Current Affairs

Funeral director honours fallen soldiers with window display

All 64 men from Whitchurch who died during the First World War have been remembered with a public display of…

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Co-op launches UK’s first poppy hearse

Co-op Funeralcare has today (Wednesday 7 November) unveiled the UK’s first poppy hearse. The funeral provider has transformed the Ford…

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Hearse stolen and crashed by teenagers

Four teenagers stole a hearse from a Nottinghamshire funeral directors before crashing it in to another car and assaulting its…

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Stourbridge funeral director raises awareness of mental health

A Stourbridge funeral directors is highlighting the importance of personal wellbeing after providing specialist mental health training to its staff.…

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New research calls for action to stop next-of-kin being exploited

New research has found next-of-kin are losing out on inheritances or having to pay excessive charges to claim them as…

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Coffin start-up uses 3D technology to tackle rising funeral costs

Liverpool start-up Koffin said it is tackling rising funeral costs by using advanced material testing and 3D printing technology to…

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Co-op funeral director nominated for national award

Burnley-based Co-op funeral director, Annabel Davies, has been nominated for the national award of Best Bereavement Worker in the UK…

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Walter C Parson Group helps to repatriate Commonwealth soldier

Funeral director company, Walter C. Parson Group, have said it was “beyond privileged” when its staff were approached by the…

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Police investigate London cemetery over fears of graves ‘disappearing’

Police have opened an investigation into Tottenham Park cemetery after human remains were found uncovered on the site by a…

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SAIF calls for regulation of profession

The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) has said England, Wales and Northern Ireland should follow in Scotland’s…

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