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MULTI-million-pound housing plans have been unveiled for a former pub site in York city centre. Northminster Ltd intends to to build eight homes - two of three or four bedrooms in the building in Walmgate that once housed the Lord Nelson Inn, and six on unused land behind it. The firm says its plans could be a “catalyst for regeneration” in the area.

A survey of York students suggests landlords and letting agencies are unjustifiably cashing in on deposits. Landlords and letting agencies are unjustifiably cashing in on deposits, according to a Nouse poll of York students. Despite nearly a quarter of students reporting vermin or infestation, and a third stating their house had excessive mould, 44 per cent of students in privately-let houses lost their deposit.

HUNDREDS gathered at the Minster yesterday to support the runners in the first Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon. Before the race began there was a great sense of anticipation in the air as families and friends looked forward to spotting their chosen runner. The atmosphere was electric when the runners arrived as the elite athletes passed by the Minster to huge applause.

Police are hunting for a man who stole £18,000 of jewellery from an Aberdeen store this morning.

University of York runs out of campus accommodation for freshers. THE University of York has been unable to provide hundreds of first-year students with a room on campus after running out of accommodation. More than 260 first year students will be living off-campus this year, with about 170 “freshers” going into privately owned purpose-built student accommodation at The Boulevard in Lawrence Street and Catherine House in Walmgate.

Some official updates from the Yorkshire Marathon giving conformation of times: And our top three women Helen Koskei in 2:40:10, Holly Rush in 2:46:26, Philippa Taylor in 2:49:11. #doingitforthegirls #yorkmara. Great atmosphere in city centre for #yorkmara Congrats to all taking part. Thousands still running 4hours after start http://t.co/P3BbcJgOSx.

Thomas Ron, YUSU Disabled Students Officer, has expressed his disappointment at a tweet from the official York Sport Union account branding Lancaster supporters as ‘retards’. The tweet was posted in relation to a court invasion during the Netball 3rds game that Lancaster won 33-24 and read: “Lanc supporters just flooded the court before the final whistle. they may have won but the clearly lack brain cells #retards #awkward #simplemaths”.

A leading microbiologist has said that E-coli infections are more prevalent in Scotland, and in particular Grampian and the north east, than almost anywhere else in the world.

Residents of a new Aberdeen housing development have criticised BT for leaving them without a phone line – for three months.

A local letting agency formally known as ‘F.L.A.T.S’ has recreated itself under the trading name ‘Student Housing Services’ amid concerns over its “unscrupulous” nature in the past. The company has been recruiting students by posting adverts into letter boxes but is not registered with ‘Companies House.’.

Get all the live action and commentary on the part-time officer candidates as they battle it out in this year’s hustings. See how the candidates dealt with students’ questions in the YUSU hustings stream at the bottom of the page, listen live to URY’s Candidate Interview Night, and scroll down for the bigger picture and a sideways look with Nouse commentary and multimedia.

Julian Sturdy MP has defended his decision to vote against yesterday’s same sex marriage bill against criticism from YUSU officers. The Conservative MP for York Outer which includes the University and most areas of student housing, was one of 175 MPs to vote against the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.

A new multi-million pound homeless centre in Aberdeen took a step closer to completion yesterday.

A woman has been taken to hospital after a one-car crash on the A90 Fraserburgh to Aberdeen road.

The National Union of Students (NUS) has called on university heads to give the windfall they will receive from the reduction in the top rate of tax next year to students. At its National Conference in Sheffield this week, the NUS urged vice-chancellors and businesses to invest in its new programme for student-led outreach giving support for fair access to higher education.