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York Council to create funeral hardship to help struggling families
Monday, 2 March 2020, 15:31
York Council to create funeral hardship to help struggling families
A funeral hardship fund to help families struggling to pay for a funeral could be launched by the City of…
Dead Happy reveals ‘funniest’ funeral home names
Thursday, 27 February 2020, 14:02
Dead Happy reveals ‘funniest’ funeral home names
Life insurance company Dead Happy has revealed the list of the “funniest” funeral home names around the world. According to…
Co-op launch funding to help young people going through bereavement
Thursday, 27 February 2020, 13:59
Co-op launch funding to help young people going through bereavement
Organisations across the UK can now apply for grants of up to £10,000 for projects that help young people support…
Quaker Social Action urges directors to sign transparent pricing pledge
Thursday, 20 February 2020, 14:04
Quaker Social Action urges directors to sign transparent pricing pledge
Quaker Social Action has called for funeral directors to providing providing transparent pricing by signing the Fair Funerals pledge. The pledge…
Steven Mears Group invests in new hybrid vehicles
Tuesday, 18 February 2020, 14:05
Steven Mears Group invests in new hybrid vehicles
Mears Family Funerals and Mears and Jackson, part of the Steven Mears Group of companies, has acquired a new fleet…
Motorcycle Funeral founder remembered at QMUL research centre
Thursday, 20 February 2020, 14:06
Motorcycle Funeral founder remembered at QMUL research centre
Leicestershire pastor and Motorcycle Funerals founder Reverend Paul Sinclair , who died of a brain tumour last year, has been…
UPDATE: Thomas Bragg supports hospice through recycling scheme
Thursday, 13 February 2020, 14:17
UPDATE: Thomas Bragg supports hospice through recycling scheme
A Solihull funeral directors has gathered, counted and delivered 301,084 Christmas cards to a local hospice for recycling, which will…
Leicester funeral home damaged in car blaze
Monday, 10 February 2020, 14:53
Leicester funeral home damaged in car blaze
Leicester-based Ginns and Gutteridge funeral directors was damaged over the weekend after flames from a burning Mercedes car spread to…
Ambler Brothers reassures families after ‘huge’ tree collapses on site
Monday, 10 February 2020, 14:03
Ambler Brothers reassures families after ‘huge’ tree collapses on site
Employees at Moseley-based Ambler Brothers funeral home have reassured families after a “huge” tree fell onto the building as Storm…
Safe Hands announces expansion plans following acquisition
Thursday, 13 February 2020, 15:02
Safe Hands announces expansion plans following acquisition
Funeral plan provider Safe Hands has announced it is under new ownership following its acquisition by private investment company SHP…