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Jan- 2018 -30 January
Teignmouth undertaker ordered to repay stolen charity cash
A funeral director who stole thousands of pounds in charity donations has been ordered by the Exeter Crown Court to…
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25 January
Funeral firm donates to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust
The Cystic Fibrosis Trust has received a donation of almost £2,000 from Dorset’s Douch Family Funeral Directors. A cheque was…
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25 January
Funeral director restores landmark headstone
Edinburgh based William Purves stepped up at the last minute to repair the headstone of Greyfriars Bobby’s master ahead of…
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23 January
Government makes new changes to funeral payments
The government has introduced a new scheme to make it easier and cheaper to help those on a low income…
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22 January
‘Deep freeze’ funerals could be coming to the UK
A ‘green’ alternative to burials and cremation could be coming to the UK in the form of ‘deep freeze’ funerals.…
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19 January
Dignity lowers funeral prices; warns on 2018 profits
Dignity, the UK’s only listed provider of funeral related services, has confirmed that its results for the period ended 29…
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18 January
Funeral firm hands over £2,000 charity cheque
A Nottinghamshire funeral company took time out of a church service held to remember lost loved ones to hand over…
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17 January
MP congratulates funeral business
MP Michael Tomlinson has praised a Corfe Mullen business that was runner-up in a competition in which it was up…
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17 January
Rising funeral costs and family breakdown leads to ‘pauper’s funeral’ increase
A study by insurers Royal London has found that the number of public health funerals and the average cost of…
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16 January
Tutor launches mental health first aid training
Anne Beckett-Allen from Rosedale Funeral Training has extended her portfolio of courses to include the two-day Mental Health First Aid…
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