HUNDREDS of student flats are proposed for the site of a car dealership on the edge of the centre of York.

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• A home furnishing store coming to York in June is promising a unique stylish look.

  Jane Plum is taking over from the former H&M unit at Monks Cross and will be creating 10-15 jobs.

• A TEENAGER from North Yorkshire running a mile a day in April to raise money for a mental health charity

  He said it will be “an honour” to be joined by Hardest Geezer Russ Cook for the final leg of his challenge.

• THESES are the shocking injuries suffered by a man who was attacked in a North Yorkshire village.

  North Yorkshire Police say that it happened in Cropton near Pickering on Saturday, April 20

• LARGE sections of the Queen Street Bridge were successfully demolished over the weekend without causing any damage to York’s historic city walls, City of York Council says.

  The authority says a section of the wall near Tofts Tower has deliberately been left standing for now.

• Rudy's Pizza Napoletana has announced a June 22 opening day for its new York restaurant.

  And to celebrate the Saturday opening, the company is giving away 3,000 pizzas.

• A POPULAR York park is set to host a much-loved event again.

  The weekend of May, Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 sees the return of the community Scarecrow Trail run by the Friends of Rowntree Park.

• A POPULAR distillery has launched a crowd-funding campaign to promote sustainable growth and to encourage investors to become part of its flourishing operation.

  Whitby Distillery’s campaign will support its planned expansion through trade, retail, tourism and export.

• A MAN has appeared at York Magistrates' Court accused of murdering a woman who was pulled out of a North Yorkshire river last week.

  Members of the public and police got Lisa Welford, 49, of Malton, out of the River Derwent at Malton shortly before midnight on April 24 and gave her CPR.