two Rooms Available.

Posted December 6th, 2011 by DIGS Admin. Filed in DIGS Student, Pinnacles

The Euro Crisis – An attempt at an explanation

Posted November 15th, 2011 by DIGS Admin. Filed in Ashenhurst, DIGS Student, Pavilions, Pinnacles, Storthes Hall

Right then, cor blimey, where do we even start with this one? Unless you’re hibernating for the winter you cannot have missed the entire hullabaloo about the Euro Crisis. Greece being so far into the red they risk a monetary Armageddon, Italy in just about as much strife, Spain needs more than a slap of sun tan lotion and even our neighbours Ireland aren’t seeing any “cha-ching” of late. Read the rest of this entry »