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Apr- 2018 -4 April
Fifty-year-old business joins Funeral Partners
Established family funeral business John Blenkiron & Sons, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, has joined the growing Funeral…
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3 April
Government scraps burial fees for children’s funerals
The prime minister has announced the establishment of the Children’s Funeral Fund, scrapping the costs of child burials and cremations…
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Mar- 2018 -29 March
Co-op’s embalming expert appointed North West Chairperson of The British Institute of Embalmers
Rochdale and Bury based Co-op Funeralcare Embalmer, Rachel Carline, has been appointed as the chairperson for the North West division…
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28 March
Co-op celebrates one year since signing pledge to raise mental health awareness
This week marks the one year anniversary of Central England Co-op signing the Time to Change Employer Pledge and vowing…
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27 March
Funeral plan sales flatten due to lack of third party sellers
The Funeral Planning Authority has today released the latest figures for the number of plans sold by registered providers. A…
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23 March
Undertaker and church organist jailed for child abuse
Robert Brown, church organist and former undertaker, has been jailed for four years for carrying out sex acts on minors…
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20 March
Funeral directors help to save Slough ShopMobility
E Sargeant and Son Funeral Directors have donated £2,000 to keep Slough ShopMobility running in 2018. The local service, which…
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20 March
Award win for Felixstowe funeral director
David Button Independent Funeral Directors has been given the Great Idea award at the Suffolk Coastal Business and Community Awards…
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15 March
Wales ‘running out of burial space’, church warns
The Church of Wales has warned that burial space could soon run out in the country. Many of the cemeteries…
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14 March
Chief Coroner claims he misinterpreted Mary Hassell’s ‘unlawful’ protocol
Chief Coroner, His Honour Judge Mark Lucraft QC, has claimed he misinterpreted north London coroner Mary Hassell’s protocol to not prioritise…
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