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Mar- 2018 -23 MarchCurrent Affairs
Undertaker and church organist jailed for child abuse
Robert Brown, church organist and former undertaker, has been jailed for four years for carrying out sex acts on minors…
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15 MarchCurrent Affairs
Wales ‘running out of burial space’, church warns
The Church of Wales has warned that burial space could soon run out in the country. Many of the cemeteries…
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14 MarchCurrent Affairs
Chief Coroner claims he misinterpreted Mary Hassell’s ‘unlawful’ protocol
Chief Coroner, His Honour Judge Mark Lucraft QC, has claimed he misinterpreted north London coroner Mary Hassell’s protocol to not prioritise…
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13 MarchCurrent Affairs
Revisions to stone memorial standards almost complete
The sub-committee of the British Standards Institution who are in charge of updating BS 8415, the standard for stone memorials,…
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9 MarchCurrent Affairs
No prosecution in Scottish baby ashes scandal
There will be no criminal proceedings over two cases involving infant cremation at two Scottish crematoriums. Dame Elish Angiolini was looking…
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7 MarchFeatures
Cemeteries Around the World: Green-Wood Cemetery
The Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York was founded in 1838 and was one of the first rural cemeteries in…
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6 MarchCommunity
Cardiff council calls for new cemetery before city ‘runs out of space’
Calls for a new cemetery to be built in Cardiff is being considered by the council following a ‘New Burial…
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1 MarchCurrent Affairs
Chief Coroner says Mary Hassell’s ‘cab rank rule’ is unlawful
The Chief Coroner, His Honour Judge Mark Lucraft QC, has come down against the decision of his fellow Senior Coroner,…
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Feb- 2018 -22 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
Co-op Funeralcare awarded Feefo Gold Trusted Service Award 2018
Co-op Funeralcare has won the Feefo Gold Service award, an independent seal of excellence that recognises businesses for delivering exceptional…
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20 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
UK female recruitment still in the “dark ages”
According to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) new statistics have revealed British employers are “living in the dark…
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