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Shortage of priests in Northern Ireland could affect funerals

A senior cleric has warned that a shortage of priests in some parts of Northern Ireland could mean there is…

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M&R Funeral Service to open Hemel Hempstead branch

A new family-run funeral home, M&R Funeral Service Ltd, will be opening a branch in Bennetts End, Hemel Hempstead, to…

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Harborough District Council completes cemetery extension

Harborough District Council has completed Northampton Road Cemetery’s extension and improvement works. Expanding into the grounds at the rear of…

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Paisley’s Hawkhead Cemetery to complete refurb by June

Renfrewshire Council has commenced improvement works at Hawkhead Cemetery and is expected to be complete by the end of June.…

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Policy report touts need for grief education in curriculum

A new policy report has been published which demonstrates the need to integrate grief education into the statutory curriculum in…

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Wildlife trust encourages graveyard wildlife initiative

The Somerset Wildlife Trust is encouraging church communities across the West Somerset region to take part in a wildlife initiative,…

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Pendle Council buys land to build new cemetery

Pendle Borough Council has purchased a 6.3-hectare site between Nelson and Brierfield to provide a new cemetery for the borough.…

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Westerleigh Group to open Arun Crematorium this summer

Westerleigh Group has announced that a brand new crematorium is being built in Yapton, West Sussex, with plans to officially…

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Sandwell Council officially opens new Canalside Cemetery

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council has announced the official opening of its new Canalside Cemetery in Rowley Regis.  The new cemetery,…

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Central Co-op rededicates Kettering funeral home

The Central Co-operative’s funeral home in Kettering was recently rededicated in a ceremony attended by Mayor Cllr Keli Watts, who…

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