Ovarian cancer campaign bus hits road

A bus highlighting the symptoms of ovarian cancer has hit the road following campaigning by an employee who lost his wife to the disease.

Lothian Buses has launched an “ovarian cancer bus” highlighting signs and symptoms through a partnership with the charity, Target Ovarian Cancer.

It follows campaigning by Lothian Buses engineering worker Colin Barclay, 59, from Edinburgh, who lost his wife Jill to ovarian cancer in January 2017.

Mr Barclay, who has worked for Lothian for more than 40 years, was recently voted Lothian’s Unsung Hero at the company’s People Awards by his colleagues, and part of his award was to receive his very own bus to help his campaign to raise awareness of ovarian cancer symptoms. The father-oftwo said: “My family and I are overwhelmed by the support of my colleagues.”