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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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SLDC approves plans for new funeral facilities in Ulverston

South Lakeland District Council has approved planning permission for a former fire station, The Ellers, in Ulverston to be turned…

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Wakefield Council announces Hemsworth Cemetery extension

Wakefield Council is extending Hemsworth Cemetery in a £500k project that aims to create 1,175 plots on 1.4 hectares of…

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Gedling Crematorium unveils new memorial post box 

A new memorial post box at Gedling Crematorium has seen nearly 100 ‘Letters to Heaven’ be posted in less than…

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Bereavement leads to poor mental health, new research shows

As many as 13 million UK adults that are battling grief following a recent bereavement experience feelings of loneliness or…

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Scottish community council to help clean up cemetery

Members of Prestonpans Community Council are set to help keep the local cemetery, on Nethershot Road, tidy. Following positive discussions…

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Coychurch Crematorium to undergo £1.2m upgrade

Bridgend County Borough Council has announced that Coychurch Crematorium’s flower court is due to undergo a £1.2m upgrade, as the…

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