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Oct- 2024 -8 OctoberFuneral Plans
Salisbury Crematorium reopens following essential upgrades
Salisbury Crematorium has officially reopened to the public this October, following two months of essential repairs and upgrades to the…
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7 OctoberBusiness
Co-op to install solar panels on funeralcare branches
Co-op has announced its ambitions to install solar panels on a target of up to 700 sites across its funeralcare,…
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4 OctoberCurrent Affairs
MPs to vote on assisted dying bill in England and Wales
Labour MP for Spen Valley, Kim Leadbeater, will seek to introduce a Private Members’ Bill to enable assisted dying for…
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3 OctoberBusiness
Aura Life secures £350k equity investment
Surrey-based funeral plan provider Aura Life has secured a £350k equity investment from the Coast to Capital Growth Fund via…
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1 OctoberFuneral Plans
Public health funerals are on the rise, the LGA finds
The number of public health funerals – where a person dies without family or friends able to arrange a funeral…
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1 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Mepal Crem scheme hangs in the balance amid hidden rising costs
East Cambridgeshire District Council may be forced to cut back on the £9m construction cost of its Mepal Crematorium project,…
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Sep- 2024 -27 SeptemberFuneral Plans
CDS Group submits plan for faith-specific crem in the Midlands
The Cemetery Development Services (CDS) Group has announced the submission of a planning application to Harborough District Council for a…
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26 SeptemberBusiness
Bereavement service Settld picks up accolade at StartUp Awards
Bereavement notification service, Settld, has been named the top ‘UK Mobile and Emerging Technologies StartUp of the Year’ at the…
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25 SeptemberBusiness
Co-op Funeralcare H1 revenues rise 1.4% to £148m
Co-op Funeralcare has reported that revenues rose by 1.4% to £148m in the first half, driven by pre-need funeral plans…
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24 SeptemberFuneral Plans
AW Lymn notes rise in demand for burials at sea
Independent family-run funeral provider, AW Lymn, has recorded an increase in individuals opting for prepaid burials at sea, a send-off…
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