Phil Upton

Nov 3, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Phil Upton |Andrew Dawkins

Plans to build a swimming pool on a site in Kenilworth where medieval remains were found have been backed by councillors despite rising costs. Ceramics and at least five buildings were discovered at the Abbey Fields site earlier this year. Amended plans, including raising the height of foundations, mean the cost has risen from £14.7m to £22.6m. Warwick District Council's cabinet agreed to press ahead with plans at a meeting on Thursday evening.

Sep 28, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | SHEHNAZ KHAN |Phil Upton

A social enterprise firm that prioritises employing people with disabilities has been designing and supplying signs for HS2. Nuneaton Signs, based in Warwickshire, secured £1.6m in contracts to provide signage used during work on the high-speed rail project. More than 70% of its 73 staff members has at least one disability, it said. Becky Anderson, senior account manager, said the company wanted to help people who might struggle to get work. "We want to bridge that gap," she said.

Sep 20, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | SHEHNAZ KHAN |Phil Upton

A boy who had his hand amputated after being diagnosed with cancer has challenged people to butter toast one-handed. Rian, from Coventry, was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of soft tissue cancer, on 21 March. The 11-year-old underwent two amputations to his left hand and eight rounds of chemotherapy as treatment. He said he had wanted to challenge others to do daily activities he now manages with the use of one hand.

Sep 12, 2023 | bbc.com | SHEHNAZ KHAN |Phil Upton

Image source, Phs groupImage caption, The Boys Need Bins campaign from Prostate Cancer UK aims to get sanitary bins into men's toiletsBy Shehnaz Khan & Phil UptonSanitary bins should be available in men's toilets, a prostate cancer survivor has said. Phillip Dunne said bins would make it easier for men who had incontinence, as a side effect of prostate cancer treatment, to dispose of hygiene products. It is the most common cancer in men and affects one in eight in the UK.

Sep 12, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | SHEHNAZ KHAN |Phil Upton

Sanitary bins should be available in men's toilets, a prostate cancer survivor has said. Phillip Dunne said bins would make it easier for men who had incontinence, as a side effect of prostate cancer treatment, to dispose of hygiene products. It is the most common cancer in men and affects one in eight in the UK. A charity campaign, Boys Need Bins, wants legislation to ensure bins are available in all male toilets.