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Crematorium helps to support suicide survivors

A Portsmouth support group for people affected by suicide has been given a donation of £7,000 by Havant crematorium, The…

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The Bereavement Services Portal celebrates its 15th year

The Bereavement Services Portal, the UK-based directory of cemeteries, crematoria and natural burial grounds, is celebrating its 15th year of…

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Funeral director discusses the end of life in TEDx Talk

Funeral director and founder of ‘modern’ funeral company Poetic Endings, Louise Winter, partnered with end of life doula Anna Lyons…

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Hindus ‘want all UK crematoriums to have Lord Shiva shrine’

Welcoming the Great Glen Crematorium in Leicester for having a Lord Shiva statue and pooja room on its grounds, Hindus…

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Death certificate price to treble

The price of a death certificate to increase almost threefold over the weekend across England and Wales. The cost of…

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Funeral arranger creates time capsule

A Hereford funeral arranger has created a time capsule to contain memories of modern day Hereford and its recent past.…

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Funeral director installs defibrillator in hearse

An Ipswich-based funeral firm, GM Taylor Funeral Directors, has installed a defibrillator in its hearses making it the first in…

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NAFD confirms support for UK statutory regulation

Members of the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD), across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, have given their backing to…

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Coles Funeral Directors supports Time to Talk Day

Coles Funeral Directors has held a community coffee and cake morning at its new funeral home in Birchgrove as part…

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Over 50s prefer funeral plans from local directors, survey shows

A survey commissioned by Ecclesiastical Planning Services has revealed that people are most likely to choose a local funeral director…

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