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York Council to create funeral hardship to help struggling families

A funeral hardship fund to help families struggling to pay for a funeral could be launched by the City of…

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Dead Happy reveals ‘funniest’ funeral home names

Life insurance company Dead Happy has revealed the list of the “funniest” funeral home names around the world. According to…

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Co-op launch funding to help young people going through bereavement

Organisations across the UK can now apply for grants of up to £10,000 for projects that help young people support…

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South West ‘most expensive’ region for cremation, study finds

The most expensive region for cremation is the South West of England, where the average cost of cremation is £884,…

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Quaker Social Action urges directors to sign transparent pricing pledge

Quaker Social Action has called for funeral directors to providing providing transparent pricing by signing the Fair Funerals pledge.  The pledge…

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Steven Mears Group invests in new hybrid vehicles

Mears Family Funerals and Mears and Jackson, part of the Steven Mears Group of companies, has acquired a new fleet…

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Motorcycle Funeral founder remembered at QMUL research centre

Leicestershire pastor and Motorcycle Funerals founder Reverend Paul Sinclair , who died of a brain tumour last year, has been…

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UPDATE: Thomas Bragg supports hospice through recycling scheme

A Solihull funeral directors has gathered, counted and delivered 301,084 Christmas cards to a local hospice for recycling, which will…

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Leicester funeral home damaged in car blaze

Leicester-based Ginns and Gutteridge funeral directors was damaged over the weekend after flames from a burning Mercedes car spread to…

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Ambler Brothers reassures families after ‘huge’ tree collapses on site

Employees at Moseley-based Ambler Brothers funeral home have reassured families after a “huge” tree fell onto the building as Storm…

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