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Nov- 2018 -29 NovemberCommunity
Defibrillator saves lives in local community
A Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) which has been sponsored by, and installed outside, Ian Hazel Funeral Directors on Lichfield Road…
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29 NovemberCharity
Wildlife charity gets a boost for Christmas
A Portsmouth teenager, who has devoted hours of her time to wildlife, has won a Christmas card competition run by…
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22 NovemberFeatures
They were here: How people use rituals to keep their dead alive
We have been told that we live in a death-denying world. In it, we are said to have sequestered or…
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22 NovemberPeople
Old habits ‘fuelling funeral overspending’
Traditional funeral providers continue to benefit from consumers being stuck in their ways as only four percent of mourners consider…
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22 NovemberEvents
Undertakers to build pyramid with cremated remains for yearly ritual
Ceremonial undertakers, The Green Funeral Company, are to build a pyramid using bricks filled with cremated remains to mark the…
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22 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Funeral ads banned by TfL win ‘Best Viral Campaign’ award
A series of controversial adverts that were initially banned by Transport for London (TfL) has earned advertising industry approval after…
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14 NovemberBusiness
Dignity’s profits hit by cheaper funerals
Funeral provider Dignity recorded losses across all but one of its services in its latest financial results as competitors, including…
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14 NovemberBusiness
Aylesbury Vale Crematorium to open this winter
The new crematorium at Watermead will soon open its doors, after it was given the go-ahead by James Brokenshire MP,…
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9 NovemberPeople
‘Conveyor belt’ cremations leaving families with no time to say goodbye
A new report published by funeral provider Dignity found that 29 percent mourners who had recently organised a funeral felt…
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8 NovemberPeople
SAIF and NCS partner to improve bereavement support
A new partnership between two professional associations has been established with an aim to improve counselling and support offered to…
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