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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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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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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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Revisions to stone memorial standards almost complete

The sub-committee of the British Standards Institution who are in charge of updating BS 8415, the standard for stone memorials,…

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AOIC invited to take part in memorialisation conference

The AOIC has been invited to play a major role in a national spring conference. The 2018 ‘Remember Me. The…

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Police appeal for items stolen from cemetery

Dorset officers are appealing for anyone with information following the repeated theft of items from a cemetery in Corfe Castle.…

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No prosecution in Scottish baby ashes scandal

There will be no criminal proceedings over two cases involving infant cremation at two Scottish crematoriums. Dame Elish Angiolini was looking…

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Double award nomination for funeral director

A Felixstowe funeral director has been shortlisted twice in the regional Suffolk Coastal Business and Community Awards 2018. The awards…

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Cardiff council calls for new cemetery before city ‘runs out of space’

Calls for a new cemetery to be built in Cardiff is being considered by the council following a ‘New Burial…

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Child bereavement seminar returns for 2018

Brake, the road safety charity, is delighted to announce that its ‘Supporting suddenly bereaved children and young people’ seminars will…

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