YUSU president Tim Ellis has announced that plans for the installation of a cashpoint on the University’s Heslington East site have been confirmed.

Ellis, who received written approval earlier today, has been struggling to get endorsement for the plans since September 2011.

The improvement is planned for October 2012, in time for the start of the academic year and the opening of Langwith College.

The machine will be situated next to the new YUSU bar/restaurant, which is set to open at the same time.

Since the move for Goodricke College and the opening of Heslington East in 2009, the cashpoint has been fought for by Ellis, who first addressed the issue in his manifesto during the race for Goodricke Chair in the same year. He commented:

“This is great news, not only for residents of Goodricke and Langwith, but also for all the students and staff that that are based on Hes East. Whilst Hes East has been an amazing place for students to live and work over the last three years, it has always been lacking certain services and it is great to see this changing.

“After lobbying the University for three years over this small issue, students will now have an accessible cashpoint and they will also have a new YUSU-run bar and restaurant to enjoy”.

Third-year student Magnus Tripp, whose subject is based at the Heslington East complex, said: “I don’t really understand how it took three years, but at least it’s happening now. Hopefully it’ll have a better track record than the machines on Hes West!”