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Apr- 2018 -24 AprilTrade Organisations
Humanists UK launches first ever funeral tribute archive
Humanists UK has launched a new initiative with the Bishopsgate Institute, to create the first national online archive of funeral…
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24 AprilTechnology/Equipment
Co-op crematorium to broadcast services via the internet
Central England Co-operative Funeralcare has officially opened its refurbished crematorium in Derbyshire, which includes the instalment of technology to allow…
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20 AprilCurrent Affairs
Birmingham mortuaries will run out of space in 10 years, councillor says
Birmingham’s mortuary service will not have the capacity to store any bodies in 10 year’s time, a councillor has warned.…
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20 AprilFuneral Plans
Dignity publishes White Paper calling for stronger regulation of the funeral plan sector
Dignity has set out its plan for a stronger form of regulation in the funeral plan sector with a document…
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12 AprilCurrent Affairs
New regulations introduced for babies ashes
Changes have been made to the treatment of babies ashes following a BBC investigation which found that 60 families did…
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11 AprilBusiness
Funeral directors defy high street ‘apocalypse’
The funeral sector has continued to grow, despite research showing that the high street has experienced its lowest level of…
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9 AprilFeatures
Space Burials – Ascension Flights
Burial methods have become more diverse over time, allowing those who have passed to leave this world in increasingly eccentric…
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6 AprilCurrent Affairs
AOIC welcomes government move on child funerals
The Association of Independent Celebrants (AOIC) has welcomed a government announcement, which will ensure that all grieving parents can lay…
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3 AprilCurrent Affairs
Government scraps burial fees for children’s funerals
The prime minister has announced the establishment of the Children’s Funeral Fund, scrapping the costs of child burials and cremations…
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Mar- 2018 -29 MarchPeople
Co-op’s embalming expert appointed North West Chairperson of The British Institute of Embalmers
Rochdale and Bury based Co-op Funeralcare Embalmer, Rachel Carline, has been appointed as the chairperson for the North West division…
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