Current Affairs
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Oct- 2016 -28 October
Douch Family Funeral Directors signs Fair Funeral Pledge
Dorset’s Douch Family Funeral Directors have signed the Fair Funeral Pledge – and published their prices. The scheme encourages funeral…
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28 October
Competition challenges people to photograph “the toughest subject”
A new fundraising photography competition is challenging individuals across the country to take and submit images that Celebrate Life in the…
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28 October
Funeral Zone secures £1m ‘angel’ funding to help bereaved
Funeral Zone, a website which helps the bereaved, has secured £1million in investment funding from business ‘angels’. Funeral Zone, launched by…
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27 October
Under 20% of autistic adults are employed full time
Just 16 percent of autistic adults are in full time work, according to The National Autistic Society. New research reveals…
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26 October
Vatican publishes new cremation guidelines
The Vatican has published new guidelines for Catholics who wish to be cremated. Although many already follow these general rules, the…
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24 October
Funeralbooker closes £750k investment
Funeralbooker has announced that it has closed a £750k seed round. The step forward will help the business accelerate its ambitious strategy…
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24 October
Funeral cost plan for children needed, says Labour
Labour has asked the government to help bereaved families to cover funeral costs for children who die under the age…
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20 October
Hundreds attend funeral for unknown baby girl
Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of an unknown stillborn baby girl. Over 150 people visited Wolvercote Cemetery in Oxford in order…
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19 October
SAIF responds to the Royal London National Funeral Cost Index Report 2016
Terry Tennens, chief executive of the National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF), which represents 870 independent funeral…
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19 October
Families face ‘postcode’ lottery for funeral costs
Beareaved families are facing a ‘postcode lottery’ on funeral costs, according to the 2016 Royal London National Funeral Cost Index.…
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