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.
Family and friends now believe that the body recovered from the Ouse was that of Rob Davies. The body was spotted at 10:00am by a member of the public on the banks near the A64 road bridge. Rob, 20, was going into his 3rd year of Chemistry.
Today, messages of condolence have flooded in to the Facebook group set-up to help find him, which had grown to over 2200 members. Both founders, family and friends thanked everyone for their overwhelming support.
As friends struggled to come to grips with the reality, one message became clear: friends will remember him for the good times they had. One friend reported sitting around microwaving lightbulbs with Rob during term time. Other anecdotes, all revealing a caring and fun man, are slowly and sadly coming in.
Please continue to contact North Yorkshire Police if you have any information regarding the circumstances of Rob's death.
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So sad. RIP Rob
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