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Dec- 2017 -11 December
Undertaker causes further heartache to families following closure
The family of a retired firefighter has discovered that they were given another person’s ashes to scatter. Kevin Smith, believed…
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11 December
Higher number of deaths reported this year
There was a higher number of deaths registered in the year-to-date than the same period in the years 2012, 2013,…
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8 December
Charities wanted for survey on ‘insider fraud’
The Charity Commission is hoping to work with charities to prevent fraud. It hopes to promote fraud prevention and help them…
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8 December
Support needed for SMEs due to bank closures
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is calling for more support for small businesses following bank branch closures. The Royal Bank…
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7 December
Funeral director praised at awards
Honiton and Exeter funeral directors Shoobridge Funeral Services have been named a runner-up for the best small pre-paid funeral planner…
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Nov- 2017 -29 November
East of England Co-op continues to expand
The East of England Co-op has opened of its 60th funeral services branch. The new branch, located in Lowestoft, Suffolk, expands…
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29 November
Monumental Mason supports restoration work
Martin Watts of Ian Watts & Son Funeral Directors & Monumental Masons, recently assisted Mathern Community Council with the restoration…
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29 November
Excess winter mortality statistics for 2016
In common with other countries, more people die in the winter than in the summer in England and Wales. The…
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29 November
Hearse thief caught and arrested
A man has been arrested following a burglary at a Port Talbot funeral home. South Wales Police arrested a 34…
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27 November
NAFD CEO ‘no longer employed by the association’
The NAFD CEO Mandie Lavin is ‘no longer employed by the association’, according to a letter sent to members on…
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