Current Affairs

Alan Greenwood & Sons pays tribute to Surrey funeral director

Independent family funeral directors Alan Greenwood and Sons has paid tribute to Sandra Linda Jeive, its principal and funeral director,…

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Gov cracks down on ‘shameful’ funeral plan sales tactics

The use of “high pressure and misleading tactics” in the sale of funeral plans will be brought to an end,…

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Scottish government publishes funeral cost guidance

New guidance to make it easier to plan the cost of funerals, burials and cremations has been published by the…

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Funeral director offers to bury Freddie Starr for free

Funeral director Michael Fogg, of Sheffield-based Michael Fogg Family Funeral Directors, has offered to do late comedian Freddie Starr’s service…

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UKWF and Marsden respond to new Scottish crematorium regulations

The new regulation for crematoriums in Scotland, which came into effect in April, is placing greater emphasis on weighing and…

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Death-focused documentary to show at UK cinemas

Dead Good, the first full length feature by director Rehana Rose, will be released in cinemas on 10 May and…

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Funeral plan firm fined for making 52,000 nuisance calls

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has urged people to support their elderly relatives or neighbours if they are receiving nuisance…

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Govt to update crematoria provisions to reflect cultures and faiths

A package of measures to update crematoria to reflect the needs of different cultures and faiths in modern Britain has…

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CMA launches funerals market investigation

Following publication of its interim report in November 2018, the CMA consulted on whether to progress to a market investigation.…

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Coroners could be given power to investigate stillbirths

The government has launched a consultation which could see coroners in England and Wales being given the authority to investigate…

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