Creepy Campus
York was named among the top ten most haunted universities in a Telegraph article published earlier this month, which estimated that 500 ghouls are currently residing in the city.
It listed sightings of “Roman legionnaires marching through a cellar” and “cries of murdered children buried beneath [a] Victorian ragged school” as further examples of York’s ghostly goings-on.
York’s supernatural activity is well recognised by residents – currently over half a dozen ghost walks are in operation around the city’s streets.
In 2002 the city was awarded ‘Europe’s Most Haunted City’ by the International Ghost Research Foundation.
Missing from the Telegraph’s list of York’s most haunted attributes were infamous campus poltergeists the Langwith Ghost, the Derwent Daemon and the Halifax Haunt, whose antics you can keep up with by following their Twitter accounts.
Country Re-Fresh
Student favourite grocery store, Country Fresh, which appeared to be closing down this month, is instead re-opening its doors to students under new Mr Efe’s management before becoming student housing in three years time.
Country Fresh, the popular fruit and vegetable outlet on Heslington Road is, despite rumours of closure, to undergo a dramatic re-vamp, and open in February as ‘Just Fruit and Veg.’
Mr Zaffar Mohamed, who is the landlord of more than 30 student properties, ‘Zaf’s’ Indian Takeaway, Efe’s and also ‘Country Fresh’ said that the old management were doing a poor job, and that it was time for Mr Efe to take over.
Mr Zaffar spoke to Vision to explain his plans, “Country Fresh is to have a complete revamp. We will be introducing a much larger selection of fruit and vegetables” he said. Furthermore, as ‘Just Fruit and Veg’ will be run by Mr Efes, famous for his late night student takeaway across the road, Mr Zaffar is confident that the shop will stay open, “until around eight or nine o’clock” or “as late as possible” under new management.
“I’m really pleased it will be re-opening” says Alastair Hunt, a Second Year French and Spanish student, and a resident not far from Heslington Road, “it’s a nice place. Much better than going to Tesco.”