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Jun- 2019 -27 JuneCurrent Affairs
Former priest avoids jail over funeral fraud
Former priest Andrew Hawthorne has been given a two year suspended sentence for fraud in relation to funeral fees which…
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26 JuneBusiness
Mears Repatriation moves to the high street
Funeral directors Mears Family Funerals, has announced that its repatriation service will be moving to the high street on 1…
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25 JuneEvents
F.P Gaunt and Sons wins Family Business of the Year
Independent funeral director F.P Gaunt and Sons has won Family Business of the Year, at the The Express and Star…
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24 JuneCharity
Southern Co-op to relaunch car wash for charity
Colleagues at funeral homes Bognor Regis are getting ready for a charity car wash on Saturday 6 July. The proceeds…
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20 JuneCharity
W Sherry and Sons raise £3000 for local hospice
London-based funeral director W Sherry and Sons, has raised £3,000 for the Shooting Stars Hospice in Hampton. Neil and Brooke…
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13 JuneFeatures
Grief and poverty; a dangerous cocktail
Consider two facts. In the UK, 1,640 people die every day – more than half a million every year (Office…
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13 JuneCurrent Affairs
Atheist exhumed from Christian graveyard after almost 20 years
A family in Suffolk has been granted permission to have crash victim Gwendolen Patricia Crow exhumed from her grave from…
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12 JuneCharity
Funeral trade raises money for charity at 25th Kee Cup
The 25th anniversary of the Kee Cup golf match between funeral directors and trade suppliers, has taken place at the…
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10 JuneBusiness
Mears Family Funerals appoints new managing director
Family-owned funeral directors Mears Family Funerals, has announced the promotion of Lisa McDermott to managing director. McDermott said: “I am…
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6 JuneCurrent Affairs
Irish funeral home rents fleet to Trump for $1m
Irish family funeral home, J.P Ward and Sons, has leased four limousines to the US government to rent out four…
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