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Oct- 2021 -8 OctoberCommunity
Funeral Partners increases employee mental health support
Funeral Partners has announced it is increasing its measures to support the mental health of employees, following a “challenging” 18-months…
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May- 2021 -20 MayFeatures
‘We All Know How This Ends’: Discussing death and dying through writing
For many of us, death and dying can be difficult to engage with, a final taboo in the lives we…
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Nov- 2020 -23 NovemberFeatures
Guiding mourners sensitively through services
For funeral directors, sensitivity comes with the territory, particularly when it comes to liaising with families to arrange funeral services…
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18 NovemberCoronavirus
Police seek to issue £10k fine after restrictions breach at funeral
Northamptonshire Police is seeking to issue its first £10,000 fine after a funeral that took place in Kettering last week…
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Oct- 2020 -28 OctoberCharity
John Knowles Funeral Services launches Christmas appeal
John Knowles Funeral Services has launched a ‘Socks n Chocs’ Christmas appeal in a bid to “spread some festive joy”,…
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Sep- 2020 -30 SeptemberFuneral Plans
83% of people do not want conventional funeral, study finds
The coronavirus pandemic may be forcing people to rethink how death should be marked goodbye, with 83% of people claiming…
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30 SeptemberBusiness
Memorials of Distinction launches new website
Dunstable-based headstone, memorial and gravestone supplier Memorials of Distinction has launched its new website, which it hopes will “improve the…
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Apr- 2020 -1 AprilCoronavirus
A fifth of SMEs at risk of collapse, say experts
Almost a fifth of SMEs will not survive the coronavirus crisis, according to new findings from the Corporate Finance Network. …
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Mar- 2020 -27 MarchCoronavirus advice
What we know about furlough leave and the CJRS
HMRC published details of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) on 26.3.20 which are available here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme Key points include:…
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Jan- 2020 -30 JanuaryCharity
Funeral home raises £2,500 for charities
Gillotts Funeral Directors has donated £500 towards a Heanor charity that aims to protect vulnerable people and families in need.…
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