Halifax Bollards Break Fresher’s Car
One arriving fresher’s parent had a somewhat bumpy journey after their car was trashed by a rogue bollard.
The incident, witnessed by members of the HCSA, happened by the St Lawrence exit. The retractable bollards, designed to be activated or withdrawn back into the road enabling cars to pass over, rose unexpectedly, causing severe damage to the vehicle.
The road block had reportedly been causing minor issues all day.
Halifax College offered to pay the cost of towing the vehicle to the mechanic as well as his bill. They also offered to pay for his taxi and travel fares for the day.
In order to ease the gentleman’s financial costs even further, Halifax volunteered to help cover his car insurance costs, which could rise after a claim which would also erase any no claims bonus.
New Halifax provost Oleg Lisagor refused to comment to Vision on the matter.
New Sky For D Bar
Derwent D-BAR has acquired Sky satellite television.
Derwent College Chair Francesca Knight told Vision: “Sky was put in before the start of term and it’s already proved to be a great success. It’s been a really popular addition to D-bar, the el Classico on Sunday night brought in a large audience.”
York Pioneers “Student Watch”
York Students have been encouraged to play their part in fighting crime in the city through a pioneering ‘student watch scheme’.
The move comes after a recent spike in the number of burglaries in York, with student residences proving popular with thieves due to the abundance of hi-tech equipment.
Many student homes also lack the level of security necessary to foil potential burglars.
The initiative hopes to reduce both crime and antisocial behaviour through .
York Neighbourhood watch is hoping that existing neighbourhood watch programs will make an effort to include students in the process.
The University of York has already provided 14 representatives to help progress the scheme.
Neighbourhood watch secretary Thom Wiseman said that having students and their neighbours looking out for each other “will strengthen ties for the community and reduce crime”.
If the scheme is a first of its kind, and if successful, could be rolled out nationwide.