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Aug- 2016 -17 AugustCurrent Affairs
First crematorium gets the go ahead after inquiry
Flintshire’s first crematorium had been given the go ahead following a public inquiry. A planning inspector has ruled Memoria Ltd…
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12 AugustCurrent Affairs
Woodland burial site becomes insolvent
Burial plots were sold multiple times at an environmentally friendly site with some already paying to reserve what they thought…
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8 AugustCurrent Affairs
Pokemon Go players disrupt Brisbane funeral
Two teenagers playing Pokemon Go were asked to leave a Brisbane Funeral inside a Catholic Church. The incident happened at…
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4 AugustCurrent Affairs
FBCA endorses FFMA coffin protocol
Federation of Burial and Cremation Authorities (FBCA) has announced that it will be endorsing the Funeral Furnishing Manufacturers Association (FFMA) coffin and casket…
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2 AugustCurrent Affairs
Funerals disrupted by tourists
Funerals are reportedly being disrupted at a famous Orkney church by tourists looking to snap a selfie. St Magnus Cathedral…
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1 AugustCurrent Affairs
New acquisition for Thornalley Funeral Services
Thornalley Funeral Services of King’s Lynn has recently taken over Chapmans Funeral Services of Swaffham, which has been owned and managed…
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Jul- 2016 -28 JulyCurrent Affairs
Funeral directors recreate history with coffin walk
Pall bearers led by a Nottinghamshire funeral director carried an empty coffin for three miles across fields between two villages…
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27 JulyCurrent Affairs
Dignity ahead of Board’s expectations
Funeral service provider, Dignity, has had better results for the first half of 2016 than the Boards expected. Underlying operating profits in…
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19 JulyCurrent Affairs
Funeral wake violence mayhem as four people are rushed to hospital
A Paisley funeral wake descended into violence as four people were taken to hospital following a mass brawl. Police had…
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13 JulyCurrent Affairs
Death rates rose by 5.3% in 2015
The number of deaths registered in England and Wales in 2015 was an increase of 5.6 percent compared with 2014,…
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