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Funeral director raises money and awareness

Funeral Director, Janice Hutton of Gateway Funeral Services in Birkenshaw is preparing to raise money and awareness in the continued fight…

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Co-op’s youngest funeral director motivated to help families

One of Central England Co-op’s youngest funeral directors has revealed how the pursuit of a meaningful career saw him choose…

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Royal London launches funeral plan

Royal London’s Consumer business has launched a new pre-paid funeral plan, which has been awarded a five star rating from…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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