A group of York students has won the opportunity to have their very own I-phone application developed after winning The App Challenge final, held at the Ron Cooke Hub on Wednesday, January 18.
YUSU Welfare officer Bob Hughes has warned students to be vigilant after a student loans phishing scam has been revealed.
Her Majesty the Queen will be visiting York on Maundy Thursday, 5th April, as part of the 800th anniversary of York’s Charter for the traditional “Royal Maundy” ceremony.
A flood caused by a heating system “failure” forced the university IT services to shut down many essential systems on Sunday night, causing problems for many students on the eve of their exams and assignment due-dates.
Police were called to the area at 2.23am last Friday after six, possibly seven people, assaulted and robbed two residents.
A second year history and politics student who lives in the area told The Yorker: "I heard them in the street and was too scared to look out of my window. My house-mate and I had a peek outside and saw a few men running off down the street."
She added: "I was very surprised since my landlady told me this had a reputation for being a safe area."
The two men, aged 43 and 25, had their wallets and mobiles stolen. The 25 year old male suffered facial injuries in the attack and was taken to hospital.
Five men and one woman were arrested and police are currently looking for a sixth man who they suspect may have been involved.
The five men have been released on bail and the woman has been released with no further charges.
Students have been affected by crime in the area previously, with warnings being sent out after a spate of attacks last term.
There has been a big increase in burglaries from cars in the South Bank area recently too.
This is pretty frightening stuff.
Fortunately our security forces have captured the professional thieves who will now be removed from society and re-educated. It is unfortunate that if they cannot behave in a constructive fashion then they will be aborted.
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