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May- 2020 -13 MayCoronavirus
Brighton & Hove Council launches webcast funeral services
Brighton and Hove Council has today launched online webcasts for people unable to pay their respects to lost family and…
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12 MayCoronavirus
Co-op Funeralcare launches new Covid-19 hardship fund
Co-op Funeralcare has launched a new Co-op Funeralcare Hardship Fund, part of the Co-op Members Coronavirus Fund, which allows Co-op’s…
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12 MayCoronavirus
Tech playing big part in funerals amid Covid-19 pandmic, says Full Circle Funerals
Funerals have been severely disrupted during the Covid-19 pandemic, but it is still possible to create a personal and meaningful…
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11 MayCoronavirus
St Helens Council launches webcasting service for cremation ceremonies
St Helens Council has launched a webcasting service for cremation services amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The council said residents who…
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11 MayCoronavirus
MP’s appeal to relax funeral measures ‘careless and unhelpful, says Pure Cremation
Pure Cremation has branded MP’s concern that ‘the wishes of the deceased and bereaved are not being fulfilled with a…
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11 MayCoronavirus
Dignity reports 11% decrease in Q1 profits amid uptake in low-cost funerals
Funeral group Dignity has reported an 11% decrease in operating profits to £19.4m in its Q1 results due to an…
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5 MayCoronavirus
Furlough errors could cost small firms
SMEs are making errors on their applications for the Government’s furlough scheme, meaning they will have to repay thousands of…
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5 MayCoronavirus
Birmingham City Council reviews new opening times for cemeteries and crematoria
Birmingham City Council has reviewed its opening times for visitors across all burial sites and crematoria grounds. The council has…
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4 MayCoronavirus
Scottish residents offered financial help with funerals costs
Bereaved Scottish residents could receive help towards the cost of a funeral to help ease the financial pressure during the…
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4 MayCoronavirus
Mosques set up temporary mortuaries to help strain on services
At least 10 mosques in the UK have set up temporary mortuaries to help cope with the number of deaths…
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