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Twelve torturous things that will never happen to you with our superfast 12Mb broadband…

Posted December 16th, 2011 by DIGS Admin. Filed in DIGS Student

From September 2012, all of our DIGS properties will have a whopping 12Mb fibre optic broadband connection as standard in every room (excludes ‘basic’ rooms at Ashenhurst Houses).
  1. Buffering in the middle of an edge of your seat action movie, a twist is unfolding, explosions everywhere, BOOM… *Buffering* What the?!
  2. The feeling you want to lob your laptop through a window and watch it shatter on the street below, gleefully seeing bits flying from curb to corner if it takes one more minute to load this chuffing website. Read the rest of this entry »

Re-booking at The Pavilions!

Posted December 12th, 2011 by DIGS Admin. Filed in DIGS Student, Pavilions

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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THE ZOMBIES ARE COMING!!!

Posted November 28th, 2011 by DIGS Admin. Filed in DIGS Student

Ok, so they’re not exactly coming but we’ve just found out that if they do we’re not prepared for it!! And as a group of Brownies and Scouts we were taught to be prepared so Digs has done what Lincoln Council (among others) have worryingly not planned for… Read the rest of this entry »

The lost art of manners…

Posted October 14th, 2011 by DIGS Admin. Filed in Ashenhurst, DIGS Student, Pavilions, Pinnacles, Storthes Hall

As Englishmen we are renowned for having a stiff upper lip and impeccable manners but is that a trait that is being drowned out of our society? Some would say it’s already dead as a dodo. Read the rest of this entry »

Went to sleep in September woke up in December.

Posted October 11th, 2011 by DIGS Admin. Filed in Ashenhurst, DIGS Student, Pavilions, Pinnacles, Storthes Hall

If you’re 18 you may yet to have started moaning about this phenomena, if you’re edging 23 it’s possible it has begun to take hold of you. What am I talking about? Moaning about the Christmas run up becoming longer and starting earlier than ever before! Read the rest of this entry »

Photo of the month!

Posted October 6th, 2011 by DIGS Admin. Filed in Ashenhurst, DIGS Student, Pavilions, Pinnacles, Storthes Hall

The waiting is finally over…. well done to Alex Bloor!

We love Alex’s recent Summer pictures, especially if your starting to feel those winter blues.

#1. Alex Bloor from Storthes Hall has rolled in to the top spot this month with her red hot summer pics… Congratulations! Read the rest of this entry »

The world is coming to an end!!!!

Posted September 27th, 2011 by DIGS Admin. Filed in Ashenhurst, DIGS Student, Pavilions, Pinnacles, Storthes Hall

Hold onto your hats people! Facebook have changed the layout again, global crisis ensues, planes are falling from the skies, cars are turning into flesh eating robots and all the monkeys are turning on us! OK, slight exaggeration but you would have thought the apocalypse was on its way the other night when Facebook implemented some new features. Read the rest of this entry »

We are the champions?

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

When it comes to university rankings we are anyway! Finally after six years of dominating the top spot Harvard University has been knocked off by our very own Cambridge University. Read the rest of this entry »

Fresher tips 2011!

Posted August 31st, 2011 by DIGS Admin. Filed in DIGS Student

Finally it’s here, you’re off to Uni and presented with a huge chunk of FREEDOM. Are you up for the challenge?

We’ve complied a small list of advice for you; learning by our mistakes could make your first year one of the best years of your lives (and not one you’ll later regret). Read the rest of this entry »