Current Affairs

SAIF’s response to Social Fund funeral payment debate in House of Commons

On Wednesday, 14 September MP for Belfast East Gavin Robinson tabled a debate in the House of Commons that addressed concerns…

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Funeral costs rose 5.5 percent in one year, reports SunLife

SunLife’s 2016 Cost of Dying report has found that funerals rose by 5.5 percent in the course of a year.…

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NAFD appoints Mandie Lavin as Chief Executive Officer

The National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) has appointed qualified nurse and barrister Mandie Lavin as its Chief Executive Officer.…

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Vital trends in end of life care

The National Council for Palliative Care has released a summary of trends within palliative and end of life care. The…

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National Living Wage hits small firms’ profits, finds FSB

Information from The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) found that the National Living Wage (NLW) has impacted on small firms’…

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My Way tops funeral music chart

‘My Way’ is once again topping the Co-Op’s funeral music chart following a break in 2014. Co-op Funeralcare’s 2016 funeral music…

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Funeral industry body launches UK coffin testing scheme

The funeral industry body, The Funeral Furnishing Manufacturer’s Association (FFMA) has this month launched a UK coffin and casket certification…

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Funeral directors hit by burglars three times in 48 hours

  A funeral director was targeted by a thief who broke in three times, walking away with the managing director’s Audi on the…

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Funeral director celebrates 10 years as mountain rescue team chaplain

A Nottingham funeral director will mark 10 years’ service in a very different role in September – as the UK’s…

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East of England Co-op invests in state-of-the-art funeral cars

  The East of England Co-op Funeral Services has introduced two state-of- the-art vehicles to its modern fleet, with the double…

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