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Sheffield Coroner’s Office among first to trial new drug test

A Sheffield Coroner’s Office has become one of the first to use a new sweat-based drug test to determine cause…

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Richard Steel and Partners raise £1m through Funeral Donation platform

Richard Steel and Partners of Winchester have raised a total of £1m since starting its online donation system in partnership…

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Two more businesses join Funeral Partners family

Two established family funeral businesses, one in Scotland and one in Kent, have joined the Funeral Partners family as it…

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Dogs Trust scheme ensures dogs of the deceased are looked after

Dogs Trust has introduced a scheme that ensures dogs are looked after once their owner has died. The free scheme…

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Funeral directors forget to dig woman’s grave

A Kent funeral director has apologised following an incident where employees forgot to dig a woman’s grave. Woollard and Kent…

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High Court rules coroner Hassell’s protocol ‘unlawful’ and ‘discriminatory’

The High Court today (27 April 2018) ruled that the protocol issued by chief coroner Hassell on 30 October 2017…

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Dignity chiefs waive bonuses as profit forecast is cut

The executive directors at Dignity have voluntarily agreed to waive their annual bonuses following the company’s trading update in January.…

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Humanists UK launches first ever funeral tribute archive

Humanists UK has launched a new initiative with the Bishopsgate Institute, to create the first national online archive of funeral…

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Co-op crematorium to broadcast services via the internet

Central England Co-operative Funeralcare has officially opened its refurbished crematorium in Derbyshire, which includes the instalment of technology to allow…

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Birmingham mortuaries will run out of space in 10 years, councillor says

Birmingham’s mortuary service will not have the capacity to store any bodies in 10 year’s time, a councillor has warned.…

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