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Mar- 2020 -25 MarchBusiness
Government adds celebrants to list of ‘key workers’
Celebrants across the UK have now been included in the official list of ‘key workers’, which has been drawn up…
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24 MarchBusiness
Government releases funeral guidelines amid Covid-19 lockdown
The government has revealed guidance in regards to funerals after the prime minister announced that the UK would be entering…
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24 MarchBusiness
Successful study of water cremation completed for Yorkshire Water
Following a successful study, the UK’s first ‘wastewater consent to discharge’ has been granted for the water cremation process, the…
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23 MarchEconomy
Industry advised to use ‘makeshift’ masks out of ‘bin liners and towels’ amid shortages
Funeral directors are being advised to create “makeshift” face masks out of “towels, bin liners and incontinence pads” by the…
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20 MarchBusiness
Covid-19: Government to pay 80% of salary to staff unable to work
Chancellor Sunak Rishi has said the government will pay 80% of wages for employees who aren’t able to work due…
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19 MarchBusiness
Coles Funeral Director’s Bereavement Support Hub to provide aid amid Covid-19
Cardiff-based Coles Funeral Director’s is offering its support to the local community in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. The…
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19 MarchEconomy
Funeral sector meets with government amid coronavirus outbreak
Funeral directors have met with the government in regards to the recent outbreak of the Covid-19 virus. Members of The…
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18 MarchBusiness
Belvedere funeral arranger to walk 200 miles for CRUK
A funeral arranger from Belvedere is walking 200 miles across March for ‘Walk All Over Cancer by Cancer Research’, doubling…
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17 MarchBusiness
NAFD set to meet with government officials amid Covid-19 outbreak
Funeral directors are expected to meet Whitehall officials today (17 March) to develop contingency plans amid the recent outbreak of…
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17 MarchBusiness
Quinns Funeral Directors donates over £800 to RNLI
Wirral-based Quinns Funeral Directors has presented a donation of £877.92 to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in Hoylake. Last…
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