Current Affairs
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Dec- 2015 -4 December
Fair Funerals campaign welcomes inquiry
Frank Field MP, chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee announced the first major inquiry into funeral payments…
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3 December
Ballard & Shortall helps spread festive cheer
Funeral directors Ballard & Shortall at Forest Row in Sussex will be supporting local St. Nicholas Celebrations on December 5th. The…
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1 December
West Lothian funeral director acquires specialist vehicles
Funeral directors Thomas Grieve & Son acquired two custom-built Mercedes vehicles after securing £150,000 funding from Clydesdale Bank in a deal…
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Nov- 2015 -12 November
Over 80 percent of people don’t have funeral arrangements in place
According to Compare Funeral Plans UK, who commissioned a Google Survey, most families lack in preparation when it comes to…
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12 November
Nottinghamshire funeral firm has rebranded
Nottinghamshire independent funeral firm is undergoing a major re-brand to bring all four of its branches operating under the same…
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9 November
The Queen leads Remembrance Sunday tributes
Yesterday, Remembrance Sunday services across the country paid tribute to those who have suffered or died as the result of…
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Oct- 2015 -27 October
UK Economy continues to grow
The UK economy grew by 0.5 percent between July and September, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Although…
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20 October
BBC airs an insight into funeral directing
A new four-part series about funeral directors has been launched by the BBC. ‘A Very Welsh Undertaking’ takes an inside…
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15 October
Halliday Funeral Supplies becomes living wage employer
A leading manufacturer of coffins has been accredited as a living wage employer. Halliday Funeral Supplies, based in Wirral, has committed…
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6 October
UK leads in end of life care
The UK ranks first in the 2015 Quality of Death Index, a measure of the quality of palliative care in…
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