Current Affairs

Central England Co-operative names Dementia UK as its corporate charity partner

Central England Co-operative has chosen Dementia UK as its corporate charity partner for 2017/18. Colleagues from across the Society voted…

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The Association of Independent Celebrants marks its tenth anniversary

Dignitaries from the funeral profession will be guests of honour at a new autumn conference, marking the tenth anniversary of The…

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Road safety charity releases free bereavement e-book

Brake, the road safety charity’s ‘Someone has died suddenly’ children’s book is now available as a free of charge e-book.…

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Dignity sees profits soar

Dignity has seen underlying operating profits increase by seven percent to £59.5 million. The company has said that the reason…

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Avalon launches Lifelocker, the autobiographical app

Avalon, the UK Funeral Planning Authority registered provider of pre-paid funeral plans, has launched LifeLocker, an autobiographical app. It is…

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Cemetery restoration group responds to ‘poor state claims’

A cemetery restoration group have responded to claims that they are responsible for the state of the grass in Darwen…

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Sales manager celebrates 25 years’ service at J C Walwyn & Sons

Sales manager at J C Walwyn & Sons Ltd, Michael Marshall, has recently celebrated his work anniversary of 25 years…

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Government to ban all new diesel and petrol cars

The government is set to ban all new diesel and petrol cars from 2040, in a bid to tackle air…

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Humanists UK trains dozens of new funeral celebrants

Since the start of 2017, Humanists UK (formerly known as the British Humanist Association) has trained and accredited over two…

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Cancer was most common cause of death in 2016

525,048 deaths were registered in England and Wales in 2016, reports the Office for National Statistics. This is a decrease…

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