Current Affairs

IAFD advises victims of Covid-19 to be put to rest immediately, without funeral service

People who die from coronavirus should be buried or cremated immediately without a funeral service, according to recommendations made by…

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Fire breaks out at Plymouth crematorium

Funerals must be rearranged following the outbreak of a fire at a Plymouth crematorium.  Some 22 firefighters were called to…

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Industry viewpoint – Social Funeral Fund / Funeral Poverty

Back in 2011/12 we wrote and received many letters from them the minister in charge of the DWP Iain Duncan…

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New funeral benefit to launch in Scotland

A new benefit providing help for people on low incomes to meet the costs of a funeral will be available…

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Bath University to host conference on death, dying and disposal

Over 250 academics, policy-makers and practitioners will come together at the University of Bath in early September for the 14th…

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AOIC responds to £200 cremation fine

The Association of Independent Celebrants (AOIC) has made a statement after two grieving sisters were fined £200 by the Grimsby…

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Bereaved parents spared children’s burial and cremation costs

Families grieving the loss of a child will no longer have to meet the costs of their burial or cremation,…

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Former priest avoids jail over funeral fraud

Former priest Andrew Hawthorne has been given a two year suspended sentence for fraud in relation to funeral fees which…

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Atheist exhumed from Christian graveyard after almost 20 years

A family in Suffolk has been granted permission to have crash victim Gwendolen Patricia Crow exhumed from her grave from…

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Irish funeral home rents fleet to Trump for $1m

Irish family funeral home, J.P Ward and Sons, has leased four limousines to the US government to rent out four…

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