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May- 2020 -19 MayFeatures
How crematoria have responded to the Covid-19 crisis
In a matter of a few weeks, cremation funerals have changed more than during all of my 37 years in…
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18 MayBusiness
Safe Hands launches £1m campaign as part of broader growth plan
Safe Hands Funeral Plans has launched a new £1m campaign that aims to encourage more people to take out a…
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12 MayFeatures
Q&A: Rest With Dignity
Can you outline your history in the industry and how Rest with Dignity began? Rest with dignity was born out…
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12 MayCoronavirus
Chancellor extends furlough scheme until October
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has extended the Government’s furlough scheme until the end of October. Announcing the decision…
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11 MayCoronavirus advice
Coping with grief remotely during COVID-19
Coping with grief and the loss of a loved one is incredibly difficult under any circumstances, but during a global…
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6 MayBusiness
Business rates revaluation postponed until 2022
A revaluation of business rates will no longer take place in 2021 in line with the government’s latest efforts to…
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Apr- 2020 -27 AprilCoronavirus
Chancellor announces 100% guarantee on small business loans
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced the launch of a new ‘bounce back’ emergency loan scheme for small businesses, which will…
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16 AprilCoronavirus
Government extends lockdown for ‘at least’ three more weeks
The government has announced an extension to the coronavirus lockdown for “at least” a further three weeks. The decision was…
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4 AprilFeatures
Zoom funerals
The current climate of crisis, lockdown and the Covid-related death toll rising daily, both registered as official stats, and the…
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Mar- 2020 -26 MarchCoronavirus
Self-employed to get 80% income grant
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced the government will pay self-employed people a taxable grant based on their previous earnings over…
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